File recovery from damaged SD card

abc123456

Hi, I am not sure if anything can be done about this problem as all I can see on the net are solutions to corrupted cards, whereas my SD card has been physically damaged.

My puppy accidentally grabbed the card off the table where I had placed it momentarily. He has bitten into the card causing a small dent in the plastic casing on the other side of the flat metal pins.

When I put the card in my laptop SD card drive, it doesn't even register it being there. Nothing.

Is there anywhere it can be sent to have the photos on it recovered?

Any advice appreciated.

Browntoa

http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/how-to/storage/3481659/how-get-files-off-corrupt-sd-card/

but if its damaged then probably zero , may have broken the track to the metal pin

Strider590

The case needs to come off to check for damage, but if you dont know what your looking at, then it'd be pointless.

matttye

Re: your first problem.

I know that this won't help now, but it's worth backup your device and SD card once a week or so if you have important stuff on there you don't want to lose. You can backup in about half an hour and with most devices it's something you can just leave while you go and do other stuff.

Re: your second problem.

How much do you know about networking? Do you have your LAN setup using static IP addresses or do you allow the router to assign them using DHCP?

I've had similar issues in the past and it was down to IP address conflicts. I simply set up a reserved range in the DCHP settings and used a static IP address for my Xbox but allowed the router to assign everything else IP addresses using DHCP.

abc123456

Thank mattye, I do suspect it is a SSID problem, although I dont know a great deal about it, I will get into the hub and see if there are any conflicts.
I did get an answer on the BT forum, which more or less says what you do, so will give it a go. Thanks for that, appreciated.

abc123456

Hi again mattye....as per the first part of your reply above....the data on the card were photos that were just taken with a camera. My wife had removed it from the camera and had placed it on the table while she moved the PC, on which she was going to view it, towards her when the dod grabbed it and bit it. Good advice re always backing up stuff though (when you get a chance to !) :-)

Slithery

Your only option for recovery from a physically damaged SD card is to send it off to a data recovery expert.

This will be expensive.

matttye

Slithery wrote: »

Your only option for recovery from a physically damaged SD card is to send it off to a data recovery expert.

This will be expensive.

If it is simply the case that the card has become misshapen and can no longer be read as the contacts aren't connecting, then it is possible to fix that at home. Probably just needs straightening out.

Obviously before attempting any fix at home the OP needs to consider how important the data is. I wouldn't attempt a home fix if I wasn't willing to risk the loss of all the data.

stoatwblr

matttye wrote: »

Probably just needs straightening out.

Have you _tried_ to do this? I have the right kit for working on these devices and even I'd think twice about it.

Obviously before attempting any fix at home the OP needs to consider how important the data is. I wouldn't attempt a home fix if I wasn't willing to risk the loss of all the data.

Exactly. Unless the photos are utterly precious, write it off to a bad puppy.

SD cards and all other storage doodahs get lost or just "stop working" all the time. The best protection is to copy everything off them as soon as possible after you've been using them - and store _those_ copies on at least 2 different physical devices in different locations.

Data recovery places start charging at 800 quid and run up to 2500, with no guarantees, especially for memory cards. You may be lucky and it's "merely" a broken contact, or puppy may have cracked the memory chip at which point it's game over, no data.

matttye

stoatwblr wrote: »

Have you _tried_ to do this? I have the right kit for working on these devices and even I'd think twice about it.



Exactly. Unless the photos are utterly precious, write it off to a bad puppy.

SD cards and all other storage doodahs get lost or just "stop working" all the time. The best protection is to copy everything off them as soon as possible after you've been using them - and store _those_ copies on at least 2 different physical devices in different locations.

Data recovery places start charging at 800 quid and run up to 2500, with no guarantees, especially for memory cards. You may be lucky and it's "merely" a broken contact, or puppy may have cracked the memory chip at which point it's game over, no data.

Nope I haven't tried it. If the data wasn't massively important I'd give it a go rather than taking it to an expert, who, as you say, will charge hundreds.

abc123456

Thanks everyone, I `ll just put it down to a bad puppy ! The photos were`nt that precious.