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SD Card Video Recovery

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SD Card Video Recovery

SD card is widely used in Android phones & tablets, digital cameras, camcorders and some other devices. We can store videos, photos, and other data on SD card. However, these files could be deleted or lost due to various subjective or objective factors. For instance, I deleted some videos on my SD card by mistake. Now, what should I do? Is it possible to carry out SD card video recovery?

 

General, as long as your deleted videos have not been overwritten by new data, you can recover them. And, this post will show you 2 excellent yet free tools to help you recover lost video from SD card.

 

 

2 Excellent Tools for SD Card Video Recovery

To recover deleted videos from SD card, you can try using the following 2 excellent tools.

 

MiniTool Photo Recovery
MiniTool Photo Recovery, a piece of free and professional photo recovery software, is designed to recover lost photos as well as videos from different types of digital cameras and various storage devices including hard disk, SD card, USB disk, etc.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery
Developed by MiniTool Solution Ltd., MiniTool Power Data Recovery can recover lost data from all data loss situations. This professional data recovery software tool not only can recover videos but also can restore lost photos, documents, and emails. Besides, it can recover all types of files from different storage devices including SD card, hard drive, USB drive, etc.

 

 

Click Play button to see the detailed steps about SD card file recovery

 

 

How Do I Do SD Card Video Recovery

Both MiniTool Photo Recovery and MiniTool Power Data Recovery can help to recover deleted videos from SD card. Here, we take MiniTool Photo Recovery for example to show the detailed steps.

Step 1. Connect your SD card to PC, and then launch MiniTool Photo Recovery. After that, click Start button to begin SD card video recovery.

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Sep 2. Select the SD card and then click Scan button. Note: since you only want to recover lost videos, you can click Setting, check Audio/Video only before clicking Scan button.

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Step 3. Check all needed videos, and click Save button to store them on a safe place.

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That’s it.

 

Hope this post can help you effectively solve the SD card video recovery issue.

Recover Files after Reset Windows 10

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Can You Recover Files after Factory Reset?
A lot of users like to reset their Windows 10 to return it to its default state when their Windows 10 PC hangs, freezes, crashes or get stuck.

 

However, after factory resetting, some users might encounter they cannot find their original data. Now, what should they do to recover files after reset Windows 10? Or, do we have a chance for data recovery after factory reset?

 

Top Recommendation
It is recommended to back up all needed data before you reset Windows 10. Thus, you don’t need to worry about data loss after factory reset. And, MiniTool ShadowMaker is a good choice for us to backup files.

 

The answer is positive. But, you should recover deleted files after as soon as Windows 10 is reset into factory settings. Otherwise, the original data might be overwritten by new data, and there is no way to recover them.

 

 

How to Recover Files after Reset Windows 10

If you want to restore deleted files after factory reset, you can try using the best free file  recovery software – MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

  1. It is a read-only tool. Thus, it can help do data recovery after factory reset without damaging the original data.
  2. It has strong data recovery power. In general, as long as the lost data have not been overwritten and the lost data is not caused by hardware failure, you can recover them by using this read-only yet powerful data recovery software. And, it even can recover data when PC won’t boot.
  3. It offers wizard-like interfaces well as simple operations to help you effectively and quickly recover lost data without any difficulty.

 

 

Step-by-step Guide on How to Recover Files after Reset Windows 10

Step 1. Download and install MiniTool Power Data Recovery.
Step 2. Launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery to get its main interface. Now, you can see 4 different data recovery modules, and This PC is selected by default.

the main interface of PDR FREE

Step 3. Select the suitable data recovery module, or you can keep the default option. After that, select the target device to recover lost data.

Step 4. Click Scan button to full scan this drive. It is recommended to wait for the full scan finishes to get the best recovery result.

Step 5. Preview files, check all e needed files, and then click Save button to store them.

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See! As long as you use MiniTool Power Data Recovery, you can effectively and quickly recover files after reset Windows 10. Now, it’s your turn to restore deleted files after factory reset.

 

If you have any question about data recovery after factory reset, please contact us via support@minitool.com.

Hard Drive Corrupted Recovery

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Have you ever encountered corrupted hard drive? Don’t worry. This post shows an effective way to help you do hard drive corrupted recovery.

If your hard drive is corrupted, you might encounter the following typical symptoms:
The file system is displayed as RAW.
You need to format the disk before you can use it.
The volume does not contain a recognized file system.
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If you have encountered the above issues, you can try using MiniTool Power Data Recovery, a piece of free yet powerful data recovery company based in Canada, to recover lost data from corrupted hard drive.

 

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SEE! MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a good solution for us to recover lost data. Now, let’s see the detailed steps about how to recover data from corrupted hard drive.

