Secure Digital (SD) cards are extensively used in various host devices which includes digital cameras, camcorders, video game consoles, portable GPS systems etc. Being reliable and durable, they have become almost ubiquitous. On the downside, these cards, just like other memory cards, are not immune to corruption. Corruption can creep in an SD card without any prior notice. You only get to know that your card has got damaged when your saved data – pictures, videos and other files – become inaccessible. To counter such situations, you have no better option that an updated backup. However, if there is no backup available to fulfill the data recovery needs, don't be disappointed. With the advancement in technology, many new innovations in the field of SD card recovery have evolved.

Studies have put it forth that many instances of corruption occur when you don't use an SD card properly. Any negligence in handling an SD card can make you a victim of data loss. Though you cannot predict when an SD card stops working due to corruption, you can certainly eliminate the possibility of a card becoming corrupt. Awareness about the causes of corruption can help you keep the corruption scenarios at bay without a great deal of efforts. Here are some common reasons which are responsible for SD card corruption:

• Switching off the digital camera/camcorder/ or other host device, while the memory card is still inside it

• Removing the SD card from the card reader abruptly while you are transferring data to a computer

• Removing the SD card while its content are still open on a desktop or laptop

• Unexpected shutting down the host device

• Fallaciously formatting the SD card and other reasons

These utilities are proficient in tackling almost all possible causes of data loss, forget only corruption. Be it accidental deletion, or unintentional/intentional formatting or file system damage, or read/write errors, an SD card recovery software can recover lost data in a few minutes time.

These third-party utilities being read-only do not modify the original content, therefore can be blindly trusted upon. Moreover these SD card recovery tools incorporate simple graphical user interface and thus, can be easily used by a novice.