SD card - a memory card used in modern mobile devices as an additional storage medium. If necessary, users can format the memory card directly through the menu of a smartphone or other mobile device. In addition, formatting a flash drive can be done on a computer.

Formatting SD Drive in Android

Before formatting a USB flash drive, you must insert it into your mobile device. To do this, remove the back cover of the smartphone, and then carefully remove the battery. After that, you can insert a microSD card or other type of drive into the appropriate slot.

When the device is turned on, the user needs to enter the menu. After that, click on the “ Gears", For Android, this is a common icon. On some models of smartphones, the menu may have the inscription " " or " Settings».

In the next step, click on the inscription: " Memory". It is important to note that the name of the menu may differ from the version of Android. In any case, you need to look for a section containing the word " Memory" or " Storage"For the English version.

In the menu that opens, you can see detailed information about the memory card, namely:

• Type of card;
• The total volume of the card;
• Free memory space.

On the same page, you can format the flash drive. To do this, you must select " Card format". In the English version may be the inscription " Format SD card».

Before formatting the memory card on a mobile phone, the user will need to confirm the action. In the form that appears, just click on the " delete everything».

After completing the procedure, the card will be cleared, and its file system will become FAT32. Having figured out how to format a memory card on Android, you can quickly clear the drive.

Formatting in a Windows Phone Phone

Many popular smartphones run on an operating system such as Windows Phone. To format the SD card in this OS, you must enter in “ ". The icon can be placed on the main screen or in installed programs.

When the menu opens, you need to find among the entire list of settings " Storage Sense". In the Russian version can be written " Storage».

As soon as the application starts, you will need to select the “ Phone memory". It is located between Backup"And" Battery saver". After opening the phone’s memory, the user will see information about the SD card.

Since the user needs to format the memory card, go to the " SD". It is important to note that before cleaning the media, it is recommended that you back up important applications and documents. Then select the option “ Format card". To confirm the operation, you need to click on the "Yes" button.

After the procedure is completed, a formatted disk is automatically detected by the device.

Formatting a flash drive from a computer

Every user should know how to format an SD card using a computer running Windows. First you need to remove the card from the smartphone, and then insert it into the built-in or external card reader.

When the SD card is determined by a computer or laptop, the user needs to go to " My computer"(On Windows 8 and above" This computer"). When the window opens, the user will see the connected devices, including the memory card. To format a removable disk, you must click RMB on it. In the context menu that opens, select " Format».

After a second, a form will open in which you can see:

• Media volume;
• File system (can be changed by user);
• The size of the distribution unit.

Before you clear the media, you need to decide on the file system. For smaller SD cards, FAT32 is best. If desired, you can specify the volume label (the specified name will be displayed next to the assigned media letter).

In most cases, users choose quick formatting (clear the table of contents). In order to prevent the possibility of recovering deleted files, you should select the complete deletion of files (in this case, the daw is not set). To begin the formatting process, click on the “Start” button.

When formatting is complete, the SD card is removed from the card reader and then placed on the mobile device.

Formatting error and the principle of its elimination

Sometimes users may find that the card is not formatted. In this case, during the execution of the procedure, the error “Unable to complete formatting” appears. After that, the memory card becomes inactive, that is, it is impossible to add files to it.

The reason for this error is due to problems with the media itself. Do not be upset, as you can deal with a similar problem using a Windows computer or specialized programs.

Drive management

Many users do not know what an unpleasant consequence is, as a breakdown of the SD card can be fixed using disk management. To start the application, you need to use the key combination Win + R. In the form that opens, you should register the command: "diskmgmt.msc".

After a few minutes, Disk Management will open. You need to select an SD card, and then click on it with the right mouse button. In the menu that opens, select " Formatting».

In the event that the drive has a state of " Not distributed", You need to create a simple volume. In most cases, this procedure allows you to restore the drive.

Formatting via the command line

In the event that all the above methods did not fix the error and the drive was not formatted, you must use the command line. First you need to run the application to open any files and programs. In the window that opens, enter the command "CMD".

When the console starts, the user will need to enter the command " format #: ", Instead of" # "you must specify the letter of the removable disk. It should be noted that the formatting procedure is recommended in safe mode.

In 90% of cases, the SD card will be restored and cleaned. If this procedure did not help, you need to use specialized programs.

