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31 July 2023  Jennifer Thatcher  Technology Manager of Test Dept.
 

Summary
Learn how to recover deleted/lost music files from a Micro SD card using effective data recovery software. Find the method here.



Table of contents

table iconI. What are the reasons for the loss of music files in the Micro SD card?
table iconII. How to recover deleted and lost music files from Micro SD card?
table iconIII. How to fix a damaged Micro SD card?
sd card music recovery

I. What are the reasons for the loss of music files in the Micro SD card?

There are various formats of music files, such as MP3, FLAC, WMA, WAV, etc. If you lose the music files saved in the Micro SD card, you can first understand the common reasons for the loss, so as to prevent or reduce the loss of SD card data occur.

1. Accidental deletion

Accidental deletion of data is usually the main reason for data loss in Micro SD card. Many users may accidentally delete important files, such as music files, when organizing files or cleaning data in Micro SD card.

2. Abnormal use of the Micro SD card

When you are using the Micro SD card, the connection between the Micro SD card and the device may fail due to incorrect insertion and removal, and the data cannot be returned normally, resulting in data loss.

3. Virus infection

Virus infection can also cause data loss on the Micro SD card. When you install a virus-laden application or browse unsafe web content, your Micro SD card will face the risk of virus infection and data loss.

4. Format Micro SD card

In the process of using the Micro SD card, you may encounter the situation that the Micro SD card is formatted due to the inability to read the Micro SD card or improper operation. Formatting the Micro SD card can repair some faults, and at the same time clear the memory card. all content.
The above are the common reasons that may cause data loss in Micro SD card. If you have already encountered the problem of data loss, please check the methods below to recover music files from Micro SD card.

II. How to recover deleted and lost music files from Micro SD card?

If you want to recover deleted and lost music files from the Micro SD card, it is recommended that you use professional data recovery software to restore the lost or accidentally deleted data. Here we recommend you to use Renee Undeleter to operate.

1. What is Renee Undeleter?

Renee Undeleter It is a software specially used to restore system data files. When you accidentally delete important files, empty the recycle bin, or format the disk/storage, you can use this tool to retrieve the lost data. The software covers four functional modules, including file recovery, format recovery, partition recovery and image creation. Therefore, it can help you solve all possible data loss problems that may occur during system use in an all-round way, which is very convenient.
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2. How to restore music files in Micro SD card with Renee Undeleter?

Restoring music files with Renee Undeleter is very simple, the specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Put the Micro SD card into the card reader and connect it to the computer, download, install and run Renee Undeleter, and select the (Partition Recovery) option on the main interface.
Note: Do not install Renee Undeleter in the disk where data is lost to avoid data overwriting.
Select partition recovery option
Data recovery function introduction:

File Recovery – Quickly retrieve files lost due to accidental deletion or emptying the recycle bin.

Formatted Recovery – Quickly recover files lost due to inaccessible or formatted partitions.

Partition Recovery – Analyze and get partition information and perform a full scan of the entire partition.

Create Mirror – You can create a mirror image for a partition to back up the current partition state.

Step 2: Next select the Micro SD card, then click (Next).
Select target device
Step 3: After that, the software will analyze your Micro SD card, please wait patiently for the progress bar below to end. After the analysis, a prompt window of “Select the partition you need to scan” may pop up. You can select the corresponding partition according to your needs. If you don’t select it, all partitions will be scanned, which will take longer.
Scan drive data
After scanning, you can preview the files in the preview window on the right, or search for the corresponding music format through the “File Filter” on the upper left, then check the music files you need to recover, and click the (Recover) button in the lower right corner. Selected files can be exported and restored.
scan result presentation
Step 4: Next, select the target folder, click (Browse) to select the path to store the file, and then click the (Restore) button to start executing the file recovery command, you only need to wait patiently.
Note: Do not save the recovered files on the original disk to avoid data overwriting. It is recommended to choose another disk to save these recovered files.
data recovery interface
The above are the detailed operation steps for recovering data with the help of Renee Undeleter. If the data loss is caused by the failure/damage of the Micro SD card, after the data is recovered, the Micro SD card can be repaired. The following will introduce several commonly used methods. Repair method, let’s learn together.

III. How to fix a damaged Micro SD card?

1. Run the chkdsk tool to fix errors

The chkdsk tool is a command for the Windows system to check the current state of the disk. It can display the disk state, memory state, and the number of discrete files in the specified path, and can also repair the disk. It is very simple to repair Micro SD card with the help of chkdsk tool, the specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Connect the Micro SD card to the computer through a card reader, and make sure the computer can recognize the Micro SD card.
Step 2: Search (cmd) directly in the search box in the lower left corner, and select (run as administrator) to open the command prompt tool.
run command prompt
Step 3: In the command prompt window that opens, enter the command ( chkdsk G: /f ) (G refers to the disk number of the Micro SD card), and press (Enter) to fix the error. After the Micro SD card is repaired, put the Micro SD card back into the device, and then check whether the Micro SD card works normally.
Tip: If (chkdsk G: /f) cannot solve the problem, you can also try (chkdsk G: /r), (/r) can find bad sectors and restore readable information, and (/r) includes (/f ) and additional analysis of physical disk errors.
Enter the disk repair command

2. Format Micro SD card

Formatting the Micro SD card can repair various failures of the Micro SD card and make the Micro SD card work normally again. The detailed steps to format the Micro SD card are as follows:
Step 1: Connect the Micro SD card to the computer through a card reader, and then press the (Windows+X) keys on the keyboard at the same time. Then in the pop-up list, select the (Disk Management) option.
Disk Management Options
Step 2: Next, find the Micro SD card that needs to be formatted, right-click on it and select the (Format) option.
formatting options
Step 3: Select the required file system: FAT32 (applicable to 2-32GB SD card) or exFAT (applicable to SD card larger than 32GB), check (Execute quick format), click (OK) and follow the instructions to complete the format process. After the formatting operation is completed, the Micro SD card failure can be repaired.
perform a quick format