Every photographer needs a camera, and every camera needs a memory card.



Memory cards are identical to USB flash drives as far as data storage capabilities are concerned, but are vastly different when it comes to functionality. USB flash drives are primarily used to back up data, whereas memory cards are primarily used to expand the data storage capacity of electronic devices such as cameras and handheld gaming systems. Engineers at ASAP Data Recovery Services have spent years developing effective methodologies in memory card data recovery to maximize their chances of recovering data from damaged memory cards. We pledge that if we can’t recover the data off of your damaged memory card, nobody can!



Memory cards store their data on “flash memory chips,” which function by manipulating a series of transistors with electrical currents. Rudimentary memory card data loss issues are solved by simply breaking open their plastic enclosures and extracting the data directly from the “flash memory chips” within. If, however, a memory card suffers from a more severe problem, additional steps must be taken in order to ensure that recovery is successful. “Mass storage controllers,” another important component of memory cards, allow them to communicate with whichever device they are used in. Under normal circumstances, damage to a memory card’s “mass storage controller” can also be circumvented by interacting directly with the card’s “flash memory chips,” but if the card is encrypted, the data will not be accessible at all until the “mass storage controller” is fixed or replaced.



An SD memory card with its “flash memory chips” removed. The “mass storage controller” is at the top of the inside of the card, covered in black.



Some memory cards (especially PNY-branded and microSD cards) are “monolithic.” In a “monolithic” memory card, all the internal components of the device, including the “flash memory chip” and the “mass storage controller,” are combined into one single chip. Recovering data from a “monolithic” memory card is immensely difficult, as the plastic surface of the chip must first be removed with an abrasive to expose its circuits. This is a very delicate process where a single mistake can result in permanent data loss.



All the internal components of the “monolithic” memory card pictured above are contained within the black chip next to it.



ASAP Data Recovery Services works with all types of memory cards, standard and “monolithic.” We are the indisputable leaders in memory card data recovery services and will go to great lengths to ensure that your data is successfully recovered!



Here is a comprehensive list of the various situations in which you may require memory card data recovery services

Accidental Deletions

Virus Infection

Corruption

Lost Password

Lost Partition Structure

Controller Errors

Bad Sectors

Electrical Damage

Heat-Related Failure

Dropped/Cracked Casing

Natural Disaster Damage

Power Shortage or Spike

We provide memory card data recovery services for the following operating systems

Mac OS

Windows 8

Windows 7

Windows Vista

Windows XP/2000

Windows 95, 98, ME

Windows NT

Linux Distro

OS/2

Novell NetWare

UNIX

DOS

Other



We provide memory card data recovery services for the following brands of memory cards