How to Recover Lost Data from a RAW SD Card for Free?

I have a 16GB SD card for storing photos, and I haven't used it for a while. Yesterday I used it to store other photos, and I found I couldn't access it anymore. When I try to open it, it prompts "You need to format the disk in drive *: before you can use it. Do you want to format it?". When I right clicked it to see the properties, the file system was RAW and the used space showed 0 bytes. I can't format it because these photos contain a lot of my good memories. What am I supposed to do for recovering lost files from the RAW SD card drive?

If your SD card becomes a RAW device, you will be unable to access the files stored on it. When you check the drive's properties in Windows Explorer, both used and free space will show as 0 bytes, and the file system type will appear as RAW instead of FAT, exFAT, or NTFS.

Obviously, formatting the SD card as prompted is not recommended, as it would result in permanent data loss. Instead, you should recover data from the SD card before formatting. First, we recommend running CHKDSK to see if it can resolve the issue. If CHKDSK cannot recover your data, you'll need to use professional SD card recovery software. For this, we recommend Hasleo Data Recovery Free.

Hasleo Data Recovery is the best free SD card data recovery software which allows you to recover lost data from a RAW SD card drive with a few steps. It supports all brands of SD cards, including SanDisk, Samsung, Kingston, Sony, Transcend, etc. Try it for yourself—download now and see the results.

How to Recover Lost Data from a RAW SD Card Using Hasleo Data Recovery Free?

Step 1: Choose Deep Scan Recovery

Download, install, and run Hasleo Data Recovery. On the main interface, select Deep Scan Recovery mode.

Step 2: Scan the RAW SD Card

Select the RAW SD Card drive containing your lost files and start the scan. The software will search for recoverable data. The scan time varies depending on the card's capacity—larger cards take longer to complete.

Step 3: Preview and Recover Deleted Files

Preview the recoverable files, then select the ones you need and click "Recover".

When an SD card becomes RAW, you can use Hasleo Data Recovery Free—the professional SD card data recovery software—to recover your data quickly and safely.

Important Notes:

1. If the device you want to recover data from is encrypted with BitLocker Drive Encryption, you should use BitLocker Data Recovery.
2. Do not save recovered files to the original device where data loss occurred, as this may overwrite the lost data.
3. You can export or save the scan results for later use or future recovery.