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With smartphones carrying so much of our important data nowadays, any potential damage is a huge risk. We store all our contact numbers, our photos (frivolous and sentimental alike), even our documents on there. Despite the giant leaps made in smartphone design, our devices are still prone to damage, and if they sustain too much, they’ll stop working altogether. It is important to protect our data devices. A common mishap is dropping the handset into the toilet or a drink. This is easily done now, whether it slips from your hand or your pocket (the sleek, slippery cases most have now only exacerbates the problem).

So, if this happens to you, and your phone refuses to switch on at all, does this mean you have to accept all your data is gone from water damage? Not necessarily. You may be able to take steps to get your phone working again (even if it takes several days), and you may also be able to access all those files you feared gone forever.

Take advantage of storage software.

Most phones and their providers offer some kind of data backup by now. Devices running on Android or iOS now offer data storage, and can be set-up to sync with your online accounts – this means that each time you add a new photo or file to your phone, it’ll transfer over to your cloud memory. So, if you drop your phone in the toilet and can’t get it to work, you may be able to just jump onto your tablet, laptop, or desktop PC and access those pictures within seconds. Once you get your hands on a new phone, you can download these if you want to carry them with you everywhere again; alternatively, if you get your damaged phone running again, you can download them back onto it if they’ve vanished from your device storage. 

Check your SD card.

Don’t have your phone synced up to your online accounts? If you have photos and other vital data saved on your SD card or your Micro SD card, you may be able dry it out for SD recovery. While your first thought might be to blast it with a hairdryer for hours, you should avoid doing this. Instead, place it in a warm, dry place and leave it for a while – a few days, perhaps – and hook it up to your PC or other device able to read it. Hopefully, your files should still be accessible, allowing you to transfer them to this other device.

Smartphone Water Damage. Dry the handset.

If you have no online sync and no SD card, then you’re down to trying to revive the phone itself. Depending on the amount of water damage the handset absorbed, you may be able to save it. Again, avoid the hairdryer technique – instead, remove the backing and the battery, and place it in a bag of rice. Place this bag into a dry space – such as an airing cupboard – and leave for a few days to a week: the rice should absorb the water, and leave your phone in working order.

Now, try to switch the phone back on. Working? Chances are good that it’ll have recovered well enough for you to access your data. Therefore, now might be a good time to back it up.Above all, you may be able to connect it to your computer with a USB cable. If a success, you should be able to transfer your data to the computer, and perhaps store it in the cloud. For example, using Google Drive or emailing it to yourself.

If these methods offer no success, or if you’d prefer to let experts try first, contact a professional data recovery service. A reliable firm will assess the problem with an experienced eye. They’ll locate your data, to ensure all those important pictures and files are there when you need them.

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Broken SD card problems and the Wedding and Portrait Photographers International convention. Oddly enough, this hard working group of professionals often suffers from digital image meltdowns. Specifically those with a broken SD card or cracked microSD card. Therefore it’s a concern of great magnitude. A show not to miss, this (‘WPPI’ convention) held yearly in Las Vegas, Nevada. Being the owner of eProvided, I am fascinated talking with the attendees. I spent time with many wedding photographer professionals.

Broken SD Card Questions & Answers for Professional Photographers & End Users.

Repair a broken SD card? Firstly, don’t attempt repair, contact a file recovery service.

Do not attempt to repair cracked memory cards. You wake up one morning after a photo shoot. You thought something was off the night before. As a consequence, your photos from the wedding shoot are missing. Regrettably, you do not know what to do. In fact, you contact your colleague who has no solutions either. Now you realize, what will I tell my customer? No doubt you must be truthful. The first step must be the right step. You call your friend Katrina. Katrina advises you to contact a data recovery company immediately.

Broken SD card media? How one can read data?

Plugging in a damaged SD card or broken SD card could result in a few scenarios. For this reason, be careful not to make matters worse. SD card recovery options diminish when altering files. When you plug in the SD storage drive be sure all your photos are extracting. USB connected SD flash card readers can extract files even if issues are present. Look at the files transferred to your PC. Anything looking wrong? If anything is missing then SD card data recovery experts should be called. Arguably, not all SD card readers are equal. Shop for high-rated memory card readers. Research programs that allow one to make an image of an entire SD card. If you can make a byte to byte image then do so. In fact, this is the first step to preserving your data.

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Options photographers have in recovering damaged files on cracked SD cards?

You’re a Pro wedding photographer. All things considered, you need a backup plan. Photo shoots disappear with faulty equipment. eProvided doesn’t recommend SD card recovery software. File recovery software can make matters worse. If you overwrite your files by accident, SD card recovery isn’t possible. As a result, you may have no solution. Consequently, your photos might be deleted for good. Prevent all of this.

You need to protect your photos. In fact, contacting a professional SD photo recovery company is the best option. DIY types really could damage their data or photos forever. Now what? A microSD card recovery expert will handle the entire process.

Can a Corrupted SD card be recovered?

Broken SD Card Solutions for Photographers.

You have a corrupted SD, maybe SDXC or SDHC drive. MicroSD, microSDXC and microSDHC camera cards are all the same. The difference is speed to write files. SD card data recovery companies take the same exact approach. Any SD card that is broken is a standard SD card or a microSD card. One is much smaller, the microSD based storage drive. Furthermore, it is important to delicately handle any microSD card damage. SD cards are finicky. The keyword is micro. Micro is smaller, treat with extra care. An SD card recovery service company can recover photos and recover files. Broken SD card retrieval services are lifesavers. In conclusion, don’t give up.

Damage to an SD card, the causes?

SD card damage happens from force & bad workmanship. These are the two most common corruption causes. Strangely enough, they happen without warning. Most cases that arrive at eProvided are due to users bending and cracking the SD card. Be careful, do not apply force to the micro SD. Bad workmanship strikes at random. microSD cards can stop working for no reason. Accordingly, heat and water damage causes failure. Bending a microSD or SD card will damage the drive.

The type of damage occurring on microSD and SD cards?

