The SD card, as a tiny, portable and functional type with increased capacity, continues to play a vital role in popular devices such as digital cameras, Android phones and tablets, video game consoles, and some electronic devices. It is a “walking” storage space that can be placed on several different devices. Frequent turning on and off of the SD card is likely to cause problems, especially without a secure release, causing file system corruption or bad sectors.
Some common signs of SD card corruption:
Is there exact damage to the SD card? In addition to improper handling of the SD card, a number of other devastating situations can cause the SD card to stop working. Well-known factors include virus infection, interrupting data transfer, removing an SD card while writing files to it, and so on.
In any case, if you see any of the following signs, it means that the SD card is damaged, corrupted, or at least needs minor repairs.
1. The SD card will suddenly show empty.
2. The SD card will be performing extremely slow.
3. The SD card does not appear in Windows.
4. The SD card will not open.
5. The SD card will not be recognized.
Ways to Fix Corrupted/Damaged SD Card and for the restoration of Deleted Files:
To record the extent of the various injuries, it is advisable for SD card owners to try the troubleshooting methods one by one, from simple to complex. Restoration deleted files is possible by these following techniques.
1. Using a Different Computer or a Card Reader:
A device may not be able to read the SD card just because of a conflict of interest or driver issues. In this case, the SD card may not be damaged. Try connecting the SD card to another computer or use a different card reader to resolve the issue.
2. Remove the write protection from the SD card:
If the SD card is read-only, you will not be able to open, edit, copy or save your photos, videos, and other files to the SD card. Virtually every SD card has a physical lock that can be switched to enable (or disable) write protection. To disable write protection, slide the switch up on the left side of the SD card.
3. Using Windows Error Checking Tool:
You can also use the ‘Error Checking’ feature to repair the corrupted SD card results from filing system issues.
Step 1. Connect your SD card to the PC. Now Press Windows + E to open Windows Explorer.
Step 2. Right-click on SD card and click on “Properties” > “Tools” > “Check”. If any errors are found, follow the onscreen instructions to repair. Allow the scan to complete. When finished, close the scan window.
4. Using Windows Troubleshooting to Repair Corrupt SD Card:
To fix a damaged SD memory card caused by hardware or drivers, you can try the Windows Troubleshooting Service, which can find problems and fix memory card errors.
Step 1. Connect your SD card to PC. Open instrument panel, and click on “Troubleshooting”.
Step 2. Find Hardware and Sound, and click on to “Configure a device”. Click “Next” to start out detecting and fixing problems with devices and hardware. Now, restart your PC, the SD card issue should be resolved.
5. Creating a new SD card partition on unallocated space:
The RAW memory card does not appear on your computer, nor when the SD card is emptied and appears as unallocated space. For a normal look, you must manually create a partition for Windows to recognize it.