Compete | How to Recover & Repair ADATA Memory Cards

Recovering deleted files from SD cards is not a difficult thing, and ADATA memory cards are no exception. If your ADATA memory card appears empty, has been formatted, or has accidentally deleted its contents, don't worry, we always have ways to recover data from ADATA memory cards.

This article will teach you to use data recovery tools like MyRecover to quickly recover deleted/lost data from ADATA memory cards. It will also help you display hidden ADATA memory card data and repair your corrupted ADATA memory card.

5 Causes for ADATA Memory Card Data Loss

Since ADATA memory cards are often used among digital cameras, camcorders, surveillance cameras, action cameras, laptops, and game consoles, ADATA memory card data loss can occur due to various hardware and software-related reasons.

Here are some common causes for losing data on an ADATA memory card:

• 🎉 Accidental Deletion: The most common cause of data loss is accidental deletion. Users may mistakenly delete files from ADATA memory cards without backing up essential data.
• 🧨 Formatting: Does formatting SD cards delete everything? Certainly, formatting the memory cards erases all its existing data. Quick Format or Full Format without backups can result in data loss.
• 🎊 File System Corruption: Corruption of the file system on the memory card can result in data loss, damage, or inaccessibility. This can happen due to abrupt removal, power loss, or incompatible devices.
• 🎆 Physical Damage: Physical damage to the memory card, such as bending, broken, or electrical damage, can result in data loss. Physical damage often requires professional recovery services like Geek Squad SD card recovery center.
• 🎇 Improper Ejection: Removing the memory card from the above-mentioned devices while it's in use can lead to data corruption or loss.

Part 1. Show Hidden Data from ADATA Memory Cards

Sometimes, your computer may be unable to access the data on the memory cards because its file attributes might have been set to hidden or read-only. In this case, you only need to unhide the files to recover the data. Please follow the simple steps below:

Step 1. Connect your ADATA memory card/SD card to your PC, and press Win + E to open File Explorer.

Step 2. Navigate to the ADATA memory card, click View > Options > View > Show hidden files, folders, and drives.

Step 3. Then, check if the data can reappear on your ADATA memory card or not.

Part 2. Recover Data from ADATA Memory Cards Effectively

Once the data from the ADATA memory card is deleted, you will not be able to try to retrieve the data from the Recycle Bin. Because there is no recycle bin for ADATA memory cards.

In such cases, the easiest and most effective way is to use powerful SD card recovery software like MyRecover to recover data from ADATA memory/SD card. MyRecover can help you recover your deleted or missing files from memory/SD cards in just a few clicks.

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• Support many brands of memory cards, like ADATA memory card, Verbatim memory card, SanDisk memory card, Toshiba memory card, and more.
• Support ADATA memory card product types (SD and Micro series). For example, it supports ADATA SDHC, SDXC, and SDUC cards.
• Recover 200+ formats from ADATA SD card: recover deleted Microsoft Word, Excel, PPT, PDF, PPTX, JPG, PNG, MP4, MOV, MP3, CDA, 7Z, ZIP, MSG, EML, and more.

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Steps to recover data from ADATA memory card

Step 1. Download and run MyRecover on your Windows. Connect the ADATA memory (SD) card to your computer. Hover the mouse over the SD card drive saved deleted files before, and click Scan.

Step 2. The software will scan your ADATA memory card automatically and thoroughly to locate all the found data on the selected drive. You can use the Search Box or the Filter feature to quickly locate the files you want.

Step 3. You will see a list of data that MyRecover found on ADATA memory card. Choose your desired files to recover and click Recover x files.

Step 4. Select a new location to save the recovered files and click Select Folder to confirm it.

• MyRecover currently offers a free version to recover data from ADATA memory cards, up to 500MB. Once exceeded, please upgrade to the advanced editions and subscribe to the Monthly/Yearly/Lifetime version.

Part 3. Repair Corrupted ADATA Memory Cards

After safely performing ADATA SD card recovery, are you still suffering from memory card corruption and want to repair the corrupted memory card to access it normally? Here are 3 simple fixes for you to consider.

Fix 1. Update Driver via Windows Device Manager

If there is something wrong with your ADATA memory card device driver or the ADATA memory card device driver is outdated, you need to fix the ADATA memory card in Windows Device Manager.

Step 1. Connect the ADATA memory card to your Windows, type “Device Manager” in the search bar on your PC, and open it.

Step 2. Locate your ADATA memory card, then right-click it, and select the "Update Driver" button.

Fix 2. Repair Drive via Built-in Check Tool

The file system of the storage drive on your computer helps you understand where and how files are saved. If the file system of your ADATA memory card goes wrong, the files will become inaccessible. Here, users can utilize the Check tool in Windows to check if there are any file system errors.

Step 1. Connect your ADATA memory card to the PC using a card reader.

Step 2. Tab on Win + E to start This PC. Locate and right-click on your ADATA memory card, and click Properties. Go to Tools on the upper side of this panel. Then click Check.

Step 3. If there are errors detected, a prompt will come out, click Repair drive. After that, your ADATA memory card will be successfully repaired.

Fix 3. Format ADATA Memory Card

Repair damaged ADATA SD card by formatting it. Formatting a drive with bad sectors helps mark it as unusable and prevent further damage.

But please note that formatting will completely delete your data. Please back up your valuable data before formatting. Here we recommend you to use the free and powerful Windows backup tool AOMEI Backupper Standard.

Here are the steps to format the ADATA memory card.

Step 1. Insert the ADATA memory card and connect your computer.

Step 2. Press Win + E to open the "File Explorer" on the computer and select the ADATA memory card.

Step 3. Right-click on the memory card and tap on the "Format" option. Choose the file system you want to use (FAT32 or exFAT).

Step 4. Check the box next to “Quick Format” and click "Start" to begin the formatting process.

After formatting, you can run the Windows Disk Check tool one more time to see if your ADATA memory/SD card has been fixed or not.

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Conclusion

You now know the quickest way to recover data from ADATA memory cards, also get the guide to display hidden memory card data from ADATA memory cards. With 3 useful fixes, fixing corrupted ADATA memory cards is also a simple thing.

By the way, powerful data recovery software MyRecover can not only recover data from ADATA storage devices but also support other devices such as Western Digital, Seagate, Toshiba, Dell, Acer, etc.

To prevent data loss from the source, it’s time for you to create regular file backups using Windows free backup software such as AOMEI Backupper. When data is lost, you will be able to recover files from the backup instantly.