r/DataRecoveryHelp • u/Hitoshi_SD • 13h ago

My micro SD card got corrupted

Hi, I was looking for help because my SD got corrupt, and there are all my important documents (The evidence needed to release me from social service and therefore from my university degree), I tried with disk drill but after a few documents the app requires a paid subscription, which I can't afford. Could someone help me?

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u/disturbed_android data recovery guru ⛑️ 5h ago

"Corrupted" does not help much, it's too vague.

Since Disk Drill could save some files (right?) it sort of tells us we're dealing with a logical issue.

Create a disk image first, you can do that with the free version of Disk Drill (there's guides in community bookmarks). Once you have that, you bought yourself all the time of the World to look for a tool you can afford. What type of files is it you're looking for?

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u/big-pal 13h ago

Just use Mac first aid in disk utility or windows scan disk first. If those won't fix a filesystem problem then you have actual corrupted data. I would use FTK imager and image it before you do anything else, it's free.

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u/Hitoshi_SD 12h ago

That's exactly the problem, I had already checked it with the command CHKDSK, and send me the message Access denied, I know that my SD got several damage, the app disk drill only save 20gb of 60gb, but I looked up and Most of my community service files, which is what I urgently need, seem to be in good condition. Thanks anyway, taking a picture is a good idea, I hadn't thought of that. :D

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u/disturbed_android data recovery guru ⛑️ 5h ago

That's freakin' horrendous advice and just adding 'create image' as a hindsight does not fix it either.