Formatting programs

Sometimes users may encounter such a situation when none of the methods can cope with the task. In this case, it remains only to use specialized software developed by manufacturers of SD-cards.

Users can download the following programs:

• JetFlash Online Recovery;
• D-Soft Flash Doctor;
• Flashnul.

Video instructions for formatting an SD card

Conclusion

Even a novice user can handle the formatting process. First, it is recommended that you format the SD card directly from your mobile device. Other methods are best used only if the mobile device formatted the disk with an error.

Any of the applications reviewed by us effectively deletes information completely, connects via usb port to external devices, HDD, SD memory cards, etc. The most popular ones are able to find bad sectors, resize volumes, format flash drives for Unix systems. But each special program has its own audience, so we will choose the best in several categories.

We really liked the toolkit. Flash memory toolkit. Using the utility is a pleasure. Its context menu provides access to all the necessary functions. The developers “screwed” even the benchmarks, which is already worthy of respect! However, there were some drawbacks - the latest version of the program dates from the time of Windows XP, which means that the utility's operation algorithms are outdated. Also its high cost discourages.

An alternative is the combination D-Soft Flash Doctorand MiniTool Partition Wizard Free. Both tools are free. You can download programs from the official site in the latest edition, updates come out regularly, functionally they complement each other.

Suitable for home use JetFlash Recovery Tool- proprietary utility for flash drives and hard drives Transcend. Its interface is intuitive, it is as simple as possible. But again, there is only one limitation - only brand devices and a number of compatible chips are supported.

Devoid of such shortcomings USB Disk Storage Format Tool. It was developed by HP, but is compatible with any equipment. The program not only restores the flash drive, but also erases all information from any HDD at a low level, which will be useful, for example, as part of the pre-sale preparation of the laptop.

Sorry, but the application from HP does not always find damaged devices. To do this, there is a "one-button"   Ezrecover. The algorithm of its action is simple - we find the device, click on it, reset it programmatically and erase it on the default settings.

The main features of the program Low level format toolappreciated by professionals. It is very likely to identify a damaged drive, meticulously format and remap sectors, but it does not know how to do trivial things - create partitions. The application will be able to add functionality MiniTool Partition Wizardor Acronis disk director.

I also want to pay attention to SD Formatter   - This specialized service software was developed for memory cards of cameras and smartphones. He himself will select the best recovery algorithm and conduct it qualitatively. Fine tuning is present.

And if you are not only repairing flash drives, but conducting tests, you can’t do without Flash memory toolkit. The utility is a bit outdated, but its benchmarks and diagnostic methods are relevant.

SD Card Formatter is a free desktop program for formatting SD / SDHC / SDXC cards. It is an indispensable tool for restoring compatibility of SD and microSD memory cards with operating systems and devices. Correct formatting is not always, but in many cases eliminates the problem of incompatibility of file systems.

SD Formatter application is designed entirely for working with memory cards, their formatting, using SD / SDHC / SDXC standards. Therefore, if for some reason your sd card is not formatted, we strongly recommend SD Formatter as a formatting tool instead of the standard utilities that are part of the operating system. Those applications also work with almost all types of flash drives and cards, but the result is not optimal for speed. Manufacturers advise formatting the sd card using special applications. SDFormatter is one of the best for formatting.

How to format an android device

In fact, formatting the memory of a tablet or phone running Android is easy.

To format the memory card, go to Settings - Privacy - Reset settings. However, in the latest versions of Android, this method is not available, so we would advise formatting the memory card on the computer. How to do it - read below.

  How to format a phone tablet through a card reader

To format a tablet or phone, you will need a card reader and installed sdformatter program, which you can download from the link above.

1. We take out the microsd / sd card from the android device
2. We take a card reader, connect it to a computer and insert a memory card into it
3. Run the sdformatter program
4. In the list of disks in the sdformatter window, specify the letter of the memory card connected through the card reader (you can check the correspondence by the label of the disk or by the contents of the memory card). Be careful, make sure that you are going to format exactly the memory card that was in the phone!
5. We go into the settings of the sdformatter program (Option button) and select the type of formatting Full OverWrite.
6. Click Format, wait for the formatting to finish.
7. We take out the sd card from the card reader and insert it into the phone.

How to format a memory card on a phone using SD Format

You can read about how to work with SD Formatter in the official instructions or follow the instructions in the Message Area program. The utility is very simple in its structure, and we will note key features when working with it.

