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Disk Drill is the best SD card recovery Mac app supporting Mac OS X 10.8.5 and even macOS Big Sur. Whether you have an SD card or a MicroSD card, Disk Drill can help you recover files from it. This page will show you how to get your valuable data back using a variety of operating system and software methods.
If you’ve lost data on your SD card, there is a good chance Disk Drill can help you get it back – even if the card has been corrupted or reformatted. Of course, there are a lot of variables involved in SD recovery on Mac OS X and sometimes a file can be lost for good.
The good news is that Disk Drill allows you to scan your SD card or MicroSD card and preview the recovered files for free. Upgrading to Disk Drill PRO is not necessary until you are positive the files you need are recoverable.
Here is a brief overview of the steps for free Mac SD card recovery. For detailed tutorials, see the following two articles in our Knowledgebase: How to Install Disk Drill and How to Recover Lost Files with Disk Drill Basic.
You can lose data from a microSD card due to a variety of issues. These are the most common reasons you will need to perform a microSD card recovery on Mac.
The most common reason that data is lost from a microSD card is accidental file deletion. It’s very easy to click the delete button by mistake which can result in the loss of a lot of data.
Formatting the microSD card can result in the loss of everything that was on the storage device. Fortunately, this damage can be undone and the files recovered with data recovery software.
MicroSD cards are not indestructible and can be damaged by improperly inserting or removing them from a device or card reader. Data may not be retrievable if the physical damage is extensive.
File corruption can occur with a microSD card due to several reasons. You may have removed the card from its device during a write operation, been infected with a virus, or been affected by a power issue.
Infection with a virus or malware can lead to many types of problems including data loss on a microSD card. Try to keep your card out of computers and devices that are not virus-free.
Data can be lost from your microSD card due to power problems with the device using the storage media. Loss of power during a write operation can lead to missing or corrupted files.
The most reliable method of recovering lost data from a microSD card is with data recovery software. Disk Drill is a user-friendly data recovery software application that can restore your lost files in a few clicks. This is how to get files off of a SanDisk Ultra Plus microSD card on Mac or any other kind of memory card.
Download and install Disk Drill for Mac on your computer. You will need to provide an administrator’s password to complete the installation.
Connect the microSD card to your Mac and launch Disk Drill. If your Mac won't recognize microSD, you will not be able to use this recovery method.
Select the microSD card from the list of available disks.
Click the Search for lost data button to start scanning for deleted files. You can select the type of scan to run or let the software use all of its algorithms in the optimal order. That method will get you the best recovery results.
Preview the recoverable files and select those you want to restore.
Click the Recover button to perform the recovery. Choose a safe storage location where the restored files will be saved. DO NOT use the affected microSD card to save recovered data.
You can recover lost and deleted data from any type of memory card with Disk Drill. As long as you can connect the card to your computer and the operating system recognizes the device, Disk Drill can scan it and recover your lost data.
SanDisk®, Sony®, Lexar®
PNY®, Genuine SanDisk®, Lexar®
Delkin®, Verbatim®, Silicon Power®
Transcend®, Johnziny®, Canon®
Olympus®, xD-Picture®, Fujifilm®
MyMemory®, EgoDisk®, Delkin®
Disk Drill can recover over 400 different file types from your SD card. This includes all of the most common and popular image, video, audio, document, and archive file types as well as many lesser-used formats that may be important to you.
Use unique SD card data protection possibilities of Disk Drill to keep your files safe and intact. These protection methods are Recovery Vault and Guaranteed Recovery. Recovery Vault sketches a special "map" for Disk Drill to easily locate the lost files. The Guaranteed Recovery method keeps an eye on file operations and safely stores invisible copies of trashed files for a successful SD card recovery for Mac when needed.
Here are several other methods that may be useful in recovering data from a microSD card on your Mac.
Your Mac’s Trash is always a good first place to look for deleted files or folders. Here’s how to check it for your lost data.
Time Machine is a macOS built-in backup and recovery tool. You should consider using it to regularly back up your files. If you have a backup, here is the procedure to follow to attempt a restore with Time Machine.
You may be backing up your data with a different tool than Time Machine. Many users take advantage of cloud storage such as iCloud to back up their data. The specific steps for recovering will depend on the solution you are using, but here is a general overview of the procedure you need to use for restoring from a backup.
Disk Utility is the macOS tool that will allow you to fix or repair a microSD card. Use this procedure:
Other methods of repairing a microSD card can be found on this page.
Updated on by Disk Drill Team
Use this procedure to recover data from a microSD card for a GoPro or any other type of digital camera:
Use these steps to repair a microSD card on Mac:
Follow these steps to reset a microSD card on Mac:
Use the following steps to remove write protection from a micro SD card on a Mac:
Use Disk Utility to erase a corrupted microSD card on a Mac using this procedure:
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macOS 10.15.7–15.x, 60.0 MB
Use Disk Drill 1/2.x/3.x/4.x for OS X 10.5+
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