SD card damage severity depends on each circumstance. On a microSD flash drive, the inner circuits are tiny. A broken micro SD card can have numerous shorted circuits. A bend on the SD card will break hairline sized traces in the circuit board. Scratches from blunt trauma will disconnect connectivity pads made of gold. By and large, microSD and SD cards suffer from misuse. Damaged data and lost files can be caused by user error. Corrupted data stems from files that are deleted by accident.

SD card data recovery experts agree. Arguably, corruption of files on SD flash drives are common. Furthermore, users must practice care to back up all thier data.

My broken SD card isn’t detected, can I recover my data?

The simple answer is yes. In addition, photographers need to contact the client and give them hope. It is important to keep the client abreast of any problems. By the same token keep yourself on top of the case. Data recovery companies like eProvided provide real-time updates on case progress. A professional photographer will find a professional file recovery company.

As a matter of fact, when an SD card is not detected eProvided will put the device in a lab. Using a microscope, broken solder joints are soldered back together. Do not try this at home. This is painfully complicated. No doubt, some try, almost all fail.

Can damaged microSD cards in Android smartphones be recovered the same as in an iPhone?

Of course. Damage from bent microSD cards is similar on Android and iPhone smart phones. Accordingly, the issue will be the same on both a microSD or SD card. Damages, bends, corruption, and cracks happen often on both. Android and iPhones have a microSD card slot. You plug in the storage device (micro SD) into this port. Consequently, smartphone ports become damaged. Actually taking time to carefully insert a microSD os microSDXC is quite important. Above all, don’t rush anything. Insert SD cards carefully & with care.

Smartphone data storage is your best friend. Spend some time cleaning your storage slots. Air cans will remove dust from ports. Regrettably, photographers fail to clean all points of contact on storage drives. By and large, it is important to manage your smartphone correctly. In addition, be sure to keep up with new and higher performance SD cards. SD cards become smashed when not handled properly.

Can experts recover lost data on broken SD card drives?

Sophisticated data recovery firms are your answer. You need an experienced team. File recovery companies have years of experience. Furthermore, years of drive use produce thousands of parts. File extraction is less complex when parts are available to temporarily bandage broken connections. Stay with a data recovery service with an extended background. At the same time be sure to research who does. Arguably the longer a data company exists the more successful they are.

One Consideration in choosing a microSD card. Chose higher Speed Classes.

Class Speed of microSD Cards and SD Cards.

This little circle to the left is important. The SD Card Speed Class indicates slowest writing performance. Also, it describes the write speed of streaming data. In addition, it explains how it saves HD video data at a higher rate of speed.

A broken SD card that’s not detected, with a higher class speed, more likely holds video files. This is important if you have multiple damaged cards. Many use the higher class speeds for shooting video. Yes, our SD card recovery team has many such cases.

Your SD card not detected, now what?

The moment your SD card is not recognized is the moment you stop in your tracks. Accordingly, now’s the time to contact a storage recovery specialist in recovering data. Do not mess with the device. If you are a professional photographer, take the next step properly. Strangely enough, most do not follow their own advice. Place the drive into a bubble wrap envelope. In addition place the card inside a static free baggie. From here, protect the drive. Do not place it near any heat or moisture. SD cards that are not detectable can be saved.

Recovery software does not recognize my device?

Do not attempt using file recovery programs. Many photographers actually make the problem worse. Furthermore, why bother getting deeper in the hole. At this point, preserve your lost photos. Your clients want the images of this special day. Don’t risk anything here. Recovery software won’t solve advanced failures. Micro SD card recovery services require hands-on work. As a result, you want to hire the pros. Contact one and ask questions. At the same time get answers. Above all make yourself comfortable.

My broken SD card has a lock or write protection. Does this matter if I try to recover data?

Your microSD card is locked, out of the blue. Consequently, the card is damaged. Accordingly, write protection is an option one can turn on and off. Read the manual that comes with the storage device. SD card data recovery is needed when a user can not switch the option back and forth. No doubt this shows card corruption has happened. Make sure you follow the manual guidance. Test the switch for write protection. Locate the lock on the left of the SD card. Next, check that the lock switch is facing upwards (the unlock state). At this point, you can’t delete files on a memory stick if locked.

Is it possible to fix my broken SD drive without formatting?

A broken SD card does not need formatting. In fact, never format a drive unless you are sure you want to delete data permanently. Presently proper methods to recover data from SD cards will not require formatting files. You can fix the problem by contacting a file recovery expert. Ultimately file recovery not the formatting of data is what you need.

There is a difference between a low-level format and a standard default format. Therefore it’s important, only if you want to delete files permanently to chose a low-level format. In addition, ask yourself, do I want to wipe this data out forever?

Default formatting options on devices vary by device. Some DSLR cameras have a low-level format as a default. Some smartphones have a default format option that is not a low-level format (LLF). Consequently, if you don’t know, find out before you start a format operation. So, what Is High-level Disk Formatting? It’s the method of writing a file system, partition label, cluster size and so on for a recently created partition or volume. A cracked or broken SD card might not have an option to format. Therefore, always use caution in any decision you make.

Can you repair a damaged microSD flash drive using the CMD option?

First things first. You have lost or damaged photos correct? Repair to a microSD is temporary. The CMD option on Windows rarely solves any problems with data loss. In fact, as an expert, I do not advise messing around with this. You do not want to rewrite data, scan and make changes to anything at this point. Moreover,  you, as a professional wedding photographer must stay above the fold. Preserve your photos. Do not make mistakes at this time. Consult with professional SD card recovery professionals.

SD card damaged Vs. cracked, what’s the difference?

Is Your SD Card Damaged or Cracked?

Everyone calls eProvided asking the chances at retrieving files. In particular is your microSD or SD card damaged? The difference between a crack and damage is important to understand. 1) Cracked micro SD or SD cards have a higher failure rate with data recovery. 2) The storage card is damaged. In this case, there are no signs of cracks, the success rate increases by 40%. If your SD card has bent but has no visual cracks, the same goes. A micro sd card broken in half does have a chance at document recovery.