Download SD Card Formatter

The first thing you need for successful formatting is to download the SD Memory Card Formatter application.

Important. You need administrator privileges to run SD Card Formatter.

Connecting a memory card to a computer

We carefully remove the memory card from a mobile phone (or tablet) and use a card reader to connect it to a PC. Alternatively, you can simply attach the device to your computer on which the SD Memory Card Formatter program is installed.

To work with media, you will need one of the special devices:

• USB SD Card reader - a separate device that is connected respectively through the computer's USB port
• SD Card slot - usually available on any laptop / Macbook.

Formatting settings

Formatting is done through the Option window. Format Options provides two types of formatting:

• Quick format - files and folders are marked as writable, but formatting does not affect data in files
• Full (Overwrite) format - the program also deletes the contents of files.

In other words, after Quick format you can still try to recover files, while after Overwrite format the chances are extremely small.

Select a drive to format

From the Drive list, you need to select an sd card for formatting. As a rule, a program does this on its own. Which is convenient, the hard disk partitions are not displayed here, so it is difficult to get confused and choose the wrong drive. However, it is still worth checking the name of the letter if other storage media is connected to the computer.

If the USB flash drive was inserted into the SD slot after starting the program, the disk may not appear immediately. In this case, you need to click the Refresh Button and check the status field. The blue logo in the main window indicates the successful connection of the sd card.

A similar scenario is also valid if you do not know how to format an Android phone: follow the instructions clearly, SD Format is quite suitable for working with this mobile OS.

Formatting

To apply the settings, click OK; to start formatting, click Format in the main program window.

When formatting is complete, a window with the status Memory Card Format Complete! Information about the file system, available memory card capacity, and cluster size are also available here.

Instructions on how to format an SD card

Summary. SD Formatter is an excellent program for formatting microsd, sd and other memory cards. If you do not know how to format an sd card using standard means or have encountered certain problems of reading information from a memory card, this utility will provide all possible assistance. The program is absolutely free and safe, and you should not be afraid that after formatting you will get a "brick" at your disposal.

Supported SD Card Interfaces

The sdformatter utility supports several device interfaces for working with SD, SDHC, microsd and SDXC

• SD slot on computer
• USB SD reader
• PC Card, CardBus, or SD Express Card Adapter (ExpressCard SD)

Before you download sdformatter and just before you start working with the application, you need to make sure that you have the opportunity to work with the sd card using one of the above protocols with the sdformatter program.

  SDFormatter Application Interface

   SD Formatter program interface A few SDFormatter settings necessary for formatting a memory card. If your memory card is not formatted, we advise you to pay close attention to all parameters without exception.

1 Status

This field shows the status of the SD memory card / SDHC / SDXC memory and the device interface.

• Blue: activity status.
• No logo: SD card or SDHC / SDXC card memory or device SD-interface disabled.
• Gray: no connection. These can be SD-, SDHC / SDXC memory cards recognized by the SD Formatter utility.

2 Disk (Drive)

This list indicates the discs of the SD memory card / SDHC / SDXC card that were opened and recognized in the SD Formatter. A drive from this list can be selected to format the SD memory card.

3 Size sd card

This field indicates the capacity of the SD / SDHC / SDXC cards on the selected drive.

4 Message Area

This area displays messages or notifications from SD Formatter for users. This area is useful for additional information in case sd card not formatted.

5 Refresh Button

This button is used to update information on an SD / memory card or SDHC / SDXC memory cards. When this button is pressed, the SD Formatter receives the latest information from the SD memory of the storage card. This button is useful when new memory cards, SD / SDHC / SDXC cards are added via the device’s SD interface.

6 Volume Label

This field in sdformatter is used to display the sd volume label. Enter a new volume label to be written to the SD card during formatting. You can enter up to 11 characters in the Volume Label label field. If the volume label name was NOT English, this field may not be displayed correctly. In this case, enter a new volume label for the sd card in English.

7 Option button

This sdformatter utility button is used to select options when performing a formatting operation. When the button is pressed, a window with formatting options for the SD card is displayed on the screen.

8 SD card formatting options

This area shows the current formatting options of the SD card selected in the formatting window options. If the sd card is not formatted, you should vary with the program options.

