Is It Possible to Recover Recently Deleted Images from SD Card

 

Summary, In this helpful article, we have covered up important tips related to recovery of recently deleted images from SD Card. Through these blog-explained methods, users solve their data recovery issues via manual efforts. Like solve SD Card corruption issues by using CMD prompt, get back lost files through backup, and also taking help of DRS SD card data recovery software to recover recently deleted images from SD card. 

Most Common Cause of Data Loss From SD Card

Accidental Deletion: Lost files or having the SD card formatted by the users unintentionally.

File System Corruption: Improper ejection, software errors, and power failure, the file system can easily get corrupt.

Physical Damage: SD card can also be damaged through bending, dropping, exposing them to water or extremely high/low temperatures.

Viruses and Malware: There are also limitations, such as the card can be infected with malicious software that can erase or modify other data stored in the card.

Incompatibility Issues: Recording/saving data to the SD card with wrong devices or with other file systems shall lead to errors.

Logical Errors: The file system, or system controller of the card may become corrupted or develop errors at various reasons.

Bad Sectors: Damage to the area of the card where data is stored physically.

Water Damage: This type of damage occurs due to exposure to water that causes short circuiting of all the circuits in the SD card, thus leading to permanent erasure of data.

Procedure 1: Recover Recently Deleted Images from Recycle Bin

If users deleted the files on their SD card while it was connected to a computer, the deleted data might be in the Recycle Bin.

1. Connect the SD Card to your computer using the SD card reader.
2. Open the Recycle Bin on the desktop.
3. Look for the deleted files. After finding deleted data, right-click and select “Restore” button.

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Procedure 2: Use Command Prompt (CMD) 

Applies: Fixing the minor corruption issues on the SD card can be done through the Command Prompt .

• Connect SD Card to computer.
• Open Command Prompt:
• Press Windows + R, type cmd, and press Enter.
• Run the CHKDSK Command:
• Type chkdsk X: /f (replace X with your SD card’s drive letter) and press Enter.

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Procedure 3: Use File History or Backup to Recover Recently Deleted Images

If you have enabled File History or other backup solutions, you can restore the files from there.

1. 1. Open File History:

• Press Windows + I to open Settings.

• Go to Update & Security > Backup.

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1. Recover recently deleted images from a backup.

Procedure 4: Recover Recently Deleted Images With DRS Data Recovery Tool

Download and Install DRS SD Card data recovery software:

• • Visit DRS Tools website and download the software.
  • Install it by following the on-screen instructions.

Connect SD Card on PC:

• • Insert SD card into a card reader and connect it to the computer.

Run SD Card data recovery tool:

• • Open the software and select the SD card from the list of available drives.

Scan the SD Card:

• • Click on the ‘Scan’ button to begin the scanning process.
  • The software will start scanning for recoverable photos.

Preview and select images:

• • After the scan process is complete, users can preview the images.
  • Select the images that want to recover.

Recover and save:

• • Click on the ‘Recover’ button and choose a different drive location on your computer to save the recovered images.
  • Do not save the recovered images back to the SD card to avoid overwriting other data.