Nowadays there are a lot of external storage devices in usage around the world. One of the most popular of such devices is the SD card or Memory cards, which credits its popularity to the small size, high capacity and fast data transfer speeds.

These are used in almost every modern day smart gadgets like smartphones, cameras, music players etc. They can hold all kinds of files and folders and are supported across various operating systems, which allow you to access files across platforms.

Due to errors while saving the file in the memory cards or corrupted files, people complain about lost data. This is a very unfortunate event and can cause distress as people use these cards for transferring work files, images and documents across the various device they use.

Luckily, there are tools like Recoverit that can be used to recover damaged and corrupted video. This tool is extremely fast and can help you recover any type of files from internal or external memory devices. It allows data recovery in simple methods and is easy to use.

The following are the steps that will help you top use it to recover files from SD card by using Recoverit-

Recover files from SD cards on Mac

Step 1. Install and launch the tool on your Mac

The first step is to download, install and launch Recoverit on your device. After you are done, select the external drive from where you want to recover files so that it can be scanned and searched.

Step 2. Scan the drive completely

Once you have selected the drive, click on the Start option on the bottom right corner to start the scanning process. You can pause and resume the proce3ss as per your conve4nience to filter out the files that you want.

Step 3. Preview the files and recover as required

Once the scanning process is complete, you will be able to have all the files on your screen. Preview them, check the quality and identify the ones you want. Once all that is done, click on the recover option and all your files will be recovered and saved in your drive.

How to recover lost files from SD cards in Windows PC?

Recoverit is also available for windows PC and is equally efficient there as well. It is free to use and can be used to recover any file from your storage units within a few simple steps, which are-

Step 1. Download install and launch Recoverit on your PC

Download Recoverit from the official website and install it. Once the installation is complete, plug in the SD card and launch the tool. After that Select the SD card drive as the target location so that it can be scanned and searched for the file.

Step 2. Start the scan

Click on the start option to start the scanning process for your drive. You can pause and resume it as per your convenience and can easily filter out any files that you might want to recover on the way.

Step 3. Preview and recover the files

Once the scanning is complete, you will be able to see all the files on your screen. Preview them and if you are satisfied by the results, click on recover and your file will be recovered.

Tips to help you avoid files from getting corrupt

Avoid disturbing the SD card connector while the file is being transferred and make sure that everything is property transferred before you eject the Drive from your computer.

Make it a habit to safely remove the external storage devices before suddenly ejecting them.

Keep your external memory devices with care and avoid getting them scratched or damaged due to mishandling. Also, make sure that they don’t directly get exposed to magnetic fields or direct heavy sunlight.

Make sure you regularly perform virus scans on these devices and also avoid plugging them into infected devices. Viruses can damage the files stored inside the device and can also affect its performance.

Before you start using recovery tools, make sure that you have backed up rest of the data stored in the memory card to avoid any issue.

Try to create backups and make it a habit to automatically upload files on cloud storages so that they can be used whenever required.

Conclusion

External storage devices are getting, more and more common as people use them for transferring work files and other important texts, images and document across different platforms by using them.

If these files become damaged or corrupt while transferring or using, it can cause issues for you. Especially if it was some memorable photos or work files, you will be desperately looking for ways to recover it.

Luckily, you can use Recoverit for that as this tool can easily recover any lost files from external as well as internal memory.