According to statistics, most often memory cards fail due to logical malfunctions. Also, the card may have mechanical damage, electrical and thermal damage, and a controller failure may occur. Memory wear is the least common.
Instructions
Step 1
Let's start with logical faults. In this case, the flash card will be recognized by the system as empty or not formatted. Files written to it will not be visible. Such a malfunction occurs as a result of premature removal of the card from the slot. Also, the reason may be a sudden power outage of the operating system. As a result, all documents will be in place, and the file system service table is damaged. Thus, you will not be able to see the data that is stored on the media.
Step 2
To solve the problem, there are special data recovery programs. Your best bet is to use EasyRecovery. However, the program may not always be able to help solve problems. Sometimes, in order to restore important files on a flash drive, you need to do painstaking "jewelry" work.
Step 3
To prevent this kind of problems with the flash drive, you need to use the "safe removal of the device" option when you exit the media. Also, there is no need to pull the media out of the computer until the system reads data from it.
Step 4
Particular attention should be paid to mechanical failures. With such damage, the media can operate for some time with little or no disruption. Breakdowns of this kind occur due to a careless attitude towards the device. First of all, the body of the flash drive is damaged, then the contact separators are displaced, and the shutter of prohibition and permission of recording falls out. If the memory chip is cracked, the data will be lost anyway. In other cases, it is necessary to restore the contacts, replace damaged parts, strengthen the USB connector, repair or replace the case.
Step 5
To avoid this problem, you must initially purchase high-quality USB Flash, which have a solid and not too thin case. It is best to buy media in a monolithic enclosure. Flash drives with a rubberized case are very popular.