Black epoxy plastic type shells surround each storage unit. Sometimes you might not notice the crack so look closely. If you notice a crack call a file recovery expert. Notice a bend? Your SD card is damaged. While plugged into your PC or Smartphone, if it’s not recognized you will need a file retrieval expert.

Understanding the key point. Generally, a damaged SD card experiences two important damage types.

1. Cracked, and Maybe Bent, Mangled, etc.
2. Not Cracked but Damaged, Bent or Corrupted.

Many sources, online, Best Buy, the manufacturer are not knowledgeable. Cracked microSD storage drives are recoverable. There are many variables. Above all, data retrieval experts at eProvided will get to the bottom of it.

My SD card broke in half, it’s cracked. What you can do.

MicroSD and SD cards do break in half. You only have one option now. Reach out to a photo recovery expert. Do not make the situation worse. Put the SD card carefully into a static free bag and place it in a bubble wrap mailer. At this point, this is the only option. Accordingly, contact your client and be honest. Tell them this will take at least a few weeks to a few months to solve. This allows the data recovery experts to have proper time to diagnose and solve the case. Finally, broken SD cards do have a chance at restoration. Arguably, you must follow this advice.

When the data recovery expert has the broken SD card in the lab they will attempt data dump extraction. Trial and error takes time. Recovering lost photos is not a simple task. The expert will attempt a clean dump of data sets from within the MicroSD or SD card. The file recovery professional will unscramble algorithms. In addition, they will then turn the dumps back into user data. Therefore the files will be the same state they were in before the damage took place.

Know when your SD card has damage.

When you plug in your microSD card into a card reader and download the data a few things may happen. 1) You find photos, you see a thumbnail but the image won’t open. 2) You see a thumbnail, the image is open, half the image is blurry. You see strange colored lines. 3) No drive letter appears when plugging the card into a card reader. 4) The drive shows up as a new drive letter but with an improper size. 5) The file names include strange non-traditional characters. 6) In addition, broken SD card drives will not transfer data.

All these symptoms point to the need for a professional SD card data recovery expert. Similarly, all these symptoms require the photographer to take great care to avoid further damages to the media.

Can I learn to fix my broken SD card by myself?

Damaged microSD cards with symptoms mentioned above are difficult to recover from. Accordingly, years of experience and specialized tools will get you started. eProvided file recovery is located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Questions about anything you read? Call us.

Author: Bruce Cullen, as written about in Popular Mechanics Magazine. Bruce regularly consults with NASA. eProvided recovered the SD card data for the famous Helios mission. Bruce recently consulted with NASA on the Future Mars Missions. The basis was to improve data storage techniques & recovery in case of disasters. eProvided, in business for over 18 years. Clients list: The White House, Army Chief Of Staff, FBI, Jet Propulsion Laboratories (NASA), US Special Agents and more. Toll-Free 1-866-857-5950.

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Help with SSD Drive Failure, NVMe, M.2 Disk Failures & Tips.

Here are some SSD tips for fast storage users around the globe.  SSD drive failure can happen at an inopportune time. After all, Solid State Drives (SSD drives) are a viable alternative to traditional hard disk drives. For one, SSD drives have no moving parts. In contrast, Solid State Drives provide fast, reliable, energy efficient and stable file storage.  However, disk drives can fail from time to time. Therefore, it’s helpful to know common problems with SSD drives.

Why would you want to invest your budget in a Solid State Drive? Because they are very fast. Lightning fast when set up as an SSD RAID 5 array. eProvided uses RAID 5 disk arrays to recover all lost SSD drive files. Speed and electricity consumption is key. Solid State Drives can fail unexpectedly. Therefore, have a backup strategy in case disaster strikes. eProvided SSD hard drive recovery a must-have file retrieval service for those in need. We offer competitive solutions.

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Recover SSD Data.

M.2 is Leading the Pack! As a result, the demand for M.2 Solid State Drives is increasing in 2020. Therefore, we will talk more about them.

M.2 SSD technology is most widely used in 2020. Likewise it is in huge demand. The speed of these SSD’s are impressive. They are designed to enable high performance data storage in tiny low power devices. The M.2 form factor was defined by PCI Special Interest Group. Wherefore, M.2 supports PCI Express (PCIe), Wi-Fi, Universal Serial Bus (USB) and Serial ATA (SATA).

Solid State Drive Form Factors.

• M.2 SSDs, are comparable to mSATA. Likewise, they are a bare circuit mini-board. Subsequently, there are both SATA and PCI-E variants. Usually 22 mm wide and 30 – 110 mm long. Also, extended size M.2 drives can encompass more NAND chips. Therefore, larger capacities than their shorter counterparts.
• NVMe, NVMe (non-volatile memory express) a host controller interface and data storage protocol manufactured to quicken the transfer of files on client systems and SSD’s, solid-state drives. This takes place over a PC’s lightning-speed (PCIE) Peripheral Component Interconnect Express bus system.
• A Solid State Module (SSM) resides in a Dual In-line Memory Module (DIMM). This form factor may use a standard HDD interface such as SATA.
• 2.5 SSD – Most affordable and most familiar is the 2.5″ SSD. They are widely used in desktop PC’s. Therefore, they have a lightweight shell.
• mSATA SSD, also known as Mini-SATA – These Solid State Disks are much smaller than the 2.5. mSATA takes advantage of “Advanced Technology Attachment” (ATA) commands to move and transfer data. mSATA based SSD drives are a bit smaller than a credit card.
• PCI-Express SSDs – These are most expensive, but offer the fastest transfers of data.

Solid State Drives come in many layouts. However, eProvided.Com recovers data from all SSD form factors.

SSD Drives Vs. HDD Drives? SSD Problems & SSD Data Recovery.

Hard drives were the traditional storage choice for desktops and laptops. HDD’s are essentially a platter made of metal with a magnetic coating. This magnetic coating stores all your files. Accordingly, they are accessed by a read/write arm as the disk spins. An SSD has a series of NAND flash memory chips. For instance, the wafers are connected via a controller chip. In short, the NAND wafers store your files. Doing so without any moving parts. When this technology becomes unrecognized or corrupted, data recovery on SSD storage drives is possible.

