[GUIDE] Using chkdsk to fix a corrupted SD card

loana hoffman

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Ok I have followed all of your steps three times now and I stil get "cannot open volume for direct access" is there any way to get the info on the SD card?
 

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Ok I have followed all of your steps three times now and I stil get "cannot open volume for direct access" is there any way to get the info on the SD card?

Can the info be read by a PC?

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Sweety_T

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Hi.. Thnks for this info. Also wanted to know if the card is not readable in the drives then how to recover the data
 

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Hi.. Thnks for this info. Also wanted to know if the card is not readable in the drives then how to recover the data

I mentioned above that Recuva is a pretty good option if CHKDSK doesn't work. Unfortunately there are times when the data is too far gone and can not be recovered.
Link for Recuva: https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...ttps://www.piriform.com/recuva&token=jHY9mmF7

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Me too, I've followed all your steps and still it says "can not open volume for direct access" :-(

Did you make sure to turn off the lock on the SD card?

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UJ95x

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how to turn off the lock on sd card
Welcome to Android Central :)
On the side of your SD card, there should be a small "switch" that you can move up and down. Make sure it's not set to "on" or you won't be able to format it in the command Window.
 

nitestalkr

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Does this by chance fix a card that is stuck in R/O instead of R/W?
I've tried several similar methods that haven't worked to the point that I don't care if there is a way to fix it that causes the card to be wiped clean. I have a class 4 32GB sandisk microSD card.
I can view files and open/play media, but i cannot delete, or transfer/save new files to the card.

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Does this by chance fix a card that is stuck in R/O instead of R/W?
I've tried several similar methods that haven't worked to the point that I don't care if there is a way to fix it that causes the card to be wiped clean. I have a class 4 32GB sandisk microSD card.
I can view files and open/play media, but i cannot delete, or transfer/save new files to the card.

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No. This specific method only checks for bad sectors and fixes them. I'm guessing you've tried formatting the card already.
 

nitestalkr

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No. This specific method only checks for bad sectors and fixes them. I'm guessing you've tried formatting the card already.

Yea unfortunately I've tried formatting as a last ditch effort when other methods weren't showing any progress.
Is there a way to rebuild the file system on the card?
 

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Yea unfortunately I've tried formatting as a last ditch effort when other methods weren't showing any progress.
Is there a way to rebuild the file system on the card?
It's possible that there is a way, but I wouldn't be able to tell you how. You could try looking, but I'd personally get a new card.
 

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My computer doesn't flashes or show any "Removable disk" on it. How can i fix my sd card if it doesn't show up there when i already connected my card reader with my memory card in it. By the way, I'm using a usb with a slot for an sd card. Help please :'(
 

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My computer doesn't flashes or show any "Removable disk" on it. How can i fix my sd card if it doesn't show up there when i already connected my card reader with my memory card in it. By the way, I'm using a usb with a slot for an sd card. Help please :'(

Does your computer have an SD slot that you can directly insert the card into?
And if you put the card into a phone, does it get read there?

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nitestalkr

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Does your computer have an SD slot that you can directly insert the card into?
And if you put the card into a phone, does it get read there?

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Yes, and yes. It mounts as read only though, on both windows 7 and android.

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Yes, and yes. It mounts as read only though, on both windows 7 and android.

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And do you have any data on the card at the moment?

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My reply was accidental. I mistook it for you replying to me rather than Mj Arriola

Ah, OK. I didn't notice that you had replied earlier, but I did answer your last post.

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Hi. I was wondering roughly how long the chkdsk would take on a 16gb sdhc card. I started a scan and 3 hours later there has been no progress. All that is on the screen is the line of code I typed in. I was wondering if this was normal as this is the last option I have as no recovery program's have worked on the card, either get nothing back or my computer freezes and has to be restarted.
 

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Ah, OK. I didn't notice that you had replied earlier, but I did answer your last post.

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Well in that case, yea i have data on the card, and i can copy from the card, just not to the card, nor delete from the card.
It reads, it just doesn't write.

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