Table of Contents
- why micro sd card became raw file system?
- Recover files from a raw micro sd
- Convert raw sd to fat32/exfat with format tool in Windows 10/8/7
- Convert raw sd to fat32/exfat using cmd
Samsung 128GB MicroSDXC memory card is now in file system raw and asking for a format. It was used on my mobile Samsung Galaxy s9 and now everytime when I turn on my phone the memory card just keep telling its raw and needs a formatting. It has the same error when the microsd was connected to Windows 10 my laptop.
Is there any format tool that can change the file system raw to fat32 without losing inside files?
From Rain
Raw file system asked formatting
Why MicroSD became RAW
When your microSD used in phone/camera turned to RAW file system, its file system sector may have been damaged due to some of the following causes
- Virus infected the file system
- Bad blocks due to unknown reasons(lifetime cycle, damages brought by others)
- Remove sd without safe removal or pull out directly, the hard way
- Power surge all of sudden when you get your microsd connect to PC
- Chip bad, physical/logical errors...
What can we do when the sd is in raw file system?
When the sd memory card turned to raw format, there must be some part inside of the memory card became damaged. When the file system is raw, the file system cannot be recognized by your device nor Windows, your phone, camera...
What should you do right now? Stop using it from any changings or trying to repair it since any change would make permanent damage to its inside files. You could risk lose everything or important part of your photos videos...
Step 1: Rescue inside files from SD is very important and the following part we would show you how to recover files with two free programs from raw memory card.
Step 2: And then format the raw microsd to fat32
Freeware to recover photo/video from raw SD card before the formatting
This guide works for various kinds of memory card including microsd, minisd, compact flash card, xd card, sd card etc.
Here are two free tools that we are introducing for a raw sd card recovery.
Freeware#1: Recover data with freeware iCare Data Recovery Free
iCare Data Recovery Free is a free raw sd recovery utility that can let you access data inside of the raw memory card.
Step#1: Download, Install the raw sd card recovery tool, choose 'Advanced File Recovery'
Start iCare for fixing raw drive
Step 2: Connect your raw sd to PC via a card reader(Required!!!), and then get it select to go to 'Next'
Select raw drive to recover
Step 3: Save found photo&video onto another place instead of the raw sd.
Recover data from raw drive.
Freeware#2: Recuva Free
Recuva has a free edition that has no support but it is free of charge that you may try and test whether it work for your raw microsd.
Step 1: Download Recuva and get it started with its wizard to guide you the recovery.
Start recuva
Step 2: Choose file types for recovery
Select recovery options
Step 3: Set a place for future save file location
Set place to save data
Step 4: It takes a few minutes or more time for scanning your memory card
Wait for data
Step 5: Rescue your files
Save data
Video Tutorial of using Recuva Free
You may go to this page to know more freeware for recovering data from sd card on both Windows and Mac
Convert raw sd to fat32/exfat with format tool in Windows 10/8/7
Here are two format tool that we want to introduce them to you and they are also freeware.
Format Tool#1: Disk Management that is provided by Windows inside of your PC.
Step 1: Open 'This PC' and click Manage
This PC - Manage
Step 2: Click Disk Management and get your sd loaded
Step 3: Right click your sd to format it
And here you may see options to convert raw sd to ntfs/fat32/exfat as you wish. And here is a video for format raw drive under disk management.
FREE FORMAT TOOL#2 - usb disk storage format tool
USB Disk Storage Format Tool is an easy to use and simply designed program that can do the formatting free of charge too.
Format sd to ntfs/fat32
Diskpart cmd to convert raw sd to fat32/exfat
Here are the steps that you may follow to get your raw sd converted to fat32/exfat using cmd
Firstly, Look for Windows icon+R on your keyboard to start Run
And then : type 'Diskpart' to launch diskpart command prompt.
Step#1: type 'list volume'
Step#2: type 'select volume 4' (This may change according to what your raw drive is labled on here this list)
Step#3: type 'format fs=fat32 quick' or 'format fs=exfat quick'
Step#4: type 'exit'
format raw file system fat32/ntfs with diskpart
Video: how to convert raw to fat32
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