How to remove a phone's memory card. How to turn a MicroSD card into internal memory

Having problems on your Android phone or any other with a memory card? Can't read data from it or your Android phone/tablet doesn't detect it?

You can repair a damaged micro sd card if it is damaged using a computer, check it for errors or completely reformat it.

In general, the fact that the SD card is not readable is not something unusual. If you have a lot of data stored on it and you use it extensively on your phone, there is always a chance that you might have a problem reading the content.

But this does not mean that the card should be thrown away immediately. There is always a chance to restore the SD card.

Sometimes the solution may be to check the file system for errors in saved files, repair bad sectors, format the card, or completely delete the partition (card structure) and re-create it. Below we will look at all these solutions.

How can I restore the functionality of an external SD card?

To fix a damaged SD card you will need:

computer or laptop running Windows;
any way to connect an SD card directly to a computer.

You can connect it to your computer using an adapter - if not, you can buy a USB card reader.

Method one - repairing a damaged file system CHKDSK

If your device says sd card is damaged, here's what you can do. The first and easiest way is to use the Windows recovery tool. system disk, that is, CHDSK.

This tool is from Microsoft and is only available on Windows computers. CHKDSK does this without deleting any files, so you won't lose any card data.

First, connect the SD card directly to your computer or laptop and launch “My Computer” or “This PC” (Windows 8 and later).

In the list of drives, find the included SD card and note which drive letter it was assigned to. For the purposes of this guide, let's assume the card was assigned the letter "D".

Press the Windows + R key combination to bring up the Windows Startup window. In the Run window, enter the following command to enable the command prompt: CMD.

A new command prompt window will appear. Now you must enter the appropriate command that will scan the memory card and fix the errors on it. The command looks like this: chkdsk D: /f

Of course, instead of "D:", write your drive letter (don't forget the colon). Press the "Enter" button to start scanning.

After scanning, you can check your memory drive and see if everything is working.

Method two - formatting a damaged SD card

The second way to fix a damaged SD card is to format it by deleting all data. This option can help if CHKDSK failed to check and you are still having problems (for example, errors reading individual files).

Of course, you will lose all your data, but chances are that formatting will fix the card.

To do this, connect the drive to your computer, and then call up “My Computer” or “This Computer.” In the list of drives, find the connected SD card and right-click it.

Select Format from the context menu. A new format window will appear for the specified drive (SD card in this case).

Click the "Default Allocation Size" button and make sure "FAT32" is selected as the file system.

You can format with the “Quick Format” option selected, but to get more accurate results I recommend that you uncheck this box - formatting will take much longer, but is done more carefully, which can help solve problems with the card.

After formatting, reinsert the card into your smartphone, tablet, digital camera, or whatever device you are using and make sure the card is working properly.

Method three - completely delete all partitions and re-create them again

An SD card is no different from a regular disk - it can have one or more partitions. By default there is always only one section.

You can format the card in such a way as to completely remove the partition and leave it unallocated.

It is called low level formatting. Please note that this will also permanently delete all data on the memory card.

After formatting, you can create a new partition. This often helps when the memory card appears as "RAW" after connecting and does not show any partitions that can be accessed.

For this formatting, you can use a program called “HDD Low Level Format Tool”. You can download it below.

Connect the drive to your computer, and then run the Hard Drive Low Level Tool.

You'll see a list of all your drives on your computer, including your connected external drive. Find your SD card in the list and select it.

Make sure you choose correctly. Once selected, click Continue and go to the Format this device tab.

The card will be completely formatted and all partitions will be deleted. This will now be a clean, undistributed surface.

That's not all - the card is in such a state that it will be useless. Now go to the Start menu and find the Windows Administrative Tools folder and select Computer Management.

A new window will appear. In it, select “Disk Management”. A new window will appear displaying all drives, both internal and external, connected via USB.

Find your drive, the surface of which is displayed in black. Right-click on the black unallocated area and select New Simple Volume.

You will see a wizard that will guide you step by step through the process of creating a partition. You don't need to change anything, just click Next. Pay attention to the File System field and make sure that FAT32 is selected instead of NTFS.

Confirm the creation of the new partition. Your micro SD card will now appear in the My Computer window with a drive letter automatically assigned. You can disconnect it from your computer and connect it to your phone or tablet. Good luck.

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Removing the memory card incorrectly may damage the files recorded on it. There is a certain sequence of actions that allow you to correctly disconnect the flash drive from the computer.

You will need

Computer, flash card.

Instructions

If when you remove a flash drive from your computer you simply pull it out of the USB port, you are making a serious mistake. At first, you may not notice any negative consequences, but if you systematically remove the flash drive from the PC in this way, you will observe the loss of files recorded on the device, as well as incorrect handling of them.

To avoid damaging documents recorded on the flash card, it must be removed properly.

Before you remove the flash drive from the USB port, make sure that none of the files written to the device are being used by the system. If you are listening to music from a flash drive, close the player; if you are working on certain files, quit applications that use the resources of the flash card. However, do not rush to remove the flash drive immediately after you stop working with all files and applications. During its activity, the flash card creates certain processes that cannot be terminated by closing any program window. Their correct completion and subsequent removal of the flash drive must be performed as follows.

Find the device shortcut on the taskbar, which should be located next to the time display window. Right-click on the shortcut and wait for the menu to appear. In the window that opens, click on the “Remove device” item. After waiting for a notification that the flash card can be removed from the computer, you can safely remove it from the USB port. By removing a flash drive in this way, you save its working life significantly longer than by simply disconnecting the card from the PC.

