| A memory card is used as a storage media by | | | | 2. Removing the card from a computer, card |
| cameras, cell phones and other electronic devices. | | | | reader, camera (or any other such device) while |
| They are portable, compact and safe to store | | | | data is being transferred or data is open on the |
| multimedia files. However, most of the times, | | | | device. |
| when these cards get damaged, one is left | | | | 3. Performing actions on the content of the card, |
| wondering how and what they did wrong. In most | | | | while the content is open on the computer |
| of the card corruption scenarios, the data stored | | | | system. |
| in it becomes inaccessible. The data lost from the | | | | 4. Clicking photos when the camera batteries are |
| card, in case of no backup availability, can be | | | | almost empty. |
| recovered by using a deleted picture recovery | | | | 5. Shooting photos continuously thus not allowing |
| software. However, understanding the exact | | | | the camera to finish writing to the card. |
| reason for card corruption helps the user to | | | | A few other reasons for Memory Card |
| prevent it. | | | | Corruption: |
| The error message: 'Memory Card Corrupt' | | | | 1. Incorrect formatting: the card is formatted in |
| The message is followed by complete | | | | the computer and not on the camera, or it is |
| inaccessibility of all the files stored thereon. One is | | | | formatted in another camera. |
| then forced to format the card in order to make | | | | 2. Shooting and deleting files rapidly when the card |
| it re-usable. The situation becomes worse when a | | | | is full. (In this case, some files may also get |
| user does not have a back-up of the data on the | | | | overwritten). |
| card, since after formatting, all the data is wiped | | | | Once a memory is corrupt, the only way to |
| off the card. All this trouble has just one reason | | | | make it re-usable, is to format the card. |
| behind it. | | | | However, opposed to the common belief, that |
| Why does a Memory get corrupt? | | | | once a card is formatted, all the data stored on it |
| The reason behind this corruption is generally the | | | | is lost forever, the reality is that the data can be |
| interruption of the read-write process. The write | | | | recovered even after formatting. The tool helps |
| process is used by the camera/cell phone to save | | | | users Recover deleted photos and other lost |
| data onto the card. While the read process is | | | | multimedia files, by scanning the formatted card. |
| used to view pictures and other files from the | | | | Deleted picture recovery software is an effective |
| card. When the read-write process is broken | | | | software that can recover deleted pictures from |
| mid-way, the file system of the card gets | | | | almost all cards (MMC, SD, XD, etc.). The |
| damaged. | | | | software supports recovery of all popular |
| What leads to incomplete read-write process? | | | | multimedia file formats, such as, GIF, RAW, JPEG, |
| 1. Switching off the camera/cell phone while files | | | | TIFF, BMP, etc. It is compatible with both |
| are being written to the card, i.e., right after | | | | Windows and Mac OS. |
| clicking pictures, videos, etc. | | | | |