Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Fix Damaged SD Card error on Android

I often get this error on my Android phone since I got a class 2 16gb SD card. It might be that this SD card is faulty my phone just doesn't work well with this specific card. But anyway, it still works! Before, whenever I get the "Damaged SD Card" error I copy all my SD card files to my PC, then format the SD card and copy it back. This works, but it takes a lot of time especially if you have a large SD card. Another easier way I found is use the "Check Disk" function of Windows 7 (I'm not sure about previous Windows versions). Follow this guide:
  • Mount your SD card using an SD card reader
  • Right click on the drive, select properties
  • Go to Tools tab, under Error-checking, click Check now
  • On Check disk options, check both "Automatically fix file system errors" and "Scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors"
  • Click Start!
This still takes some time but it's a lot faster than reformatting the SD card. When it's done checking (and fixing), put back your SD card to your Android phone. Hopefully this fixes it!
Posted by at 12:02 PM
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4 comments:

  2. it doesnt fix it.. windows says it cant check the disk cause it cant access it. and when i insert the card, it asks me to format it. :(

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  3. What if your computer doesn't work? I tried to recover my lost data using my card reader, inserted the card & booted my PC, only to discover my monitor wouldn't turn on. I'm on a fixed income and cannot afford anything new right now. Are there any online resources I could try? I have precious files, years worth of photos, graphics it took me a long time to create, as well as music I need for my choirs. Please help.

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  4. Hi~ I have this kind of problem too... even my pc also cant read my sd card with card reader... is this mean my sd card really damaged?

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