Read more about SSD drive failure by keeping up to date with our blog. Hence, stay tuned for more information to be posted soon.

Why did my Solid State Drive Fail? Common causes to an SSD not being recognized. SSD Drive Failure Insights.

SSD Drives do fail, often quite suddenly. Nevertheless, they are generally reliable. Click for SSD data recovery! There are a few causes that can cause Solid State Drive failure, with the most common being:

Physical faults with the SSD itself such as simple shoddy workmanship in the soldered parts, causing connections to break or become oxidized. Faulty components in the SSD itself can lead to NAND flash memory failures in the drive, causing it to malfunction.

eProvided & SSD Drive Problems, Issues and Data Recovery Options for SSD Drive Failure.

Data corruption within an SSD can cause the drive to fail. This leads to a loss of data.

Solid State Drive failures include bad sectors, damage from viruses, short circuits and corrupt data.

Corruption to an SSD, NVMe, PCIe from a heavy blow, water damage or even short circuits is common. In short, anything can go wrong with this technology. SSDs are robust. Unexpected impacts cause serious damage. Liquids on these drives are dangerous. Bad solder joints and non-lead solder technology is not perfect. eProvided knows the most common failures in SSD drives is solder joints and broken connections inside the SMB.

Have you seen the layers of a SSD drive board? See how complex these storage devices can be. In particular, they are comprised of many NAND wafers. See how NAND chips are created.

Firmware upgrades can fail. Eventually causing the drive to stop working. However, this is rare.

An SSD is a useful and powerful storage device. In short, they provide good capacity and quick access with quiet performance and good robustness. Should your SSD fail, experienced professional SSD recovery services can help in many cases, restoring your data with no loss. Of course, it’s always wise to keep backups … just in case.

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USB drive damage. Have a damaged USB stick? Run over by a car, the tip bent or your dog ate your USB flash drive. USB drives can become unrecognized by a PC. There are many ways in which USB drives break. Let’s talk about your chances at recovering your lost files from this disaster.

There are different types of USB drive damage that seem impossible to recover from. When mega-damage happens you still have a very good chance in getting your data back. So what is recoverable and what is not, let’s discuss it with eProvided.Com and the founder, Bruce Cullen.

NAND Flash Memory Types & USB Flash Drives.

When is Data Recovery Possible? On Average 98% of the Time.

In this section (when is data recovery possible?) we keep things simple:

Recovering USB Flash Storage Success Rates: Bruce Cullen, the founder of eProvided.Com states “Data recovery has a very high success rate with companies that have been developing such solutions for over a decade. Being a leader in advanced data recovery of USB flash drives, we are the secret arm for companies such as NASA and other data recovery firms throughout the globe.”

Common USB Drive Data Loss Cases Reported by eProvided.Com’s Founder.

Most consumers have no idea what’s involved with advanced data recovery on USB drives. It’s difficult to understand the severity level of your damaged USB drive. Understanding your chances at a successful recovery are important. Let’s discuss what type of damage is recoverable and what is not:

1. You bent the tip on your USB drive. NAND Flash memory chips are the single most important part of your USB drive. These chips store the actual hexadecimal code in which your data resides. If you kicked your USB flash drive by accident or knocked into it, bending the drive so much that it stops working you can still have your data recovered.
2. Running over a USB drive with a car, etc. eProvided deals with many cases like these as well. An automobile can severely damage a USB stick. The weight of the vehicle causes the drive to be crushed and can also tear the drive to pieces. It depends on the type of damage, we do recover files from USB drive damaged in these situations. So if you ran over your flash drive keep reading.
3. Car Accidents & Pulling G’s. USB Drives that reach speeds over 100 MPH. Yep you might not consider this one, but we do. Is your USB drive in a car that is involved in a serious car accident? Sadly, without getting into the specifics, we deal with these often. Any moving object inside a car during an accident will pull some serious G force. Cell phones and digital cameras hold flash storage drives such as microSD’s, SD cards, CompactFlash and even SSD drives. When storage devices start to fly they tend to land very hard. In fact NASA called eProvided again this week after 6 microSD cards experienced 1000 G’s after a test flight crashed. eProvided did recover mission data from the Helios mission that crashed into the Atlantic. This flash storage device was under salt water for over two months; the data was recovered. There is always hope.

USB Drive Damage, Common Corruption Scenarios.

1. USB Drive Stops Working for no Apparent Reason. You’re using your USB stick one day with no problem, the next day it’s dead as a door-nail. Usually due to bad workmanship, your External USB drive or a regular USB stick can cease to function with no warning. This is a hint, remember to back up all your data on any storage device.
2. USB Flash Drive Corruption. You’re using your USB stick to save your important tax files on the go. You notice that all of a sudden you get an error message: “Flash drive is not formatted, do you want to format it now?”, “Windows can’t format E”, “You need to format the disk in drive E: before you can use it” etc. At this point you do have a problem, but again, this is a case that has a high success rate with a professional data recovery company.
3. USB device not recognized. Unrecognized USB flash drives. One minute your device sees your storage, the next minute it does not. Sometimes you may see the device in Device Manager. Your USB shows the error icon, and says that windows could not fetch the device descriptor.  Afterwards the device disappears from device manager, only to reappear again at random.  You have disabled & re-enabled the USB device but there is no effect.

When Data Recovery is Not Possible.

