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- Recover Files from Formatted Hard Drive
"The Lexar SD card asks me to format it. I did it because I didn't have other choices. But I lost all the photos on it. How can I get back all my photos from my formatted Lexar SD Card."
What Causes Lexar SD/Memory Card Data Loss
Lexar has long been the go-to card for photography enthusiasts and professional shooters. Now we enter the realm of high-capacity, high-powered SD cards for serious, high-energy photographers and video producers. While a little pricey, the Lexar Professional SD cards are available in 32, 64, and 128 GB. However, you inevitably lost data from Lexar or other brands of SD cards. The common causes are as follows:
- Delete photos accidentally.
- Format SD card for the first use.
- Windows asks you to format the disk before you can use it.
- SD card file system corrupted or damaged.
- Malware or virus attack.
- Other reasons...
Reliable Lexar SD Card Data Recovery Software for Windows and Mac
The most straightforward way to recover lost photos after formatting is to use file recovery software. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard is able to rescue your data easily and quickly. It has the following highlights:
EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard
- Recover files from formatted hard disk, partition, SD card, USB flash drive, and more.
- Perform formatted data recovery, deleted file recovery, recycle bin emptied data recovery, OS crash recovery...
- Retrieve more than 1000 types of file types, like photos, videos, audio files, emails, documents, etc.
How to Recover Lexar SD Card Data on Windows 10/8/7
Download EaseUS data recovery software on your computer. Follow the steps below. If you are using Mac, download the Mac version to get back Lexar data.
Step 1. Run SD card recovery software and scan the card.
Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard on your PC and select your SD card. Then click "Scan" to start finding lost data on your SD card.

Step 2. Check found SD card data.
After the scanning process, you can click "Filter" to quickly find wanted files.

Step 3. Restore SD card data.
You can check and preview found files by double-clicking each one of them. Then click Recover to save found SD card files to a secure location on your PC or external storage.

- 1. Repair corrupted RAID structure, unbootbale Windows OS and corrupted virtual disk file (.vmdk, .vhd, .vhdx, etc.)
- 2. Recover/repair lost partition and re-paritioned drive
- 3. Unformat hard drive and repair raw drive(Bitlocker encrypted drive)
How to Recover Data from Lexar SD Card on Mac
If you are a Mac user, you can also perform Lexar SD card recovery with EaseUS Mac data recovery software. Download the Mac version and follow the steps below to recover data from an SD card.
Step 1. Correctly connect your memory card to your Mac. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac. Start selecting the card and click Scan to let the software search for lost files on it.

Step 2. After a quick scan and deep scan, all files will be presented in the left panel in the scan results.

Step 3. Select files you want to recover and click the "Recover Now" button. Don't save the recoverable files to the SD card itself in case of data overwriting.

Extra Tips: How to Prevent SD Card Data Loss
Prevention is always a good measure to avoid the data loss issue. Here, I have listed some tips on preventing SD card data loss issue:
Back up Important Data
Data backup can never be ignored. It cannot be replaced if you want to avoid the data loss problem. You should keep at least one copy of the original data on a different partition or storage device. Besides, a backup should be done on a regular basis. If you don't want to manually back up data. You can use file backup software - EaseUS Todo Backup. You can automatically back up files or data with the help of this software.
Step 1. Launch EaseUS Todo Backup software and then choose "File Backup", "Disk/partition Backup" or "System Backup" for different backup purpose.
Step 2. Choose the system, disk partition, files or apps that you want to back up. Then select a destination where you want to store the backup file.
Step 3. Click "Proceed" to start the data backup process.

Think Carefully When Deleting Files
When you delete files, you should think twice before deleting data, making sure they are really useless.
Use Anti-virus Software
Viruses and malware can infect your SD card. It is recommended to install anti-virus software and keep it up-to-date.
Conclusion
If you lost photos or other files from Lexar, Sandisk, Kingston, or other SD cards, you can recover them with EaseUS Data Recovery software. You can also learn some bonus tips to protect your data. If you need a backup plan, EaseUS file backup software is a nice choice.
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Daisy is the Senior editor of the writing team for EaseUS. She has been working in EaseUS for over ten years, starting from a technical writer to a team leader of the content group. As a professional author for over 10 years, she writes a lot to help people overcome their tech troubles.

Brithny is a technology enthusiast, aiming to make readers' tech life easy and enjoyable. She loves exploring new technologies and writing technical how-to tips. On her spare time, she loves sharing things about her favorite singer - Taylor Swift on her Facebook or Twitter.
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