[HELP] Lost Data from SanDisk 256GB SD Card After Switching Between FujiFilm XT5 & XT4
Hi everyone,
I filmed videos with my FujiFilm XT5 using a SanDisk 256GB SD card. Later, I inserted it into a FujiFilm XT4 (without recording), and then connected it to my PC. Suddenly, 92GB appeared used, but the card looked empty. I tried:
PhotoRec: didn’t recover anything meaningful.
DMDE: found a ~92.5 GB exFAT partition with potential MOV files (currently scanning).
Previously, users have mentioned success with tools like PhotoRec and Recuva on SanDisk cards, especially with scenarios like formatting or lost files.
Has anyone faced a similar issue—especially involving SanDisk SD cards and FujiFilm cameras—and successfully recovered files? What programs and settings worked for you?
Looking forward to any advice or experiences—this data is extremely important.
Thanks in advance.
What happened here is pretty common when you move the same SD card between Fuji cameras. The XT4 likely rewrote the card’s file system info, so the computer thinks the card is empty — but the actual video data is still there, which is why you see 92GB “used.”
Good news: Your files are almost certainly recoverable. If DMDE doesn’t rebuild clean files, the next best bets are R-Studio or UFS Explorer, since they’re very good at piecing MOV video files back together.
I would personally recommend, Stellar Photo Recovery. This is a paid tool, with awesome recovery engine. It can help you with fregmented, corrupted and broken files too. It recognizes photo/video formats from DSLRs, mirrorless, and action cams, including FujiFilm MOV and RAW formats (RAF).
