Secure Digital memory cards are thin storage devices that are suitable for handheld devices such as digital cameras and cellular phones. If your card becomes damaged, when it is placed in a computer a corruption error will pop up and you cannot save any new data to it. You can use a file recovery program to retrieve your files. After that, formatting the card may fix the problem so you can save new data to it.
Instructions
Cannot Access the Files
1. Restore files that you cannot access using the free Recuva program (see "Resources"). Insert the SD card into the computer. Download and install the program. Open it and select the SD drive using the program's selection tool at the top of the program. The program will then scan the card for any files it can find. Click the checkbox of the files you want to recover and click the "Restore" button.
2. Restore the files with EASEUS Data Recovery Wizard Free Edition (see "Resources"). Insert the SD card and choose the SD drive in the "Selection Wizard." A list of thumbnail pictures of your files will be listed on the screen. Click on the files you want and press "Restore."
3. Download and open the free TOKIWA DataRecovery program (see "Resources"). Slide the SD card into the computer's SD slot and select the card from the program's drive selection tool. Find the files that you want and click the box beside them. Click "Recovery."
Formatting the Drive
4. Insert the SD card into an open SD slot in a computer.
5. Access the "Start" menu and click "Control Panel." Go to "System and Security," then "Administrative Tools." Double-click on the "Computer Management" option.
6. Left-click the "Disk Management" option in the "Storage" portion of "Computer Management" in the left pane.
7. Right-click the SD card drive and left-click "Format."
8. Click the "Format" button at the bottom of the screen.
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