 

 

Step-by-Step Guide: Hard drive corrupted Recovery

Step 1. Download MiniTool Power Data Recovery from its official website, install it on computer and then launch it to get its main interface.

the main interface of minitool power data recovery

 

In the main interface, you can see 4 different data recovery modules, and each of them focuses on different data loss scenarios.

 

This PC can help to recover data from damaged, formatted and RAW hard drive. In other words, as long as the partition exists, you can try using this data recovery module to recover lost data from corrupted hard drive. And, this module is selected by default.

Removable Disk Drive is designed to recover lost photos, videos, and other data from SD card, USB drive, and other removable devices.

Hard Disk Drive can help you recover data after reinstalling Windows.

CD/DVD Drive recovers data from CD as well as DVD drive.

Here, we take This PC for example to show how to do hard drive corrupted recovery.

 

 

Step 2. Select the corrupted hard drive and then click Scan button. Note: while scanning, you can click stop button once you find your lost data. However, it is recommended to wait for the full scan finishes to get the best recovery result.

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Step 3. Select all needed files and then click Save button to store them on a safe place.
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Note: The free edition of MiniTool Power Data Recovery can only recover 1GB data for free. If you want to recover more lost data, you need to choose its advanced edition.

Within only 3 steps, you can easily and quickly recover lost data from corrupted hard drive because of its wizard-like interfaces as well as simple operations. Besides, you don’t need to worry about data loss because it is a read-only tool.

Now, it’s your turn to recover lost data. Hope this article can help you easily solve the hard drive corrupted recovery issue. If you have any question or suggestion, please contact us via support@minitool.com.

How to Retrieve Data without OS

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What should you do if you cannot boot your PC normally? Yesterday, I could not boot my computer, and could not access data saved in my computer hard drive. Now, who can help me? How to retrieve data without OS?

Of course! The answer is positive. Don’t worry if your OS is damaged. Now, this post shows how to recover files from a hard drive that won’t boot.

 

 

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From the above window, we can see MiniTool Power Data Recovery is a good choice for you to recover files from a dead PC. This professional data recovery software offers MiniTool Power Data Recovery Bootable Edition to help you effectively recover data from corrupted OS.

Next, let’s see the detailed steps.

 

 

 

How to Retrieve Data without OS

Note: before recovering lost data from corrupted OS, you need to download MiniTool Power Data Recovery, and then install it on another computer. It is recommended to choose Personal Deluxe.

 

 

Step 1. Create MiniTool Power Data Recovery bootable disk.

Launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery Personal Deluxe.
Click Bootable Media in the bottom left corner of the professional data recovery software.
Click WinPE-based media with MiniTool plug-in.

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Create bootable CD, DVD or USB drive.

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Step 2. Boot your computer from the bootable disk.
Connect your MiniTool Power Data Recovery bootable disk to your PC without OS.

Enter the BIOS and then set the bootable disk as the first boot device and save configuration changes.

Click MiniTool Power Data Recovery in the MiniTool PE Loader interface to continue.
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Step 3. Retrieve data without OS

Select the target device in the main interface of MiniTool Power Data Recovery bootable disk to recover files from corrupted OS.

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In this window, you can see 4 different data recovery modules:
This PC, the selected data recovery module, is used to recover files from damaged, formatted and raw partition. In general, as long as the partition exists, you can recover them by using this module.
Removable Disk Drive can help to recover data from SD card, USB drive, and other removable devices effectively and quickly.
Hard Disk Drive is designed to recover data from lost partition after Windows installation.
CD/DVD Drive recovers data from CD as well as DVD disc with ease.

Click Scan button. It is recommended to wait for the full scan finishes to get the best recovery result.

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Finally, select all needed files and save them on a safe place. If you are recovering photos and .txt files, you can preview them before saving.

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It is very easy to retrieve data without OS by using MiniTool Power Data Recovery, isn’t it?
And, MiniTool is a read-only tool. In other words, you can use this professional data recovery software to recover lost data without bringing any damage to the original data.

 

 

Now, it’s your turn to recover lost data from hard drive that won’t boot. If you have any questions or suggestions about how to retrieve data without OS, you can send email to support@minitool.com

Corrupted SD Card

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I stored massive photos and videos on my SD card. Last week, I connected my SD card to computer to create a full backup of its data. However, unfortunately, I could not find my files, and then I received the following errors:

You need to format the disk in drive I: before you can use it. Do you want to format it?
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This volume does not contain a recognized file system. Please make sure that all required file system drivers are loaded and that the volume is not corrupted.

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Now, what should I do? Should I immediately format my SD card to use it? How to get my original data stored on SSD? How to fix corrupted SD card?

 

Generally speaking, you had better not format your SD card immediately. As we know, formatting will delete all data. Thus, you cannot recover your lost data forever.

 

If you cannot access your hard drive because of the unformatted error, you can do the following 2 things to effectively fix corrupted SD card.
First, recovering lost data from your corrupted SD card.
Second, format your corrupted SD card.