A success at recovering your data in any situation is still very high, no matter what anyone tells you. Bruce Cullen states “Being in business 14+ years, we see it all. Success rates are still averaging about 98 percent.” Here we discuss cases that involve USB storage drives that will have a small chance at a recovery:

• The NAND Wafer has a Crack Through it: Notice the main image seen above on this blog post “NAND Flash Memory Types & USB Flash Drives”. At the bottom of this image you can see many different types of NAND Flash memory wafers. The NAND Flash chips shown on this image (bottom of image) are some of the more common looking types. Data recovery these days relies on NAND Flash, this is the single most important working piece of any storage device. When the NAND chip is still in good shape your chance at getting your data back is very very high.
• Where to find NAND Chips: This is the chip that stores all your data. The NAND Flash chips usually sit right inside your device. NAND wafers are connected (on the inside of your storage drive) to the board of your USB storage device. Built in NAND wafers comes in every storage device made today.
• Types of Devices that use NAND Flash Memory Chips: USB flash drives, cell phones, smartphones, SD cards, CompactFlash, microSD, external USB drive, microSDHC, Solid State Drives (SSD), microSDXC and more.
• Chance at Data Recovery Success when NAND Flash is Damaged: If these NAND Flash wafers are in pieces, have cracks or appear burned or severely damaged then the chances at having a success recovering your data drops to about 20%.

Understanding the breakdown of a USB storage drive is your key to moving forward with recovering lost data with eProvided.Com.

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Damaged, Broken or Cracked MicroSD Card Data Recovery.

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Smartphones, computers, cameras, SSD drives, tablets and all storage devices are shrinking. Thus, consumers take advantage of MicroSD’s larger storage capacities. Damaged microSD cards or non functional MicroSD cards are everywhere. In addition, broken or physically bent MicroSD cards are restorable. What’s the most common failures to a MicroSD? When a SD card becomes bent or damaged. Monolithic storage devices like Micro SD cards can become corrupted. Likewise, it doesn’t take brute force for monolithic storage to crack or break. Thus, lost files, data & photos become a problem. In the end, preventative planning will help.

With this in mind, having an SD card cracked or bent requires data recovery expert. Physical work on your broken SD card will save your data. Recover your files with a pro. A ‘software solution’ will not help your device. You need our help. Talk to us. We can help!

Micro SD Data Recovery, it’s Possible!

Companies will tell you, once a computer is unable to recognize your MicroSD card, recovery is not possible. This is NOT TRUE. eProvided has been working at this problem for years. Nevertheless, eProvided data recovery has developed cutting edge technology to perform pinouts on MicroSD cards. In addition, eProvided holds industry leading data recovery success rates. More about Micro SD data recovery here!

 Damaged MicroSD Cards & microSD Pinouts.

Pealing away at the plastic casing on a MicroSD exposes tiny circuits. Further, these circuits or fuses transport data within the MicroSD card. eProvided has developed the technology to “tie” into these circuits. To illustrate, we extract data sets and unscramble all hexadecimal code. In doing this, damaged data reconstructs itself into files and photos.

Granted this can be extremely time-consuming. Above all, eProvided is a one of a kind operation. eProvided has specialized abilities. eProvided attempts this procedure on all physically broken or damaged MicroSD cards! Have a bent microSD card? Damaged or water corrupted? You have the ability to recover lost files. In fact, these are common data loss issues. NAND flash chips are delicate. microSD cards become broken easily.

Avoid Data Loss. Be sure to Always Back Up your Data!

DAMAGED MICRO SD PINOUT – RECOVERY OF FILES.

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Pinout Patterns For Physically Broken MicroSD Card Recovery.

There are hundreds of circuit layouts inside Micro SD Cards. Each layout requires us to develop a new pin-out. In fact, proper data extraction requires this. This is extremely difficult. Once developed, a pinout is used on similar MicroSD’s. Physically damaged MicroSD cards aren’t the end of the road. Thus, your corrupted data will return. In short, eProvided has access to hundreds of pinout solutions. Hence, eProvided recovers lost photos when others can’t! Each month sees changes to the structure of Micro SD storage. In particular, patterns change. Recovery of broken SD cards from cracks and snaps is possible. In conclusion, call eProvided with questions. Toll Free 1.866.857.5950.

eProvided Solutions For MicroSD & Monolithic Data Recovery.

eProvided develops solutions for damaged MicroSD cards. Above all, data recovery for MicroSD cards and Monoliths is what we do. We’ll release more news in the future! Follow this blog to stay on top of current trends with damaged MicroSD cards. Data recovery on new monolithic devices is a top priority. In detail, we go to extremes to get inside your microSD card and extract the data. Thus, let eProvided know how we can help.

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You discover that you have a micro SD card broken in half. In short, you’ll want to dig deep into the mechanics of this article. Being expert data recovery experts, eProvided guides you throughout the process. In many cases, you have obtainable options & solutions to help with your damaged documents.

Have a micro SD Card Broken in Half?

Contact a File Recovery Professional if your Micro SD Card is bent or broken in half.

There are many ways a microSD memory card can cease to function. By and large, users discover cracks, chips, snaps and bends. SD cards suffer typically by bad workmanship or user caused errors. Firstly, these storage devices are not as strong as youmight  think. Accordingly, micro SD recovery company eProvided will discuss this herein. Now you know. You have solutions surrounding your situation.

What is a microSD made of? How are micro SD Cards Produced?

Memory chips used to make micro SD storage are composed primarily of silicon. Accordingly, silicon comes from sand. Ultimately the process of taking sand and creating silicon involves melting. Then, cutting, polishing and grinding creates a finished memory chip. Silicon is compressed and cut into integrated microcircuits. These NAND memory wafers are less than one 40th of an inch. They are pressed into integrated circuits using sophisticated machines. Furthermore, there are new breakthroughs each year. As of August of 2019 Sandisk has produced a 1TB microSD. The size of data a microSD can store grows each year.

What’s The Leading Cause for an SD Card Broken in Half?

In many cases these storage devices we call ‘micro SD’ break in half. Ultimately it’s the user handling the flash memory storage incorrectly. Many cases seen at eProvided start by accidentally inserting the SD card into the wrong type of slot. When inserting into any slot, if it does not enter smoothly, stop. In fact, users apply too much pressure inserting into the wrong slot. In addition, think, what might be happening? If it does not enter easily you probably have the wrong slot. Take a step back. In many cases, you will have an SD card broken in half.

What can a Photographers Do in Recovering Data from a Broken SD Card?