Tip added on May 27, 2011 Tip 2: How to remove a memory card A memory card, or flash card, disk drive is a storage medium for a set volume (from 32 MB to 64 GB and above). There are different memory cards for phones, cameras, computers and other electronics and equipment. In each case, you can remove the memory card using one of the proposed algorithms.

Instructions

To remove the memory card from the camera, turn the camera off. Then open the latch that protects the card and batteries from external influences and falling out. The lower side edge will be visible from the map. Press on it, the card will pop out of its place.

To remove the memory card from the phone, you need to turn it off again. After this, open the back panel covering the battery and remove it too. The memory card will lie flat, pry it up and pull it out.

You can remove the memory card from the computer by first disabling it on the computer in the panel at the bottom of the desktop. Find the removable device icon, right-click, then select “Disconnect” from the menu. Wait for the message that the device is disconnected and remove the card from the USB port.

How to remove a memory card - printable version

Some Android devices have slots for memory cards (usually microSD format). If your device supports SD cards, you can:

increase memory capacity;
use the card for some functions and applications.

To find out if your device has an SD card slot, visit the manufacturer's website.

Note. Some of these steps can only be performed on devices running Android 6.0 and later.

How to install an SD card

Step 1: Insert the SD card.

Check where the SD card slot is located.
Turn off your phone.
Remove the SD card tray or remove the back cover of the device (depending on the model). If necessary, lift the tab that holds the card.
Place the SD card in the slot. If you raised the retaining tab, lower it.
Reinstall the SD card tray or back cover of the device.

Step 2: Turn on the SD card.

Wait for the SD card notification to appear.
Click Tune.
Select desired type storages.
- Removable storage:
  You can transfer the card to another device along with all your files (such as photos and music). Applications cannot be moved to a removable drive.
- Inner memory:
  The card can store apps and data only for that device. If you move it to another device, all data on it will be deleted.
Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your SD card.
When finished, click Ready.

How to use an SD card

How to move apps to SD card

If you have connected the card as internal storage, you can transfer applications to it.

Note. Not all applications can be transferred to an SD card.

How to move files to SD card

If you have installed an SD card as a removable storage device, you can transfer various files to it, such as music and photos. After that, they can be deleted from the device’s internal memory.

Step 1: Copy files to SD card.

Step 2: Delete files from your internal storage.

You can view the contents of the SD card and see how much space is left.

When the SD card is used as internal storage

When the SD card is used as a removable storage device

Swipe down from the top of the screen to open the notification panel.
Under the SD card notification, tap Open.

Let's look at two ways to safely remove memory cards (microSD and the like), commonly referred to as “flash drives”. Nothing complicated, information for complete beginners.

The first way to safely remove a microSD flash drive from a tablet is through the system settings. To do this, go to the “Memory” section in the settings.

Graphs will open with information about free and occupied space in the internal memory of the tablet and on the flash drive. Scroll to the very bottom and select “Remove SD card”.

After clicking, you will receive a notification that some applications may stop working. This is due to the fact that applications often load some of their data onto the memory card in order to take up less free space in the device memory. Agree to the warning by clicking “Ok”.

It will take a few seconds before the card is unmounted. The tablet will disable running applications that take files for their work from the flash drive, and then notify you that the flash drive can be removed.

Second way. There are times when for some reason the tablet does not have an item responsible for safely removing the flash drive. This is no big deal since you can simply turn off the tablet using the power button, after which the flash drive can be safely removed. By the way, sometimes there are cases when a flash drive cannot be unmounted using the standard method for a very long time. There is no need to freak out and take out the flash drive - there are sad cases of data loss. So it’s better in this case to either wait, or turn off the tablet if you’re tired of waiting, and then remove the flash drive.

At the moment, there are already many various models- both phones and cameras supported by SD cards. And these same memory cards are the main data storage and means of recording video and photo documents. Almost any device, including microSD, is not immune to all kinds of failures and errors. Therefore, most manufacturers recommend removing the memory card only when the device is turned off, and inserting it in the same way.

Still, many users ignore this rule and, as punishment, receive either damaged memory cards or completely burnt ones. But problems with the memory card arise not only for this reason. Sometimes, damage may occur during complete discharge phone, while some files were being written to the memory card, or failures generally occur due to unexpected reasons. Thus, a damaged memory card may contain a bunch of incomprehensible and unreadable files, which, judging by the title of the article, can be recovered.

What is needed to recover data from a memory card?

(we will restore photos and videos)

In order to recover all files, or at least partially, we will use a simple and in a fast way. You can find many on the Internet various instructions regarding file recovery, but in this article, we will analyze a method that is suitable for beginners.

We will use interesting program called ZAR X Systems recovery software. Full version this program is paid, but it will work for us free version, that is, the data recovery tool is in a demo version and can be used completely free of charge.

To get started, of course, download the program from the link above. Then install. Now you should make sure that you have enough free space on your hard drive. This is needed precisely for data recovery. If you have an 8 GB memory card, then you should have 8 GB free on your hard drive. Also, you need to have with you card reader(memory card reader) so that we can connect it to the computer. The laptop usually already has a special built-in slot.

Recovery process

By the way, it is better not to touch or rename everything that is on the memory card so that the recovery is more successful.

Now, connect the memory card to the computer, open ZAR X and select image recovery " Image Recovery».

A list of disks will appear in which you select the damaged memory card, then press the button Next.

Now we just need to wait until the program scans the flash drive and begins recovery.

After the memory card is scanned, you can choose how to restore - fully or partially.

To completely restore all files, you need to check the boxes - RAW and FAT, now click Next.

Now specify the destination folder and click Start copying. The recovery process begins.

Most likely, not all files will be recovered, although the recovery percentage is quite high 80-90%.
Now you can format the memory card and use it again by transferring the recovered files there.