How to Recover Data from Patriot SD Card | 5 Minutes Guide

Yeah, you can easily perform Patriot SD card recovery even if it's not recognized. Free download powerful data recovery software - MyRecover to get started now!

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By Ivy / Updated on November 1, 2024

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The Patriot SD cards are distinguished by their durability, innovative design, and overall advanced quality. Notably, the Patriot HIGH ENDURANCE microSD, EP SERIES V30 A1 microSD, and LX SERIES microSD range offer both durability and affordability and come with a two-year warranty. 

Just like other SD cards, they are fragile and prone to data loss. Luckily, there are some data recovery software that help you recover data from a Patriot SD card. The possible reasons are also included. 

Please Help!!! My Patriot SD Card Data Lost

“I have a aPatriot SD card using on Canon DSLR (model XYZ)and somehow I ended up losing all my data. Bummer, right? Anyway, I'm wondering if any of you have experienced the same thing and found a way to recover the files successfully. Your help would be much appreciated! Thanks in advance!”

Patriot SD Card Data Recovery

You can recover data from a Patriot SD card but some factors can affect the success rate of data recovery, i.e., any write or read operations can result in data overwriting. In addition, the time and recovery method also matters. So please: 
  • stop using this card immediately.
  • don’t use this card to capture new 4k images and videos.
  • don’t format this card, even if you are asked to format the disk before using it.
  • employ reliable software to recover data.
  • you need to act quickly after losing data on the Patriot SD card.

Which Patriot SD Card Recovery Method Should You Use?

Data loss on Patriot SD cards has many reasons, and the chance varies in different scenarios. We collected some of them in the following section and identified the best methods.

Scenarios

Description

⚠️Accidental deletion

The deleted files will be moved to the Recycle Bin folder unless it’s a shift deleted file or large file. You can attempt to recover deleted files from Recycle Bin or try data recovery software.

Formatting

By default, Windows will use the quick format method to format the Patriot SD card. It only deletes the file directories instead of the sectors containing your data. Try data recovery software to search for files. Instead, seek help from data recovery services. 

Card not recognized

If the SD card is not showing up in File Explorer, you can go to Disk Management and see whether it’s missing the drive letter. If not, it may be connection issues, file system errors, outdated drivers, virus infection, etc. Please repair this issue in Part 4  first.

🚫Physical damage

For bent, nicked, or scratched needles cards, or cards experiencing high temperature, water ingress, etc., please turn to professional data recovery services, i.e.  Geek Squad, SalvageData, DriveSavers, and others.

How to Recover Files from a Patriot SD Card

In fact, there are many methods for Patriot SD card recovery, but considering data security, it’s suggested to try the method with the highest success rate first. It’s using reliable data recovery software like MyRecover

MyRecover
Why Choose MyRecover?
  • Apply to: recover data from Patriot SD card or micro SD card in any scenario, such as accidental deletion, formatting, virus infection, etc.
  • It has a free edition that recovers up to 500MB.
  • Automatically performs a quick & deep scan to search for deleted or lost data quickly. 
  • Recover deleted or lost images (e.g. recover deleted X3F), videos, documents, compressed files, etc., without losing quality, in up to 1000+ formats. 
  • Filter specific file types, such as images, videos, documents, audio, emails, etc., as well as date modified & size.
  • Selectively recover files instead of all.
  • .....
To get started, please MyRecover to start a Patriot SD card or micro SD card data recovery.
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In addition, you can also use it to recover data from SanDisk SD card, or other SD card brands, such asLexar, Kingston, PNY, Transcend, etc.

Step 1. Select the Patriot memory card to scan. 

Connect the Patriot SD card using a card reader. Then, Launch this Patriot SD card data recovery software - MyRecover. Hover the mouse over the SD card saved deleted files before and click Scan.

External Hard Drive Start Scan

Step 2. Scan for deleted or lost files. 

It will run two advanced scanning methods automatically and display all the files stored on the SD card. It can be images, audios, videos, documents, etc.

To locate and recover specific files or folders, click the Filter button to specify a data type, and type the file name or extension in the search box to narrow it down.

