MMC or better known as a Memory Card (Memory Card) or SD Card is one of the external storage media on your Smartphone, by using an SD Card we can store more files such as music, videos, photos, and so on. Seeing the rapid development of technology, I think SD Cards are rarely used anymore considering now many Smartphone Vendors that offer so much internal storage.
But sometimes we need an SD Card to anticipate losing files, what do you mean? We can save our important files on the SD Card, if one day something unexpected happens to our smartphone, for example bootlop, and so on. We will not feel panicked because all the important data is already in the SD Card . To Hard Reset our Smartphone, we don't need to bother to back it up first.
How to Fix an Unreadable SD Card
The name of the item is definitely no durable, So is our SD Card. The most common problems experienced by Smartphone Users on SD Cards are SD Cards that always ask for Format, SD Cards are unreadable, and many more. Before that, we must know first why what is the cause of our SD Card damaged?
- It has been moved too much. This is the main cause of damage to our SD Card. It could be when we move the SD Card from one device to another. The Yellow Plate is scratched.
- SD Card is dirty, Did you know that the Yellow Plate on the SD Card is dirty, that will cause the SD Card to not be read by your Smartphone.
- Affected by Viruses, Maybe this is rarely experienced by smartphone users, but not a few who have experienced problems like this.
- Save too many big files, This will cause the SD Card to work harder and this can also make the SD Card performance decreases.
- SD Card quality is not good, before you decide to buy an SD Card, it helps you know the quality of the SD Card from each vendor.
After we know the way, we can anticipate the damage of the SD Card by not moving the SD Card, Always routinely clean the yellow SD Card, and so on.
1. Eraser
You can clean the SD Card's Yellow Plate by using an eraser. Instead of you having to format your SD Card which is feared there is an important file inside, it's a good idea to try this first. Maybe your SD Card is dirty with dust, oil spills, and so on.
- Remove the problematic SD Card from your smartphone, after that you prepare a white eraser.
- Rub / clean the yellow slabs on the SD Card.
- Make sure you rub it clean, so that your SD Card can be read again.
- Finally you try to insert the SD Card into your Smartphone, if it remains unreadable you can try the second method.
2. Check Error
If the above method does not work, we recommend checking the SD Card Error using a Computer or Laptop.
- Connect the Smartphone to your computer using a USB cable.
- After connecting, you enter MTP (Media Transfer Mode) mode on your smartphone.
- Enter Windows Explorer, after that you enter My Computer, there you will see the drive from your SD Card (usually F or H)
- Right-click on your SD Card Drive.
- Then you select Tools, after that you select Error Checking, Wait until the process is complete.
- If you have please right-click on your SD Card Drive again then click Eject.
- Finally you check on your smartphone, has it been read or not? If we haven't used the next method.
3. Settings
If you decide to format your SD Card, you should first use this method.
- Connect your SD Card to the computer using the card reader /
- After connecting you click Properties.
- Pilih Tools > Folder Option > View > Show Hidden File And Folders.
- After that you uncheck the 'hide extensions for known file types'' and '' hide protected operating system file (recommended) ''.
- after that click Ok.
If you have tried all the above methods, maybe the only way to save your SD Card is formatting it. If you really don't want to lose the data, you can look for a backup tutorial on the SD Card.
