SD Card Wiped! So sad...

[vpblaze]

So my Lexar 16GB was wiped yesterday.
Not sure how it happened, but what's done is done.
I tried a few different recovery programs but the only thing it seemed to recover was my music and the album art and a few pictures that I have deleted in the past.
What I am wondering now is, how did it happen?
I had plugged my phone in the car and put it in the glove box to charge for the drive. When I stopped over an hour later and went to check it, there was a notification saying that the SD card was unexpectedly removed. So I took my back cover off and pulled the card out, then put it back in. Nothing came up. So I removed the card out of my wife's S4 and tried the Lexar and didn't show up on hers either. But her card showed up on my Note. So I waited until I got back home that night and did the recovery.
What I am wondering now is, could it have been the vibrations from the drive that caused the SD card to come out? I noticed now that the SD card slot on the Note isn't spring loaded like some of the other devices.
Any ideas? I am just looking to avoid this from happening again. I occasionally change my phone on long drives. I have picked up a new SanDisk and will hopefully have better luck with that one.

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[Golfdriver97]

The SD card may have had an error in it causing the notification. Did you unmount the card when you removed it?

 

[dctokyo]

It could have been something as simple as static discharge while it was charging .It is not uncommon for a MicroSD card to fail unexpectedly at times.

 

[Jeric Gorospe]

I would recommend you to buy Samsung SD card or sandisk

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[vpblaze]

The SD card may have had an error in it causing the notification. Did you unmount the card when you removed it?

It is an older SD card. I have had it for a couple of years.
I always do unmount it before I take it out. However this time it was unexpectedly removed. I did check to see if I could unmount it, but it wasn't showing up anymore. So I just took it out.

I have picked up a new 32GB SanDisk now. Bigger is better!

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[Golfdriver97]

It is an older SD card. I have had it for a couple of years.
I always do unmount it before I take it out. However this time it was unexpectedly removed. I did check to see if I could unmount it, but it wasn't showing up anymore. So I just took it out.

I have picked up a new 32GB SanDisk now. Bigger is better!

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If it was that old, and you read or write to it a lot, then it may have just died. Downside to Sd cards. When their life cycle is done, there is usually very little or no warning.

 

[z06mike]

I HIGHLY recommend using G+ to back up photos and videos. You can set it to upload only when on Wi-Fi (if you don't have unlimited like me ) and only when charging, so it doesn't kill your battery. Their pricing just got RIDICULOUSLY CHEAP (just got 100gb for $1.99 a month!!)

 

[vpblaze]

Yeah, I just set up a Dropbox account yesterday. I have no idea why I never did that sooner. It's easy and convenient!
It's great for sharing videos too! If only I would have done it 3 months ago I would still have all the pictures and videos I have taken since my last back up.
Lessons learned for sure.
I am just worried now that the next time I plug into my car there is a chance that it will happen again...

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[z06mike]

The chances of it happening again are very slim. I agree with Golfdriver in that it just failed and that happens with SD cards, especially older ones.

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