Windows 10: Accidentally Formatted An SD Card, Need Help

Discus and support Accidentally Formatted An SD Card, Need Help in Windows 10 Support to solve the problem; I did it. I was in a hurry and accidentally formatted a 200Gb Micro SD card in my external slot of my Android phone. It had every type of file you can... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Support' started by ryevick, Jul 10, 2021.

  1. ryevick Win User

    Accidentally Formatted An SD Card, Need Help


    I did it. I was in a hurry and accidentally formatted a 200Gb Micro SD card in my external slot of my Android phone. It had every type of file you can imagine on it. Videos, Pics, PDFs, Word Documents, Rar, Zip & 7z files... and more. About 110Gb of data. There are so many reviews that are sponsored, it's hard to find consensus on what the best software options are whether free/open source (preferred), and paid. The second I did it I I turned off the phone and removed the card to try to prevent data being written to the card. I now plan to use Windows 10 Pro as my work bench for trying to fix this. Suggestions?

    :)
     
    ryevick, Jul 10, 2021
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  2. Format SD Card

    Hi! BarryKeane

    I'm Marvin an Independent Advisor, and I will help you with your issue.

    Try with this

    Method 1. Run Diskpart to Format SD Card That Won't Format

    Step 1. Press Windows key and R key at the same time, type cmd in the Run box, hit Enter to open the command prompt(cmd.exe).

    Step 2. Type diskpart to run Diskpart Utility.

    Step 3. Type list disk to list the drives on the computer.

    Step 4. Type select disk 1 (The number should be replaced by the exact drive number of your SD card).

    Step 5. Type clean to run the clean utility (this will wipe all data on the SD card so make sure you saved a copy or backup of the card data).

    Step 6. Type create partition primary to create a new partition on the SD card.

    Step 7. Type select partition 1 (it should be the newly created partition on step 6).

    Step 8. Type active to make the partition active.

    Step 9. Type format fs=ntfs (or format fs=fat32)to format the partition to the desired file system.

    If you still having problems with this, I will be around to help you.

    Regards.
     
    MarvinStewart1, Jul 10, 2021
    #2
  3. Unable to format sd card

    Hi,

    There are many possible reasons why this issue is happening. To help resolve your concern, we'd like to ask the following questions below:

    • Are you using an SD card reader? If yes, have you tried using another card reader?
    • Have you tried formatting the SD card using another computer?
    In the meantime, we suggest running a hardware diagnostics while your SD card is connected to the computer and see if it helps. Follow the steps below:

    • Open Control Panel.
    • Type Troubleshooting in the search box, then select
      Troubleshooting
      from the search result.
    • Click Hardware and Sound.
    • Select Hardware and Devices to run a hardware diagnostics.

    We'll keep an eye out for your response.
     
    Martin Bar, Jul 10, 2021
    #3
  4. Mark Isi Win User

    Accidentally Formatted An SD Card, Need Help

    unable to format mini sd card

    Thanks for following up. Have you tried cleaning out your SD card via
    Disk Management
    ? The link here will provide you steps on how to utilize this tool to clear up your SD card. Also, try formatting
    your SD card to NTFS. Here's how:

    • Right click on your SD card and click Format.
    • From the file system drop down, choose NTFS and click
      Start
      .

    Let us know the outcome.
     
    Mark Isi, Jul 10, 2021
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