9 SD (Format) start button

This button starts formatting the sd memory card. After clicking on this button, a window for confirming the formatting operation will appear on the screen. You can continue or cancel formatting the disc / sd card.

10 Exit Button

This button is used to exit the SD Formatter application after formatting the memory card.

It should be noted that memory cards supporting SD / SDHC / SDXC protocols have a so-called protected area for standard security functions. The SD Formatter 4.0 utility does not format this security zone. Therefore, always use the appropriate application or sd-compatible device to provide an sd-protected function to format the protected area on the memory card.

System requirements to run sdformatter

This information will be useful if your memory card is not formatted and you need to install the sdformatter application.

If the sdxc-card is connected directly through the sd-slot of the computer without installing the driver, the card may not be recognized correctly, therefore, a message appears about the need to format it. In this case, do not agree and do not format the memory card: this can lead to the complete deletion of data on the storage device and to undesirable formatting in a file system that is not compatible with the SDXC device.

SD Card Formatter vs Standard Formatting Tools

On Windows and Mac OS, basic tools are available for formatting the hard drive, usb drive, and sd card. But this method is not recommended: as a result of formatting, the performance of the storage device can significantly decrease.

There is no such flaw in the SD Card Formatter. Moreover, the program is often used to fix memory card recognition problems after incorrect standard Windows formatting.

Unlike system utilities, SD Formatter does not affect the protected area. This reserved area on the memory card is required for security functions. Formatting it is not recommended.

As the developers of SD Formatter specify, formatting is configured for maximum performance (for the FAT file system). Thus, formatting can use the default settings.

Like other programs, SD Formatter cannot format encrypted memory cards (e.g. BitLocker To Go). Therefore, a mandatory step is to decrypt the contents before performing the operation.

  Answers to readers' questions

How to format a USB flash drive on Android?

Answer. To format the memory card of a device on the Android platform, you need to remove the card from the phone or tablet, then use the card reader to connect it to the computer. After that, open the SD Formatter and find the USB flash drive in the list of storage devices. All subsequent actions are described in the instructions for formatting a memory card above.

The operating system generates an error that reads: "Windows cannot complete formatting." What would it mean, how to solve the problem?

Answer. Usually this error appears in two cases: if for some reason it is not possible to complete the formatting or the USB flash drive cannot be formatted using regular OS tools.

There are two methods to solve formatting errors and, accordingly, two tools. The first is the built-in system utility diskmgmt.msc (launched through Start - Run). The second program, you guessed it, is sd formatter. Through it, you can perform quick and deep (low-level) formatting of a microsd card.

What is low level microsd formatting?

Answer. Low-level formatting is a type of formatting of a memory card and flash drive that cleans and then tests, creates a file table and copies it to the service partition of the storage device. As a rule, it is worth resorting to low-level formatting only in extreme cases if the microsd or sd card works with errors.

I recently bought a 16 GB memory card. The phone supports even more, but during work there was a problem with long use of the phone for an hour or two. Applications on the memory card open and close immediately, but when the phone reboots, everything becomes normal, and then again it’s bad. Why is that?

Answer. Not the fact that the problem is with the memory card. If a certain application causes a conflict, this may affect the operation of other programs. Perhaps it works in the background.

Check for unnecessary apps on your phone. Removing them can fix the situation.

If the application removal method does not work, try formatting the microsd memory card. This can be done both through the phone (in the Android settings), and through the card reader, on the computer. SD Formatter is precisely this very program for formatting a memory card.

The problem with the flash drive. 2 days ago I bought a new 16 gig flash card. I inserted it on Android and completely formatted it and then moved the files from Android to it. After formatting the sd card, everything is fine, but when I download some videos and applications from the Internet after 5 minutes, they get damaged. More precisely, he writes: it is impossible to play video and a black screen. In the application it says: error parsing the package. Again formatted microsd - everything seems to be clean. And the files get corrupted again. Last night, in the android folder in the SD card, I saw strange files with an unknown format of 2-3 gig size. I tried to delete, but it writes a failure when deleting. restarted Android and they disappeared. what could it be a virus or something else?

Answer. An error parsing a package in Android occurs, as a rule, due to the incorrect size of the apk file. This means that the installer was not completely copied to the microsd card.

The format may have been incorrectly formatted. Android supports FAT and exFAT, try this or that. Read how to format microsd using SDFormatter.

