You will need an SD card repair tool when your SD card gets corrupted or becomes inaccessible. However, since using the repair software may result in data loss on your device, we first recommend you recover data from your corrupted or damaged SD card using EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, and then fix your SD card using the free SD card repair tools provided.
Applies To: SanDisk SD cards and memory cards from other brands
Generally, you need an SD card repair tool when your memory card gets corrupted. An SD card can be corrupted in various ways. You can divide this corruption into two categories: logical corruption and physical corruption. If your SanDisk SD card is physically damaged, no repair tool will help and only manual repair services should be applied. If your memory card is logically corrupted, see if your SD card fits one of the following situations:
Of course, there are other situations in which your SD card is inaccessible. But, these are the most common situations in which you need an SD card repair tool to fix your corrupted SD card. An SD card repair tool is able to repair logical corruptions like file system errors, wrong formatting, reading errors, and more. However, since some SD card repair tools work to fix a corrupted SD card by restoring your flash drive to its factory default settings, there will be data loss after the repair. In this case, you will need to first back up your data before using the repair tool.
If the files on your SD card are still available, you can copy the files and folders from it to somewhere else to make a backup. However, in most cases, when your SD card gets corrupted, you cannot open and access the files on the device. This is when you need the SD card recovery software - EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard to recover your data before the repair. It will easily recover data from a detectable but inaccessible SD card, be it from SanDisk, Toshiba, Sony, Kingston, or other brands.
Recover data from your SD card with this SanDisk recovery tool:
Step 1. Select the SD card to scan
Step 2. Check for scan results
Step 3. Recover SD card data
After recovering data from your corrupted or inaccessible SD card, you can now use the data recovery services given below to repair your corrupted SD card.
Consult with EaseUS data recovery experts for one-on-one manual recovery service. We could offer the following services after a FREE diagnosis.
There are various reasons that cause your SD card to get corrupted. Therefore, there is more than one way to fix the corrupted SD card. With the free partition tool - EaseUS Partition Master, which also serves as an SD card repair tool, you can try different ways to repair your SD card with ease.
With this SD card repair software, you can repair your SD card in three ways:
When there is a drive letter conflict between your SD card and a partition on your computer, you will not see your SD card show up under File Explorer. Therefore, changing the drive letter of your SD card should help. Download and launch the EaseUS SD card repair tool, right-click the SD card, and choose to change the drive letter. In the drop-down list, select the drive letter you want to assign to the card and click "OK" to finish the process.
EaseUS partition manager software - Partition Master is able to check and repair your SD card errors, including file system errors, bad sectors, and more.
Formatting your SD card is helpful when you see your SD card has a RAW file system. Since formatting causes data loss on your storage medium, make sure you have backed up the files on your SD card using the ways outlined above.
Here is a video tutorial guide that you can follow to fix and repair the corrupted SD card on your own. It also includes some extra fixes that can make your SD card work. Let's see:
Windows' built-in repair tool, Diskpart, can help you remove write protection and repair corrupted SanDisk memory cards, USBs, hard drives, or other devices with a few clicks. Windows' built-in troubleshooters can also find and fix problems with your devices and hardware. Therefore, you can try these tips to repair your corrupted SD card.
When your SD card is write-protected, you cannot edit the files in it. That is why removing write protection is required to repair your SD card.
Step 1. Press "Win + R", type cmd, and hit "Enter" to open Command Prompt.
Step 2. Type diskpart and hit "Enter" to open Diskpart.
Step 3. Type list disk and hit "Enter".
Step 4. Type select disk 0 ("0" is the number of your corrupted SD card) and hit "Enter".
Step 5. Type attributes disk clear readonly and hit "Enter" to remove write protection on the storage device.
Step 6. Close the Command Prompt window once the write protection removing process is finished.
As mentioned above, Windows Troubleshooter is able to fix problems with devices and hardware. You can give this a go and see if it works.
Step 1. Connect your SD card to your computer via a card reader.
Step 2. Click the "Start" button, type troubleshoot, and select "Troubleshoot".
Step 3. Under "Find and fix other problems", click "Hardware and Devices".
Step 4. Click "Run the troubleshooter".
When your SD card gets corrupted, you need to first identify the cause and then fix the issue accordingly. Sometimes, using an SD card repair tool is not required since the built-in solutions can help you repair your SD card. If you don't know what the cause is, try all of the tips outlined above and see if your card gets fixed.
Read the questions and answers below to get additional help with SD card repair.
1. How can I fix a damaged SD card that cannot be formatted?
Here are the effective ways to fix a corrupted SD card without formatting:
2. What happens if the SD card is not formatted?
If your SD card is marked as not formatted, your files are still there, but the computer is unable to read them.
3. How do I fix a corrupted SanDisk SD card on Android?
Follow the steps below to fix a corrupted SD card on Android:
4. Can an undetected SD card be fixed?
Yes. You need to reformat the SD card on your computer. But before the formatting, consider using a data recovery tool to recover all files that may still be present on the SD card.
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