SD Card Data Recovery on Mac

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• Possible Reasons for SD Card Data Loss
• Software for SD Card Data Recovery on Mac
• Steps to Recover Data from SD Card on Mac
• Conclusion
• FAQs About SD Card Data Recovery on Mac

SD card storage media is very common in our home life or work. It can storage data for digital camera, mobile phone, DV, console etc. Any kind of data can be stored on a SD card including videos, pictures, audio, documents, games, etc. If you have lost data on your SD card due to deletion, formatting, virus infection or other reasons, you can find a data recovery tool to recover lost data from your SD card.

In this article we will discuss about SD card data recovery on Mac machines. For Mac users, it seems difficult to recover lost files from a SD card because that the OS X is complicated (at least more complicated than Windows operating system). Actually, it is not so difficult. In this article, we will offer easy solution for SD card file recovery on Mac. If you are planning to recover lost files from SD card on your Mac, just read on. You will get the right SD card data recovery solution.

Possible Reasons for SD Card Data Loss

While using SD card in daily work or life, some issues might happen and cause data loss. It's a good habit to back up data regularly or transfer files from SD card to another place for safe. However, accidental operations or unexpected issues would happen and you will suffer data loss on SD card. Here are some common reasons why users would lose files on SD card:

🖴 Format SD card by mistake. If you format an SD card accidentally, it will remove all the files on the SD card.

🗑️ Delete wrong files form SD card. If there are too many files on the SD card, it's usually happening to remove the wrong files when clearing the space on the SD card.

⚠️ File system of the SD card is damaged. If the file system of the SD card is damaged, the SD card will be not show up or cannot be accessed.

🗄 Partition lost on SD card. Partition on SD card would be due to file system or other issue, then the space will become unallocated and impossible to access the data on the SD card.

👾 Virus infection. Virus or malware would lead to the data inaccessible or missing on SD card.

💦 Water damaged. If the card is exposed to high humidity or comes into contact with water or coffee, it may result in damage or data loss.

🖥️ Unplug SD card from computer without ejecting. If the SD card was unplug suddenly from computer while it's in use, or put SD card out of device when transferring data, it would cause damage and loss to the data.

🪫 Power outage. If you suffer sudden power off on camera or other devices while using it, it would cause data loss on the SD card.

So, to avoid SD card damaged and data loss on SD card, it's necessary to handle and use SD card carefully. Also, back up data of SD card or transfer the important data to computer, hard drive, or cloud regularly. If data loss unfortunately happen for some unexpected reasons, you can read on and try to find a proper software for SD card data recovery on Mac.

Software for SD Card Data Recovery on Mac

For Windows users, it is very easy to find SD card data recovery software to recover lost data from SD card on PC. But for Mac users, it is not so lucky. Only a few tools out there can recover lost data from SD card under Mac OS. DoYourData provides reliable Mac SD card data recovery software - Do Your Data Recovery for Mac - to easily recover lost data from SD card under macOS.

Do Your Data Recovery for Mac is compatible with Mac OS X 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, 10.11 or later Mac OS version (including macOS 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.15, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, etc). It fully supports SD card data recovery on Mac in different cases. It can solve data loss issues in the following scenarios:

• Deleted file recovery on SD card. Do Your Data Recovery for Mac can quickly scan your SD card to find deleted files.
• Formatted file recovery. It can recover data after you format the SD card or when it asks "the device is not formatted, do you want to format it now?"
• Lost partition recovery. The partition on the SD card was deleted or lost due to issues, the software can scan the unallocated space to find the lost files on the card.
• Data recovery after virus attack. Virus infection or malware attack may cause data loss or SD card damaged, you can recover the data in such a case with the tool.
• Recover data from corrupted SD card. The file system of the card would be damaged and the card becomes inaccessible, the application can extract the files from the inaccessible or corrupted SD card.

No matter how you lose the files or the type of data you want to recover, this effective data recovery software can help you easily get back all the lost files on Mac. If you lost files from SD card in any situation, stop using the SD card to avoid further damage to the lost data, and then don't hesitate to try this software.

Steps to Recover Data from SD Card on Mac

Once data loss happen on SD card, download the Mac data recovery software and install it on You Mac. Also, connect your SD card to the Mac stably with a proper SD card reader or adapter. Then you can try to use the software to recover data from the SD card on Mac.

Do Your Data Recovery for Mac is very simple to use. The wizard-based interface allows you run the software with ease. It takes only three simple steps to recover lost data from SD card on Mac. Here are the detail instructions about how to use the software to get back lost data from SD card step by step.

Step 1: Choose the file types you want to recover.

Run Mac SD card data recovery software on Mac computer, then choose the file formats which you want to recover or recover all file formats on your SD card.

Step 2: Scan the SD card on Mac.

Click to choose the SD card, then click the Scan button to scan it to find all lost videos, photos, documents or other files. The software will deeply scan the SD card and ensure to find all possible files from the SD card.

Step 3: Preview and recover lost files from SD card.

After scanning, all the found files from the SD card will be list in the software. you can preview and check the found files to find the wanted files. Then select the wanted files and save them to a safe location.

📍 Note:
Before retrieving all your files from SD card, you should not write new data to your SD card in case that the lost data gets overwritten. So you'd better save the recoverable files on your Mac, not save them back to the same SD card. If you want to avoid data loss in the future, you should make backups of your files regularly.

Conclusion

It's necessary to handle and use SD card carefully to avoid damage to the card. Also, it's a essential to back up the SD card data on Mac regularly to protect the important data from being lost. After suffering data loss on SD card, don't further damage the lost data by stop using it or adding data to it. And ensure to choose the effective data recovery software - Do Your Data Recovery for Mac - to get back the lost files quickly on Mac.

FAQs About SD Card Data Recovery on Mac

1. Possible reasons that will cause data loss on SD card?

Several issues will cause data loss for SD cards. If you don't use the SD card properly, protect it carefully, or don't back up data regularly, the following factors will lead to data loss on SD card:

• Accidental deletion or formatting on SD card.
• File system corrupted, damaged, or lost on SD card.
• Virus or malware attack would deleted or damage data.
• Suddenly put out or unplug SD card from device.
• Drop, crush, water, or dust would do harm to data and SD card.

2. How to recover lost data from SD card on Mac?

To recover lost files from an SD card on Mac, the first thing is to find a reliable Mac data recovery software for Mac. Do Your Data Recovery for Mac is the best choice which can easily recover files from SD card with only a few steps:

• Download the software and install it on your Mac computer.
• Start the application and select file types you want to recover.
• Choose your SD card and click the Scan button.
• After the scan process is completed, you can check and preview the files.
• At last, choose all the wanted files and click Recover to save to computer or another place.

3. Precautions to keep SD card and data safe.

To keep your data safe and protect your SD card being damaged, ensure to use the SD card correctly and try the following measures:

• Transfer data from SD card to computer or cloud regularly in case of data loss.
• Handle the SD card softly and avoid drop or crush.
• Unplug the SD card from devices or computer after power off or eject it first.
• Do not expose the SD card to high temperature, high humidity or dusty environment.

4. Can I recover data from an unrecognized SD card on Mac?

If the SD card cannot be recognized on Mac in Disk Utility, it's not able to recover data with software. You can first change the card reader to have a try. If the issue persists, you may have to find a professional service to do the recovery manually.