If the problem persists, delete unnecessary and recently installed applications on the phone, in the worst case, update the Android firmware.

The phone sees the flash drive, reads photos that were on a flash card, but does not open the application on the flash drive. Phone Samsung galaxy s3 mini.

Answer. If applications do not open on the phone, you can transfer them to the phone’s internal memory using the application manager. The second option is to download them again from Google Play and install them on a memory card.

If the application still does not open, format the memory card to FAT or exFAT.

I watched the video on the Nomi_i4510 phone and suddenly I forgot about the percentage of charge and the phone went out. I put it on charging, turned it on, and it says to me in the notifications saying "there is no SD card, if you can’t connect the SD card, click forget the device." I reboot the phone and go into the settings and then to the storage and drives and there is such a picture: the internal drive is an SD card (damaged) and below that there is no SD card. I go to the SD card is damaged and it says to continue to use the SD card you need to format it. I click "Format" and now formatted, everything is ok. But the fact is that the SD card section (missing) is still there and rebooting does not help. That is, the SD card is connected and working fine and as if it were missing. What to do, how to format a SD card?

Answer. Try to format the sd card not via the phone, but using the sd formatter program. Try also inserting another memory card into your phone and checking if information about the missing card appears. If so, update the phone firmware and reboot the device. In extreme cases, you will have to reset Android to factory settings. Whether the game is worth the candle is up to you (first save all the important files from your phone to your computer).

About 2 months ago I bought a HUAWEI LUA - 21 phone. She reads a memory card, but when I photograph or download a program from the Internet, they always write: “there is no memory”, although I have a new micro flash drive. And each time the notification “Preparing the SD card” appears.

Answer. Errors may occur due to incorrect formatting of the memory card. This is a fairly common problem, it is not difficult to fix it:

1. remove the sd card from the phone,
2. connect to PC (via card reader)
3. copy files from a USB flash drive to a PC (backup)
4. format the memory card in Fat32 or exFAT
5. copy the files from the PC back to the USB flash drive

After these steps, the sd card should normally be detected by the phone.

Please tell me, is it possible to decrypt an sd card using this program? Since there was a failure in the phone, but the files remained encrypted and the phone does not read them.

Answer. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to return encrypted data after resetting. Neither additional software like SD Formatter, nor the built-in features of Android will help. For further use, you need to format the sd card. It is clear that you lose the encrypted data on microsd.

Formatted the phone. Now he asks for an account that has been synchronized with him. I don’t know this account because I disabled synchronization. What to do?

Answer. This is probably a Google account, which is indicated in the Android settings or immediately at the initial setup of the phone. Create a new account on Google and connect a new email.

Phone Lenovo A7000. Reads microsd as internal memory. There is a lot of free space on the map, but it does not even allow applications to be updated. I deleted a bunch of applications, left only the most necessary things - I still can’t download anything. How to make a memory card external media? Only resell?

Answer. Most likely, the problem is incorrect formatting of the card. Try formatting the sd card on your computer by choosing Fat or extFat as the file system on microsd. The SDFormatter utility will handle this task.

05.01.2016

In this article, we will consider several programs for formatting flash drives. USB flash drive device that allows you to store and share information. If, for example, a device is infected with viruses, or if you want to change the file system format to NTFS, FAT 32, exFAT, you can format it.

To format a USB flash drive, you will need to use one of the following programs or utilities:

   HP USB Disk Storage Format Tool

The utility was developed by Hewlett-Packard and is designed to format flash drives and memory cards in NTFS, FAT, FAT32. It works through the USB 2.0 port. The utility allows you to create bootable DOS devices, this is useful if you need to install Windows, for example. The program interface is easy and intuitive. Formatting a device can be done in just a couple of steps. Also, the utility is completely free.

HDD Low Level Format Tool

  HDD Low Level Format Tool

The program can return the status of USB flash drives and hard drives to its original state (factory), filling the device with zero bytes. This operation will completely delete all available information on the media, including viruses. The program interface is quite simple. Here you can view all the information about the storage medium: file system, size, serial number, buffer size, and of course format it.

SDFormatter

   Format SD card SDFormatter

The program is designed to format SD cards that are used in phones, cameras, players. Thanks to the use of special formatting methods, including the relevant specifications of SD cards, the utility can help in situations where other software tools are simply useless. The program interface is extremely simple, and to format the card you need to perform just a few steps.

