i accidently fomatted my storage card. Can i undo it?
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Unfortunately, once a storage device has been formatted, the data on it is typically erased and cannot be easily undone. However, you can potentially recover your formatted data from your card using a recovery tool Try Rescuepro from Sandisk to recover your data. It can somehow potentially recover your data but there are chances of data corruption as well.
You can try some more powerful recovery tools like Stellar or Wondershare to avoid the chances of data corruption after the recovery.
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The first step in data recovery is always to stop using the storage device that needs to be recovered. Once data is overwritten, even the top data recovery services can’t help. If you still have your original packaging for the sandisk extreme, all sandisk exteme cards come rescueplus deluxe recovery software. The license code is sandwiched between the cardboard packaging but often most people throw it away. lf you don’t have that, you can get a 128GB extreme pro card with recovery software license code for $21.
Tenorshare 4DDiG is a great alternative. This user-friendly software performs very well in SD card recovery. I’ve used it to recover images from sd card from 2 uncles that also formatted their SD cards.
Yes, your files are still there, but you cannot just hit an “undo” button.When you format a storage card, the device deletes the “map” pointing to your files. However, the actual data remains intact until it gets overwritten by new data.To prevent this, do not take more photos or videos, move new files, or download programs onto the card. New data will overwrite your old, hidden files, making them permanently unrecoverable. Instead, use a computer and specialized software to scan the storage card, then save the recovered files to your computer’s internal drive, not the card. Further reading: How to Recover Formatted SD Card on Windows & Mac