 

Now, you might be wondering:
“How to recover files from corrupted SD card?”
MiniTool Power Data Recovery, a piece of professional data recovery software, can help you effectively recover lost photos and videos from corrupted SD card.
Step 1: Launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery, select Damaged Partition Recovery.
Step 2: Click SD card, click settings and then check Graphics & Picture, Audio & Video, and click Full Scan button, as shown below.
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Step 3: Save needed photos and videos on a safe place.

 

Video tutorial on how to recover files from corrupted SD card.

 

After getting lost data back from corrupted SD card, we can format this SD card to use it again.
Right-click My Computer or This PC, and then click Manage >Disk Management.
Right-click the SD card, and then choose Format.
Add volume label, specify file system, allocation unit size, and click OK.
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Click OK when you see “Formatting this volume will erase all data on it. Backup any data you want to keep before formatting. Do you want to continue?”

Recover Files from Formatted Hard Drive

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Help! I need help! I mistakenly formatted my hard drive containing massive important files yesterday. As a result, I could not find any files in my hard drive. Now, what should I do? Can you help me recover files from formatted hard drive?

Here, as long as your lost data has not been overwritten by new data, you can recover lost data from your formatted hard drive by turning to professional data recovery companies or data recovery software. Thus, once your data is lost, stop writing new data on your formatted hard drive. Otherwise, the original data will be overwritten and there is no way to recover them.
Now, you might be wondering:
“How to recover lost data from formatted hard drive?”

 

 

Here, considering data recovery companies need high recovery frees and it cannot ensure data security during the file recovery process, we had better choose a suitable data recovery software equipped with high security. MiniTool Power Data Recovery, a green, professional and simple data recovery software developed by MiniTool Solution Ltd., is recommended here.

 

 

Video tutorial: How to recover files from formatted hard drive with MiniTool Power Data Recovery

 

 

Why We Choose MiniTool Power Data Recovery
This professional data recovery software offers 5 different data recovery modules. It offers Damaged Partition Recovery feature to help you recover files from formatted, damaged and RAW partition with ease. You can use this module to recover lost files after formatting as long as the partition exists.

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This professional data recovery software is a read-only tool. This is very important. With this tool, we can recover lost data after formatting without affecting the original data.

 

This professional data recovery software provides simple operating prompts, and wizard-like interfaces. After choosing a suitable data recovery module, you will be given detailed operating prompts. Just do as told.

 

This professional data recovery software not only can recover formatted files from computer hard drive, but also can recover files from formatted USB drive, SD card, and other storage devices. Besides, it is compatible with almost all Windows operating systems like Windows 10/Windows 8/Windows 7.
Top Recommendation: How do I Recover Data from Formatted USB Drive

 

How to Recover Lost Files from Formatted Hard Drive
Within only 3 steps, you can effectively recover lost data.
1. Click Damaged Partition Recovery.
2. Full scan the formatted drive.
3. Save all needed data.

How to Fix Unallocated Hard Drive

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Q: My USB hard drive becomes unallocated suddenly, but it contains massive important files! Now, what should I do? How to fix unallocated hard dive? Is it possible to fix unallocated UBS hard drive without losing data?

Here, to recover your unallocated hard drive space without data loss, you are recommended to recover data from this space at first. How to recover files from unallocated hard drive space?

 

 

1. Recover data from Unallocated hard drive space
When it comes to unallocated hard drive data recovery, MiniTool Power Data Recovery proves to be an excellent choice. With this professional, simple and green data recovery software, you can easily and effectively recover files from your unallocated USB drive without bringing any damage to the original data, as this read-only tool offers wizard-like interfaces as well as excellent performance.

Step 1: Launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery, and then select Lost Partition Recovery to get lost data back from unallocated hard drive space.
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Step 2: Select the USB drive and click Full Scan button.
Step 3: Check all needed files and then click Save button to store them on a safe place.

 

Video tutorial for recovering data from unallocated hard drive

 

 

2. Create new partition on the unallocated hard drive space
After recovering lost data from the unallocated drive space, you can create a new partition on it to restore USB drive capacity by the following steps.

Step 1: Press Windows + R to open Run.
Step 2: Type diskmgmt.msc in the empty box and press Enter.
Step 3: Right-click the unallocated hard drive, and then click “New Simple Volume”.
Step 4: Click Next.
Step 5: Use the Simple Volume Size in MB text box to set the size of the new volume, and then click Next button to continue.
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Step 6: Assign drive letter or path of this new volume.
Step 7: Check Format This Volume with the Following Settings, choose NTFS and click Next.
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Step 8: Click Finish button.

