Use a recovery program to recover the data on a corrupted memory card.
A corrupted memory card does not work properly with any device, so you can't open or copy any documents or photos that you may have stored on one. Recovery programs exist that can help you to recover most of the files on a corrupted memory. However, some files can get corrupted beyond recovery, so you must not expect a recovery program to recover all the files on a corrupted memory card.
Instructions
CardRecovery
1. Download and install CardRecovery (see Resources). Open CardRecovery after inserting the memory card into a memory card adapter connected to your computer.
2. Click "Next" and select the corrupted memory card using the "Drive Letter" menu. Click "Browse" next to "Destination Folder" to select the location to save any recovered files.
3. Click "Next" and CardRecovery will display a list of corrupted files on the memory card. Select the corrupted files that you want to recover and click "Next."
DDR --- Memory Card Recovery
4. Download and install DDR -- Memory Card Recovery (see Resources). Open DDR -- Memory Card Recovery after inserting the memory card into a memory card adapter connected to your computer. DDR -- Memory Card Recovery will fail to open if you don't connect the memory card first.
5. Use the panel to the left of DDR -- Memory Card Recovery window and select the corrupted memory card.
6. Click "Advanced Search" and then click "Next." DDR -- Memory Card Recovery will detect and display any corrupted files on the memory card. Select the corrupted files and click "Next" to recover them.
Zero Assumption Recovery
7. Download and install Zero Assumption Recovery (see Resources). Open Zero Assumption Recovery after inserting the memory card into a memory card adapter connected to your computer.
8. Select the corrupted memory card from the list of drives under "Disks and Partitions."
9. Click "Next." Zero Assumption Recovery will detect and display the corrupted files on the memory card. Select the corrupted files and click "Next" to recover them.
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