Format the USB flash drive using the Windows system utility

Also, do not forget that full formatting can be performed using standard Windows tools. To do this, simply insert the media into the USB port and in the “My Computer” window, right-click on it and select the “Format” line. Next, select the desired file system format and format the USB flash drive. To format a USB flash drive in this way, you do not need to download anything.

  Format the flash drive using standard Windows tools

Convert.exe utility supported by the command line

To change the file system, it is not necessary to erase all data from the USB flash drive. To format a USB flash drive without losing data, you can use the Convert.exe utility and the command line. To format a USB flash drive, no programs need to be downloaded.

To do this, open the command line and enter the following command:

convert<буква_флешки>: / fs: ntfs / nosecurity / x

in my case it will be: convert F: / fs: ntfs / nosecurity / x

  Format the flash drive without deleting data

MicroSD recovery problem   Nowadays, more popular than ever, and very popular. Flash drives often break, but half the trouble when it just broke, the second “bad” part is that the information on it is also lost, which is undesirable.
That is why the Internet is often asked questions about how to get information from a broken flash drive.

The problems in this can be very diverse, someone just can not restore the media, while others give errors.
Especially for recovery, there are special programs for recovering MicroSD cards. The user only needs to point to them.

1. MicroSD Recovery Programs

Coldrecovery
It copes with the task of restoring photos, audio, video and more. The program cannot restore ordinary files, so it is adapted only for those media that are used on cameras, phones and music players.

How to use CardRecovery:
1. Downloading the program. We start and continue the action with the Next button.
2. Choose in a special section " Drive letter”, And then the type of device“ Camera brand and .... ”, where we install the required checkmarks in front of them and specify the folder for data recovery. " Next».
3. We are waiting for completion and " Next».
4. We look at the list of recovered files. Check the box next to those that need to be saved. Again " Next". Recovery completed.

PC Inspector Smart Recovery
The program surpasses the past in its functionality, it will restore all the required, accessible file types. It can also work to restore non-removable and removable hard drives.

It’s easy to use:
1. Download Smart Recovery;
2. In the start window, select the desired item, in our case, it is “recovery of logical files”.
3. Select the required drive.

R-Studio
The forums and the official website write that this software is the most “comprehensive”, and it will restore most of the files intact. Users agree to this.

To restore data using R-Studio, you need:
1. Download R-Studio to your PC.
2. Select the “ Drivers», Where you will need to select the media from which data will begin to recover. Now, in the "Properties" section, the properties of the restored object should begin to appear.
3. In the next section, “ Folders"Folders are shown, and in another" Contents"- data (files) of this folder. To restore them, you will need to click on the item " Recovery».

Easy recovery
Many professional users praise the program and its file recovery capabilities.

There is only one way to check the operability of file recovery from Easy Recovery:
1. Install it before downloading.
2. At startup, press “ Proceed", Then select" Memory card».
3. Press "again Proceed". Next go to " Data recovery", And check the box under this item.
4. Continue again. Now it remains to wait for the completion of the process of scanning all deleted files and compiling a list. Each file can be restored separately. We select it, click on it with RMB and select "Save As ...".

Flash memory toolkit
Functional program for file recovery. It can perform a variety of functions, including testing and destroying any information, backing it up and receiving additional data.

To restore data, select the desired USB flash drive in the “Device” section, look for the “File Recovery” item on the left and follow the software instructions.
It may happen that microSD recovery using the programs provided above is not always successful.

2. Possible problems with microSD recovery

MicroSD not defined
It happens that the recovery of the MicroSD card needs to be performed, but the PC simply does not see it. If this happens, there are three possible solutions to the problem.

1. If the flash drive is indicated when connected simply by a letter. Then you need to open the "disk management" program, to call it you need to enter a command in a special execution field called by a keyboard shortcut Win + r, and enter the command in it diskmgmt.msc. Select a USB flash drive, and then click "Change the drive letter, or the path to it." After that, you will need to select any other letter of the alphabet, and save the changes.

2. Lack of drivers. In some cases, the new PC may simply not have a special driver for the media. The solution is to install them. This is done, most successfully, through off. Website. Of course, a special Driver Pack “ DriverPack Solution". It can independently determine all connected devices to the PC and install, or update drivers for it. This method is very attractive and convenient, since the user's actions, in this case - a minimum.