File retrieval options are available. Accordingly, a broken SD card recovery company can assist in handling any damage. For immediate questions in recovering your files and images call eProvided: 1-866-857-5950. You need to carefully package your microSD in bubble wrap and send it to eProvided. The turn around time can be less than 24 hours. In fact, eProvided customers are from all around the world. Costs are under $150. If they become more complicated eProvided will call you in advance after a 100% free evaluation.

Finding a micro SD card broken in half you sent us will first be checked under a microscope. Arguably photographers and experienced photo-shoot professionals tend to have the most problems. Photography professions tend to use many micro SD cards and SD cards. Having an SD card broken in half during a wedding shoot is common. In addition, it helps to have a description. Describing the color of the bride’s gown helps. Furthermore, were the photos taken outside, inside? eProvided sees mishaps often, mostly if there’s no organization of which cards are used and for which shoot. Explain to the expert you call what was lost. Photographers must keep track of which card stores which particular photo shoot.

Broken SD Cards Unrecognized by Card Readers.

You plug in your microSD memory stick and nothing happens. Alternatively, your card reader does not recognize your SD memory. Be very careful. You might be using the wrong type of card reader. If you force the micro SD card it might break in pieces. All things considered, there are many card reader manufacturers. Each card reader is different. In addition, card readers have numerous slots for reading memory sticks. Read the insert that came with your product. It is usually inside the box on any new product.

Accordingly, notice which slot opening is which. You should have a microSD slot. In many cases, you will also have a standard SD slot. You might also find a CompactFlash slot. Be sure you know what is what. Do not use the wrong slot. For this reason, read the pamphlet. Some slots are large, some are small. A micro sd card broken in half will result if forcing it in a slot too tiny.

microSD Card Corruption & Suddenly Unrecognized Media Cards.

Have a micro SD card that’s corrupted out of nowhere? Ultimately, SD memory cards and micro SD storage drives fail. This can happen at any time. You might be in the middle of a photo-shoot or saving your files after a gig at a wedding.

A broken SD card is terrifying for any professional. Arguably, engineers have to be savvy. Engineers walk a fine line. They have to appear like a psychologist and file recovery expert. It’s no laughing matter. In addition, during the initial phone call, being a good listener will benefit both parties. Once corruption inside of a microSD takes place, the user must immediately stop messing with the card. Thus, any tampering at this point can cause much more damage. A cracked micro SD card can be the result. Call a professional file recovery company.

micro SD Card Broken in Half. Cracks Vs. Bends.

Is Your micro sd card broken in half?

Here we have a microSD adapter. You insert a micro SD inside a standard SD shell. Thus, allowing for a standard SD card slot to read a micro SD card. Do not force the smaller of the two inside the adapter. Users get confused and plug the smaller microSD inside incorrectly. At this point, they also insert the combination of the two incorrectly inside a camera. In fact, they might improperly insert it into a card reader. By and large everything at this point’s wrong. You could have an SD card broken in half doing this haphazardly. microSD cracks ruin your data. Bends can dislocate hair wide traces inside the motherboard. As a result, bends in a micro SD card have a better chance at success if they become broken.

Accordingly, cracks caused by accidental misuse can be more damaging. Cracks destroy the silica inside a microSD card. Depending on where the silica crack takes place is important. Only a professional with a microscope can determine the severity of a cracked micro SD card. Avoid a micro sd card broken in half. You will want to get your SD card to a professional ASAP. Need your cracked micro SD card analyzed? eProvided has a form to begin microSD file retrieval service. See link at top of page to begin. It takes only 1 minute or less to fill out. Data recovery company eProvided has a 100% free analysis. This free analysis takes place with every case received.

The Popular micro SD Card Mishaps that Cause Cracks or Broken microSD Connections.

Each day professionals take millions of new photos on SD cards. Ultimately it is user error that creates damaged micro SD cards to fail. When eProvided has a new case arrive, we first put it under a microscope. This is the only way to see where the crack or bend has taken place. At the same time, many cracks happen on the surface. Furthermore, a crack can be between the board and the epoxy top layer. If the shell separates from the NAND chip on the microSD eProvided can bypass the trace.

All things considered, each case if completely different. As a result, it’s almost impossible to guess costs or the likelihood of a success rate. You don’t want your micro SD card broken in half. For this reason, a broken micro SD card must be in a lab environment to discover damage severity. Broken SD card photos or files have to be recovered. Engineers are not successful with every single case. As a consequence, we take special care in each case received. A memory card broken in half can store crucial data.

eProvided has recovered files for NASA’s Helios mission. Talk about stress. In many cases, we might be under more pressure than you. eProvided understands how important your files are. eProvided, now in business for over 20 years. We strongly believe, like you that your files must be retrieved. In fact, take a look around our site for our success stories. You can also look up on Google “eProvided NASA”.

microSD Cards & Smartphones. Broken SD Card Recovery. Android & IOS Cellphone Platforms.

Let’s discuss the Android and IOS platforms. Apple’s iPhone, etc. microSD problems with lost data and photos also take place on smartphones. Ultimately, just about everyone has tossed out their landlines. Less tech-savvy folks don’t know a microSD card resides inside their smartphone. Ultimately, when a bump in the night takes place they have no idea people like eProvided exist. For this reason, I hope many you share this story. When you suffer from lost or corrupted text files or even voice recordings. eProvided has you covered. Your smartphone stores photos, text files, music and contact lists in an address book. Corruption of any kind can render your cell phone useless. Much of the time a micro SD card broken in half is the culprit.

Expert Witness Data Recovery Court Cases.

Many cases received at eProvided deal with court cases. Damaged or broken cellphones by a girlfriend or X are common. eProvided handles expert witness testimony. Cracked mircoSD cards stay a primary problem for consumers.

If you have a broken SD card you might not realize it is the cause of the smartphone failure. A memory card broken in half has a chance of recovery. Smartphones have small components. These components are not as small as the inner guts of a microSD. All things considered, it is close enough in size. If your phone fails, take out the micro SD located inside. Above, an image for the less tech-savvy to locate it. This is just one example. Some smartphones need the case removed, then slide out the micro SD card.

Is DIY micro SD Photo and File Recovery Advised?

