Summary: SD Card removed unexpectedly' these errors can make the photos and other files stored inaccessible. Here's how you can use different manual methods to fix your SD Card error.
The SD card that you have inserted into your smartphone to enhance storage may sometimes become a problem. It may show an error message, ‘SD card unexpectedly removed’ or ‘SD card removed, insert a new one’ every time you access your Android phone.
This is more irksome because you are unable to access the photos and other media files stored on your phone’s SD card.
These methods are applicable to all types and brands of SD cards and Android phones, which use microSD cards or SD cards as a secondary storage option.
Contents
Method 1: Re-insert SD card
Method 2: Unmount the SD card
Method 3: Format the SD card
Method 4: Restore Factory Settings
Reinserting the phone’s SD card may fix the error. Turn off your phone before you remove the SD card from it. Now again turn it on and reinsert the SD card.
The error ‘SD card is removed unexpectedly’ should not appear now.
Unmounting the SD card and then rebooting your phone can fix this issue in almost all cases.
Steps to fix ‘SD card unexpectedly remove error’ using unmount SD card:
The SD card error should be fixed now.
If the above methods don’t help, your card may have bad or corrupt sectors that are causing the error. Try formatting the SD card on your phone or PC. Although formatting will wipe all the files from your SD card, it is recommended for the health of the corrupt SD card.
Even a healthy SD card should be regularly formatted and then used. However, always back up the stored files before formatting.
Prefer to format your SD card on your Android phone. If that doesn’t help, you may opt for a Windows format utility.
If the Windows format utility fails, try formatting the SD card by using:
Recommended: First, recover the photos from the SD card with the help of Stellar Photo Recovery software and then format it to use as fresh. The SD card recovery software can bypass the ‘SD card was unexpectedly removed’ error message and restore the lost photos and other media files.
In case, you have formatted the card before recovering the photos, you can always restore by using Stellar Photo Recovery, which can restore lost photos from the formatted SD card as well.
Step-by-step: How to recover photos from SD card that give ‘unexpectedly removed error’ message
A factory reset erases all the information and data stored on your smartphone. It restores the device to the original manufacturer’s settings. If none of the above-mentioned methods fixes the SD card error, you may try a factory reset as a last resort.
Note: Back up your data including contacts, SMS, and other useful information before resetting your device.
Even if the phone keeps saying the SD card is removed, you can restore the lost photos from it. Stellar Photo Recovery is advanced software that works on corrupt and inaccessible memory cards of all types.
*The trial software scans the media and shows a preview of all the recoverable files. Once you are able to ascertain the effectiveness, you can save the recoverable files by activating the software.
Tips to prevent SD cards from getting corrupt and avoiding errors:
Android SD cards are a convenient way to increase mobile storage capacity. But errors such as ‘SD card was unexpectedly removed’ make the photos and other files stored on it inaccessible.
You can fix the error by the above-given methods while the inaccessible photos can always be recovered with the help of Stellar Photo Recovery in no time. The software works on microSD cards, or SD cards used in Samsung, Vivo, LG, Motorola, Huawei, and other brands of Android phones. It is easy to use and quick to restore all the photos bypassing the SD card error.
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Thanks, it is very informative. This blog help me to get back all videos from SD card that unfortunately deleted!
Hi Audrey, Thanks for reading our blog and sharing your valuable experience with us!
I had the same issue with my 128GB SanDisk SD card was unexpectedly removed. I receive this message right after reattaching the SD card. Thanks for posting the useful solutions!
Hi Jeff, Thanks for your words!
I had the same issue, unfortunately I had reset my android phone after resetting the phone the showing SD error no data available on the card. Thanks for provide the ways to fix this issue!
Hi Nishant, Thanks for sharing your feedback with us!
Its same happen to me couple of months ago.
I have 2 card:
Working: 1.Samsung Evo Class U1 10 64 GB.
2. Networking Samsung Evo Plus U3 10 128GB.
I tried switching back many time out of curiosity, but unexpected removal. I found your blog on internet and read properly. I fix that issue on my SD card. Thanks for providing the ways to fix SD card unexpected error. I appreciate it.
Thanks for sharing your valuable feedback with us.
I recently came back from Brazil and took 1300 photos. I trying to downloaded the pictures via camera to computer and now would like to download the pictures sticks to give my son. What kind of memory stick should I use? I know very little when it comes to computer and camera so I really need help.
Hi Susan, I recommend Sony 32 Micro-vault USM-X USB Flash drive (Black) and it’s both Mac and Windows compatible.