External Hard Drive Scanning

Or expand the Other Missing Files tab and go to the original folder containing your files. Once found, you can preview them to ensure you get exactly what you want. You don’t need to wait until the scanning process to complete.

Step 3. Start Patriot SD card data recovery. 

Select the desired files on the Patriot SD card and click the Recover x files button. You will then be asked to select a location. Please select a new location instead of the original location to prevent data overwriting.

External Hard Drive Recover Files

⚠️Notes:
  • The restore button will display the number of selected files and their full size.

  • You can perform Patriot SD card recovery for free, up to 500MB. To recover all files, please upgrade to the advanced editions.

In addition, you still can use this software to recover data from external hard drive or flash drive, recover deleted Word documents, for example.

What If the Patriot SD Card Is Not Recognized?

Sometimes, you may find your Patriot SD card does not display in File Explore. There is a chance your card is not recognized. Please rest assured! Here are some useful methods to make your PC recognize it.

Way 1: Try Simple Methods

  • Clean the SD card and ports properly. The dust, lint, or any other foreign objects on Patriot SD card or port might prevent your PC from recognizing it.
  • Try another SD card reader or a different machine.
  • Restart your system and reconnect your SD card. Please eject your SD card safely before restarting.

Way 2: Assign a New Drive Letter

A missing drive letter is a common cause of why your Patriot SD card is not recognized. You can check this in Disk Management. If so, follow the steps below to assign a new drive letter for it.

Step 1. Connect your Patriot SD card to the computer. Press Win + R and type diskmgmt.msc in the Run command window. Then click OK to open the Disk Management.

Step 2. Right-click on your card and select Change Drive Letter and Paths.

change-drive-letter-and-path

Step 3. Click Add and select a new drive letter from the Assign the following drive letter dropdown.

❌ Warning: Don’t use the drive letter of the existing disk. Otherwise, there will be a drive letter conflict.

assign-the-following-drive-letter

Way 3: Update the Card Driver

If your SD card has a correct drive letter, your card driver may be damaged or failed. Try to update the card driver.

Step 1. Connect your Patriot SD card via a card reader. Press Win + R and type devmgmt.msc in the Run window. Then click OK to open the Device Manager.

Step 2. Expand Disk drivers. Locate and right-click the SD card and click Update driver.

external-hard-drive-update-driver

Step 3. Click Search automatically for drivers. It will automatically search available drivers and install them on your device. If you still have problems seeing this drive, click "Uninstall device" in the previous step and restart your computer.

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Way 4: Run a Full Scan for Viruses

Viruses or malware could be a potential cause of the SD card recognition issue. To exclude this possibility, you can choose to run a full scan with Windows Defender or third-party antivirus software.

Step 1. Go to Windows Settings > Update & Security > Windows Security and select Virus & threat protection.

Virus Threat Protection

Step 2. Click the Scan options under Current Threats.

scan-options

Step 3. Check Full scan and click Scan now. It will start to scan and remove viruses currently on the SD card. 

full-scan-scan-now

Way 5: Format Your Patriot SD Card

If you still cannot see your Patriot SD card, try to format it with a compatible file system and make it reusable.

Step 1. Go to Disk Management and locate your Patriot SD card. Then, right-click this card and select Format.

Format

Step 2. In the Format window, select NTFS file system and click OK. You can also select FAT32, FAT16, exFAT, etc.

RAW File System to NTFS

Step 3. Click OK again when you see a formatting warning. Wait until the process completes and check if it shows up in File Explorer.

Conclusion

You can easily start a Patriot SD card recovery and get your data back in a short time. Of course, the premise is that you don’t overwrite data on the SD card. There are many ways to recover data on a PC. But every attempt will reduce the success rate. So it’s suggested to try the method with the highest success rate.

We recommend you use reliable data recovery software like MyRecover. It is able to recover 1000+ file types on different devices and has a high success rate, up to 95%. With an intuitive interface, even novices can recover data from a Patriot SD card without any obstacles.

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Ivy
Ivy · Editor
Ivy is an editor of AOMEI Technology, she covers backup & restore,hard disk & partitions management and cloud files transfer and so on for AOMEI. She is an outgoing girl and enjoys helping people find solutions to their problems. She loves traveling, eating, reading and so on. She usually hangs out with friends at her leisure time.