Most data recovery experts will agree. All things considered, do not attempt to recover your files on such tiny storage devices. At this point, your chances of making matters worse are now. As a result, your best option is to contact a professional file recovery service. Having an SD card broken in half or bent leaves zero options for a do it yourself type (DIY). Chances at recovering lost documents, music, etc. are somewhat decent. Just be sure you immediately contact a pro when your SD card has damage. Arguably, your chance at destroying everything you need increases when trying it at home.

My micro SD Card Gets Hot.

If your SD card overheats or is hot to the touch, stop using it ASAP. In addition, take the card out, put it in a protected shell and call a professional. You don’t want a micro sd card broken in half. If you keep trying to get it working it will get more damaged. At this point, the tiny hair wide wiring inside the microSD card is severed. You are also experiencing tiny damaged fuses. In fact, the size of the damage on a fuse could be as wide as one half a human hair.

Keep in mind, memory storage drives like this can be 512GB. Therefore, if you used up all your space and the files are important, you have a ton to lose. Be sure to backup all your files regularly. If you have a micro SD broken in half, you will feel much frustration.

Backup Your Data!

There are plenty of 4TB external drives today for Under $150.00. Get one, be sure all your important photos and files remain backed up on a 2nd drive. In many cases, you will feel like a hero if you did this. Be sure to look for a USB 3.0 or USB 3.1 backup drive to save your files. These drives save ten times faster. Be sure you have a USB 3.0 port on the machine to connect your new drive to.

Newer machines, build after 2014 usually have this port. In addition, a 512GB microSD card might not work inside an older smartphone. Call your support line for specs on your device. Ultimately you won’t buy something you don’t need.

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The brand new silicon-oxide based type of memory chips are faster than standard flash memory. Digital photo recovery and digital picture recovery serviced on these storage drives. If your data disappears and becomes damaged you’ll need a solution fast.

Digital Picture Recovery.

eProvided now at the forefront of new technological developments within the digital photo recovery world. eProvided works daily with USB flash drive recovery hardware technology. Digital picture recovery and USB data recovery services have an important meaning for some. Digital photo recovery options can be a huge asset when data has been lost.

SORR (Silicon-Oxide-Resistive-Ram).

There is a brand-new type of a memory chip to consider called SORR (Silicon-Oxide-Resistive-Ram). Unlike the USB flash drive recovery method that works with flash memory, the new chip currently being developed has rumored to perform much faster and uses much less power when compared to a flash chip. That said, any type of digital picture recovery service will need revision and upgraded in order to perform proper attempt at data retrieval. USB drive recovery options continuously discussed when dealing with a company which manages data loss. Data recovery services, targeting more directly, digital photo recovery solutions, can be a life saver for anyone.

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Digital Image Recording Devices.

There has been an increase in the need for digital photo recovery due to the easy availability of digital image recording devices such as DSLR cameras and smart phones. As USB flash drive recovery required with thumb drives, many need to know that digital picture recovery might require for memory cards as most camera cards aren’t built to last. Camera cards requiring digital photo recovery are recoverable using NAND recovery. USB flash drive recovery can also benefit from this type of a recovery technique.

NAND Flash & Digital Picture Recovery.

NAND Recovery focuses on dumping data and pictures directly from a flash memory. Utilizing NAND recovery allows for easy digital image recovery. Even severely damaged thumb drives that require USB flash drive recovery are recoverable with NAND flash recovery. Digital images from any storage device using NAND flash technology is retrievable.

NAND Flash Read/Write.

With digital photo recovery, can NAND Flash compete with this new type of silicon-oxide-based memory chip? The short answer is no. The new chip is around a hundred times faster than flash memory. This allows for faster read/write speeds with USB flash drive recovery. With this new technology, digital photo recovery its faster when compared to digital picture recovery on NAND Flash.

Even on the new memory chips, the need for USB flash drive recovery and data recovery services such as digital photo recovery and the highly efficient digital photo recovery are still required. When you are in need of digital image recovery; contact eProvided. USB flash drive recovery is also possible with eProvided. Remember, with NAND flash recovery techniques, most camera cards can be recovered with digital photo recovery. eProvided is taking on data recovery partners now.

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So you’ve damaged your media card or other storage medium. Now what? Junk it? Is that the only option? You might be surprised to discover that a damaged storage device isn’t just worthy of the dump.

One Geek’s Trash Is Another’s Treasure.

It’s true! Just because a portable storage device, no matter what size, is nonfunctional. You don’t necessarily need to drop it in the trashcan and feel like you just lost a monetary investment due to poor handling or an unforeseen accident. Instead, you can try one of these five frugal ideas below.

1. Recycle. It’s the environmental friendly choice! Believe it or not, you can recycle an old or damaged storage medium. For example, a Network Assisted Storage device (or NAS) usually consists of a housing with several internal slots for hard drives. You could repurpose the housing to store drives that contain your backups. Your local computer repair shops might have other recycle ideas, too. Recycling flash memory products, a smart choice.
   

   Erasing your Hard Drive Completely.

2. Sell them for parts. Yes, one geek’s trash is another geek’s treasure! Some people will buy parts from damaged storage drives for various reasons. You might inquire with local computer repair shops to gauge their interest. You can also post the parts online. Some people successfully auction storage drive parts via eBay. Selling parts can actually prove lucrative, particularly if the drive is older or no longer manufactured. People seeking to repair their device will pay well for the parts they need to execute repairs.
3. Look into repairing them. If we’re talking about your all-time favorite media card or storage device, you might consider looking into repairing them. If the damage is not too extensive, an experienced hard drive repair service might be able to repair the device to working order. Sometimes it’s a long shot, but if you’re attached to the device, it’s worth a try.
4. Donate them. If your local college, university, or technical school offers computer repair or data recovery classes, you might be able to donate you damaged device(s) and count the donation as a tax credit. This is really a win-win scenario. Just make sure that if anyone will be attempting to recovery information off the device that the information isn’t confidential or otherwise sensitive. You can even strip the device(s) down to spare parts and donate the parts. Hands-on academic classes will likely have use of such parts for training the next generation of device repair professionals.
5. Use them for training purposes. It sounds a little odd, but some companies do it. If your company uses a lot of portable devices from flash drives, cell phones, to SD or MicroSD cards, you can use damaged ones to train employees regarding the dangers of improper handling. Some companies have found that visual demonstrations depicting how easy it is to damage a device can prevent common office and travel accidents from happening. It’s a good way to repurpose damaged devices while promoting better habits amongst employers. Some common scenarios include: forgetting to use a protective travel case, dropping a device, spilling water on a device, leaving a device in an extremely hot or cold climate for an extended period, and kicking, hitting, or otherwise impacting a storage device and causing both port and device damage. eProvided most commonly recovers files from broken USB flash drives with bent tips.

