FAT Recovery

How to Recover Data on a FAT File System

What's FAT?

FAT is a popular computer file system used in DOS and Windows. It is also commonly used on floppy disks, memory cards, digital cameras and many other portable devices. What if you lost data from FAT partition? You should find a way to recover them. Actually, FAT data recovery is easy to approach.

Reasons of losing data on FAT file system:

Lost data on FAT file system often occur in the digital life, and the following are some typical cases:

• System or software malfunction
• File system damage
• File/directory deletion
• Cross linked files
• Virus infection, Power Surges
• Human errors, Sabotage
• Incomplete or unsuccessful repartitioning of hard drive
• Boot sector corruption, unexpected shutdown
• Accidental format, hard drive formatting
• Partition corruption and Partition resizing
• MBR (Master Boot Record) damage

How to recover data on FAT Partition?

1. If you have lost files in Windows, firstly, make sure your file is lost permanently or not. Double-check the folder you thought the file located in. Check your desktop and “My Documents” folders. Or in the “Start” menu, go to the search option and type the name of the file to see if it is still in the hard drive or not.

2. If you can't find the file in the first step, go to see the Recycle Bin, Use “restore” option to retrieve file if the lost file is there. If not, you have to use the third party FAT recovery software. Card Data Recovery is the comprehensive data recovery program that supports FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 file system. It features on extremely easy interface and powerful functions. Only three steps, you can get back data on FAT file system devices.

3. You can also go to professional data recovery service for help. However, it will be much expensive than recover it by yourself.

2. Lost data in other devices with FAT file system (memory card, floppy disk, digital camera, etc.)

Not as lucky as losing data in Windows, if you have lost data in other devices like digital camera, floppy disk, there is no built-in recycle bin, you have to recover data with FAT recovery program.

• Step1. Download Card Data Recovery, install and launch it on PC. Click "Start" on the software home screen.
  

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• Step2. Connect your CF card to PC with a card reader. Select it as the target device. Select a recovery mode: Standard Mode and Advanced Mode. For the former, select the files types; for the latter, select the file format. Click "Scan".





• Step3. After scanning, all the recoverable files on FAT partition are listed. Preview and select the ones you need to recover. And click "Recover".

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