3. The last option is to simply disconnect this flash drive and connect it to another device, which will give a chance to read the files on it, or restore them using software.

The computer does not see the files on the microSD-stick
This means that the computer does not see the flash drive in its entirety, but only partially, that is, there are some files, others not. Often, users immediately come to a simple conclusion - the problem is in the flash drive and it needs recovery, but the problems are most often much simpler.

The solution to this popular problem is as follows: viruses, most often Trojans, must be removed. Indeed, a trojan can hide some or all of its files. Therefore, just turn on the USB flash drive in the PC and scan it using antivirus.

3. MicroSD cards. Recovery from different manufacturers.

MicroSD Transcend Recovery
For such cards, manufacturers have created their own, original software for recovering lost files. Called software Recoverx. The software provided takes into account all the features of the card, and is also able to perform a number of functions better than any other program. RecoveRx can format the microsd and set a password on it.

MicroSD Transcend Recovery
1. Naturally, downloading the program from the official site.
2. Select the desired file types.
3. Wait for the end of the process.

MicroSD Kingston Recovery
The problem with this manufacturer is the Phison controllers. Which means that recovery can only occur at a low level.

Other methods simply will not bring results.
1. Define the Product ID and Vendor ID parameters to find the best utility. This is done using another program - USBDeview. Open the software and find the card required on the disk. Click RMB, select the “html report: selected elements”. Scrolling through the window below, we see two necessary IDs.

2. Go to the site flashboot.ru/iflash, then enter the necessary parameters into the required fields. As a result, you will see all the problems that have ever occurred with a particular card model.

MicroSD Kingmax Recovery
Kingmax acquired its own software. In general, there are two whole programs - one PD-07 and U-Drive, and the other Super Stick. Their use is as simple as possible: launch - select a drive.

MicroSD Sandisk Recovery
Users note that in case of any problems Sandisk will only help for full formatting. After that, the flash drive works as just bought. The program is also very easy to operate.

MicroSD Smartbuy Recovery
This is a very interesting manufacturer with "unique" flash cards. In the case of SmartBay - if the flash drive suddenly stopped working, then after a while (day, week, month, up to where), it can independently start working again. But if you don’t feel like waiting, you can try to restore it with special programs.

Especially for such flashes there is a program " DiskInternals Uneraser". The application looks like a regular folder. Select the desired media and click on the “ Recovery", She is" Recovery", You can restore files at the end of the process.

MicroSD Qumo Recovery
Qumo flash drives are famous for the fact that they stop working for no reason. They simply do not work anymore and there is almost nothing concrete to identify signs of their “life." Some experienced users suggest using the Qumo flash drive program " R-Studio"Or" Cardrecovery". But this may not always be effective.
MicroSD A-Data Recovery

In this case, little helps. Most effectively, only Paragon Partition Manager Free works with flash drives of this format. At first, the program will ask for formatting, and after creating a new section.

MicroSD Oltramax Recovery
For them, the usual full formatting is best suited using a special SD Card Formatter.

4. Recover damaged microSD

It happens that when using the drive on your screen, the alarm “Memory card is damaged” or something else may appear on your screen. The following programs will come to the rescue here:
- Smart data recovery   - it will help you select the media and click the “Find” button, after which the search for the necessary files that can be restored will occur.

- Recuva- after starting, click "Analysis", and wait for the completion of the process.

- Badcopypro- select the Memory card, and double-click “next”.

The same operations can be performed on the tablet, or on a phone on the Android platform. Other applications will come to the rescue here:
- GT Recovery for Android   - select the desired item in the program and wait for the completion;

- Wondershare dr Fone for android   - run the program, select the required files.

5. Prevention

It is best to start using the flash drive correctly so that problems with it are not bad. Here are some tips to help you avoid breakdowns:
1. Try not to drop the flash drive, not to beat, not to bend, in general, not to subject it to hard physical impact.
2. Avoid all kinds of radiation, including x-ray machines and exposure to direct sunlight.
3. Do not touch the contacts with your fingers, and try to keep them always closed.
4. At times, carry out a complete defragmentation of the flash drive and use it as often as possible - flash drives do not like to stand idle without work.
5. Back up the flash drive so that in case of malfunctions you can recover.
6. Leave free space on the drive.
7. If the card is installed in a smartphone, tablet, column - try to remove it from there less often.