subject: Photo Deletion Due To Empty Cell Phone Battery [print this page] A memory card used in a cell phone works in the same way as they are used in digital cameras. These digital devices follow a read-write process to save data onto the memory card. Pulling out the card while the phone is on, or the phone switching off suddenly due to an empty battery, while the read write process is ongoing, interrupts this process, and leads to card corruption. This further results in inaccessibility of data stored on the card. This data can be recouped using a Card Recovery Software, in case of unavailability of adequate backup.
For example, when you use a memory card in a cell phone and the cell phone displays a 'low battery' sign, the tendency is to persist in using the mobile phone to take pictures and videos until the battery dies out completely. After this, when one tries to view or even save any more pictures to the card, he/she is unable to do so. Moreover, one gets an error message while attempting to access the data:
'Memory card is corrupted'
After the error message, it is clear that the card in not usableneither to view nor add pictures.
The cause for the above error message is that the read-write process of the card was interrupted unanticipatedly. This leads to card corruption. Once a card is corrupted, the phone and the computer cannot read the data, which is why the files can not be viewed.
The only way to resolve the problem is to format the card. Formatting a card sets up a new file system that enables the card to interact with the cell phone. This is why the formatting should preferably be done in the phone itself rather than on the computer system. However, once the card is formatted, all the data on it gets deleted. These formatted multimedia files can easily be recovered using a Card Recovery Software. To perform Card Recovery, one only needs to download the utility tool from the Internet, connect the card to the computer (ideally using a card reader), and run the software.
Stellar Phoenix Photo Recovery is a Card Recovery tool that enables users to recover lost files in three simple steps: Select the corrupt drive, scan it, and then save the recovered data. The tool supports recovery of numerous files, like JPEG, GIF, BMP, M4A, MP3, etc.. It can recover data from almost all popular storage media, such as, memory cards, memory sticks, Zip disks, etc.
