Recovering Files from SanDisk SDHC Card

SDHC, Secure Digital High Capacity card is one of the best used flash memory cards on various electronic gadgets like DLSR digital cameras, Smartphones, camcorders, MP3 players, etc. Among the manufacturers of SDHC memory card, SanDisk is the most reputed brand that provides best flash memory storage solutions. SanDisk SDHC cards have varying data storage capacities (16GB, 32GB or 64GB) depending on the needs of users.

But, SanDisk SDHC card users face many disastrous situations that cause loss of data from the card. Let us consider a scenario where you inserted SanDisk SDHC card of your digital camera to transfer all photo files from card to system hard drive. But soon after connecting the device, instead of performing scan operation, accidentally you clicked on format option. As a result, entire data saved on SDHC card got erased within few seconds. This is how one may people end up losing their data off SDHC card.

What are various causes for data loss from SanDisk SDHC card?

  • Harmful spyware / malware: Malicious viruses like Trojan Horse can infect the data present on SDHC card thus corrupting entire card
  • Improper data transfer: Interruptions while transferring files from / to SDHC card like removal of card, power surge, system shutdown, etc. can result in loss of crucial data
  • Card corruption: When file system of SanDisk SDHC card gets corrupt due to unknown reasons then data on it becomes unreadable
  • Data deletion: Unexpectedly erasing the card data on any gadget / system will cause complete deletion of files beyond manual recovery
  • Use of unauthorized applications: Sometimes use of unsecured third party tools like antivirus scan may delete files from SDHC card without any notice

Many users are victims of situations as mentioned above, where priceless data from SDHC card will be wiped out within no time. And here comes the need for data recovery. One should act soon when data loss takes place from SDHC memory card by choosing appropriate memory card recovery tool such as Yodot Photo Recovery. This tool can effectively restore various file types from SanDisk SDHC within few recovery steps.

SanDisk SDHC card data retrieval tool:

Data lost from SanDisk SDHC card can be easily retrieved on Windows system with the aid of Yodot Photo Recovery software. This application is efficient enough to get back file types like pictures, videos, songs, documents and other Office files not only from SanDisk but also from Transcend, Kingston, Leica, Buffalo and other models of flash memory cards. You can also get back data from SDXC, SD, Mini SD, Micro SD, CF, XQD, MMC, xD picture cards; internal / removal hard drives, flash USB drives, etc. formatted with FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5 and exFAT file systems. It can be employed on Windows operated systems like Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008 to get back media files from any storage media.

Procedure for data restoration from SanDisk SDHC card:

  • Connect your SanDisk SDHC memory card from which data is lost to a Windows system
  • Download Yodot Photo Recovery software on to that Windows system
  • Install the program and launch it
  • In the main screen, select either “Deleted Photo Recovery” or “Lost Photo Recovery” option
  • By clicking next, the window shows all physical and logical drives present on the system
  • Select the drive representing SanDisk SDHC card connected externally on the system
  • Later, software starts to scan the memory card for recovering lost /erased data
  • After completion of recovery process, you can view the recovered files
  • You can preview the recovered files using “Data View” or “File Type View” options
  • Then target destination location to save the files and click “save”

Valuable Tips:

  • Do not use same SDHC card on various gadgets that may cause corruption of card
  • Maintain multiple backup of important data from SDHC card
  • Never save recovered data on to the same SDHC card from where they were recovered

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