Recover Data from Damaged/Formatted Disk

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We store massive data on our hard disk, external hard drive, USB drive, memory card, etc. What should you do if your drive is damaged? What should you do if your drive is formatted by mistake? In this case, you cannot access your data. Now, what should you do? Is it possible to access these data again? Can we recover data from damaged/formatted disk?
Of course. The answer is positive.
Keep reading to find an effective way to get lost files back from damaged or formatted hard drive without damaging the original data.

 

Damaged/formatted hard disk data recovery
In general, formatting doesn’t erase all data forever. Thus, as long as the lost files have not been overwritten and data loss is not caused physical damage, you have an opportunity to recover them. However, how to recover files from damaged/formatted disk?

With a development of software technology, you can use MiniTool Power Data Recovery, a professional and green data recovery software developed by MiniTool Solution Ltd., to carry out damaged/formatted disk data recovery. This all-in-one data recovery software can help you easily and quickly recover lost files because it offers excellent performance, wizard-like interfaces and simple operations. It can recover data not only from computer hard drive but also from external hard drive, USB drive, memory card, and other storage devices. What’s more, it is a read-only tool. That means we can use it to recover files from damaged or formatted disk without affecting the original data.
Top recommendation: How do I Recover Data from Formatted USB Drive

 

3 steps to recover files from damaged/formatted disk
Step 1. Select Damaged Partition Recovery in the main interface of MiniTool Power Data Recovery.
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Step 2. Full scan the formatted/damaged drive.
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Step 3. Save all needed files. Never store needed files on the original drive containing lost data, for it will overwrite the original data.

 

Watch! I easily and quickly recovered lost files from Windows 10 damaged partition without damaging the original data by using MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

USB Drive Is Visible but Content Is Not

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Q: I connect my USB drive to my PC (Windows 7). I can see this drive in My Computer. But, when I open this drive folder, content is not Accessible. Why my USB drive is visible but content is not? What should I do? Is it possible to get USB data back?

In general, if your USB drive doesn’t show files in PC, its content might be deleted or hidden or various invasion. Sometimes, this is because your USB drive is damaged. Now, you can try the following methods.

 

Method 1: Show hidden files
 Connect USB drive to PC.
 Open Control Panel, select Appearance and Personalization, and then click Show hidden files and folders in Folder Options.
 Check Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and uncheck Hide protected operating system files.
Hide protected operating system files

 

Method 2: Run CMD to show USB drive files
Open CMD.
Type attrib -h -r -s /s /d USB Drive Letter:\*.* and press Enter.
Type Exit and press Enter.

 

Method 3: MiniTool Power Data Recovery recover missing files from USB drive
If you cannot find your USB drive files after trying the above 2 solutions, you can try MiniTool Power Data Recovery to recover lost data.
Step 1. Launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery, and select Damaged Partition Recovery. In general, as long as the USB partition exists, and data has not been overwritten, you can recover them by using this module.
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Step 2. Select the USB drive and then click Full Scan button to scan the whole device, collect and analyze every bite on the device.
Step 3. Preview files, check all need files and then click Save button to store them on a safe place.
Top recommendation: you can read our previous post “How do I Recover Data from Formatted USB Drive” to know more information about this professional data recovery software.

Recover File from a Dead Computer

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My computer stopped work last night. I tried many ways to fix the issue, but all these methods failed. Unfortunately, I stored massive files including working documents, precious photos, some important video files and other data in my computer. Now, what should I do? Is it possible to recover files from a dead computer without leaking private or some sensitive data?

Of course, we can get files back from a dead computer without data leakage. Now, I guess you might be wondering:
“How to transfer files from a dead PC without affecting the original data?”
MiniTool Power Data Recovery, a read-only tool developed by a famous software development company, is a wise choice for you. It offers MiniTool Power Data Recovery Bootable Edition to effectively recover lost data when operating system fails to start or crashes.

 

Top Recommendation: You can read our previous post “How Do I Solve Windows 10 Booting to a Black Screen with Easy” to find more useful information about transferring files from a dead pc.

Now, let’s see the detailed steps for recovering files from dead computer.

 

 

Step 1: Get MiniTool Power Data Recovery Bootable

Click this “bootable edition ” icon in the main interface of MiniTool Power Data Recovery. Then, create bootable CD, DVD, USB flash drive, or build an .iso image of a bootable disc accosting to prompts.

 

 

Step 2: Use MiniTool Power Data Recovery Bootable to start computer.
 Start computer and enter BIOS.
 Set Bootable Disc as the 1st Boot Device.
 Choose MiniTool Power Data Recovery in the main interface of MiniTool PE Loader interface.

 

 

Step 3: Get files back from a dead computer.
 Click Damaged Partition Recovery in the main interface of MiniTool Power Data Recovery.
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 Full scan the target drive.
 Save all needed files.

See! It is very easy to recover lost files from dead computer, isn’t it?
Here, you can watch the following video to know more details.