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Windows 7 "Scan and Fix (Recommended)" corrupted my MicroSD card

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Shane:
They may have not been able to recover the newer files IF they got overwritten. Here is why,

When you delete a file the data to the file isnt removed, only the basic info for the file. Think of a folder in a file file cabinet, and instead of throwing a folder out you simply rip off the top of the folder showing its name.

Well thats how it is on a drive, the data is still there and the sectors it is on are marked as ok to overwrite. So until that data gets overwritten you can recover the data. BUT if something overwrote those sectors already, like taking new pictures since, then you wont be able to recover those files since the data was overwritten.

Thats why you see the scans bringing up old pictures, the data for those pictures are on sectors that havent gotten overwritten yet. :wink:

Shane

duugg:
Yes, I'm aware of that. Nothing has been written to the card since this happened. I purposely haven't used the card because of that very reason. Any more ideas on this? Thanks

Shane:
Not sure, you did the right thing making sure nothing overwrote the data. So the data should be there.

What programs did you use and what type of scan did you do? Reason why I ask is I use a few different programs and they offer a quick delete scan, which doesnt find everything, and then they have a deep scan that scans every sector, takes a while but it does find the most.

Shane

duugg:
Wow, what programs DIDN'T I use as I tried so many is probably the better question lol.

I can't recall all of them, but to name a few...

Recuva, Stellar, Easeus, Zar, CardRecovery, Pandora


And I always did a deep scan whenever that option was present.

Shane:
Where those programs that ran on the phone? I never had much luck with those because they normally would need root access.

Instead I would take the card out and put it into a card reader and run some windows programs that can do a proper scan of it. Do you have a card reader? If so I could connect to you and help you do the scan with the programs I have.

Shane

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