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The next time a media card or portable storage medium meets and untimely demise don’t look at it as mere trash. It can be a rare opportunity to recycle, make a little cash, conduct a repair, donate a needed medium, and even perform some very memorable office training designed to prevent bad handling habits from creeping in. That little piece of trash is really an invaluable treasure if you just get a little creative and try some new ideas.

This article explains a number of simple techniques for permanently and securely removing confidential data from old drives. And, it’s necessary before recycling or disposing them. In short, erase your hard drive properly.

Erase Your Hard Drive.

Merely deleting your files is never sufficient. In addition, neither is throwing away your hard drive. Improperly disposing a disk drive could lead to exposing your data to hackers, thieves. In fact, your competitors love to have such data.

Erasing your Hard Drive Completely.

Before you throw out your old hard drive or plan to sell it do this. You can still donate or give your computer away afterwards. Thus, you will need to erase your hard drive completely! Simply deleting files and formatting hard drives are not a permanent solution. Why not? Any formatted or trashed hard drive is a data bank for data thieves and hackers. Therefore, erasing the entire data system on your hard drive and formatting it is not enough. Read about this Cybersecurity problem from The Washington Post.

Erase Social Security Numbers from Hard Drives.

When you delete data from your hard drive, it’s not actually erased until you write a new data set of ones and zeros (1, 0) over that same exact space. Therefore, until this takes place all your data remains. One should make sure the data in the hard drive is unquestionably erased. In addition, wipe the vital files, your social security numbers, credit cards, passwords, financials, medical, business negotiations, and other sensitive statistics to protect your data.

In practice, these are two of the most common ways to erase your hard drive completely.

First destroy the hard drive entirely.

Destroy the hard drive. This doesn’t erase all the data, but it does makes it unreadable. Use any method you want and destroy all the platters inside the drive. In addition, be sure to crush all platters into pieces so they’re destroyed entirely.

Second, hard drive formatting & nuking.

Disc scrubbing/wiping is far more secure than just reformatting. The term disk wiping is not only used for hard drives, but for any storage devices.
Free programs like “Darick’s Boot and Nuke” create a bootable drive that automatically erases any drive it can access. Therefore, it’s a secure method of ensuring that the data on your hard disc and storage devices are irrecoverably deleted before recycling or donating. This process of disk wiping will actually overwrite your entire hard drive with data, several times. These applications will overwrite the master boot record, partition table, and every sector. In essence, keep a note of what you have backed up. Consequently, keep a note of files needing back up.

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Data is always precious, whether a single document, presentation or a group of birthday shots. With the introduction of USB thumb drives, transferring data from one device to another is simple. But what happens if you were to format your thumb drive accidentally? Here is how you can recover data from formatted USB thumb drives.

All of your precious data stored on this USB thumb drive becomes lost. Now, the problem becomes severe. If you don’t have a backup of all your data that’s stored on the USB thumb drive, you’re in trouble. If you find yourself is such a situation, the first question that comes to mind would be “Is it possible to recover data from my formatted USB thumb drive or is it lost forever?”.  The good news is that you can recover data from formatted USB thumb drives. You must be extremely careful while handling such a situation.

Formatted USB Thumb Drive.

Recovering lost data from USB Based Thumb Drives.

Once you realize that the files in your USB thumb drive becomes formatted, corrupted or lost, the first thing that you need to do is to stop using the device. It is quite natural to have a feeling of loss or guilt, when your USB thumb drive’s formatted by accident. You might feel like connecting the USB thumb drive to your computer to check it again and again to see if your files were found. But, this could make the situation worse. You might ruin the chances of recovering your data. Meaning your data will lose itself forever. More here, on our thumb drive recovery page.

Recover Data from Formatted USB Thumb Drives. eProvided Explains.

The fact is that the files are not fully deleted from your USB thumb drive when you format it. The space, where your files were stored, becomes marked as empty space when you format the drive so your data might still be right there on the thumb drive. But, if those files converge overwritten by new data, then it would be really difficult and almost impossible to recover data from the USB thumb drive. So, try to prevent yourself from using your USB thumb drive in this condition. You should never try to save any new files to your formatted USB thumb drive before the data recovery process.

Tools a Non Professional Can Use for Formatted USB Thumb Drives?

If you are looking for a solution to recover data from a formatted USB thumb drive on the World Wide Web (Internet), you could see a huge list of data recovery software applications. There are not so many effective data recovery software tools available. Some could potentially help you to recover the lost data from your formatted USB thumb drive. Your files could be documents, photos, videos, audio files or any other files format that contains your precious data. Most of today’s data recovery software applications have an easy-to-use interface that you can run on your own and attempt data recovery. To make it clearer, you need to be a tech-savvy individual to properly use data recovery software. Completing a data recovery case from a formatted USB thumb drive is not impossible. But be careful, assume you just may cause further data corruption. But, you have to be wise enough to choose a very reliable USB data recovery software and also confident enough to use the software on your own.

If you are unable to recover data using reliable data recovery software on your own, then you always have the option of recovering your data by getting help from the specialists. Also, if you could not recover your data from the formatted USB thumb drive even with the help of reliable data recovery software, then the best option would be seeking the help of a professional USB data recovery team. Get in touch with a specialized data recovery team immediately. For more Info on Professional USB data recovery, please give us a call!

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