[Full Guide] How to Recover Music & Audio Files from SD Card

SD card, also known as Secure Digital card, is most commonly used as portable storage devices. It has become so popular because it is used as a secondary storage device for storing songs, pictures, videos, audio and other files in most mobile phones, digital camera.

Although SD card is a reliable external storage device, files such as music, photos, audio, etc. on SD card can still be deleted or damaged due to various reasons. One of the things that music lovers hate the most is losing their favorite songs from SD card. How to recover music from SD card? Read on and this guide will give you the best way to do it.

Why music files lost/deleted/disappeared from SD card?

Before figuring out how to fix the problem, you need to know what's causing the problem. Any data loss is for a reason. There are several reasons why you might lose music or audio files on your SD card. Some are listed below:

● Inadvertent deletion: It's easy to press the wrong button or choose the wrong option. When deleting redundant audio files on an SD card device, you may accidentally delete music files.
● Formatting: To set or change your SD card file system or get rid of some unwanted files, you might go to format the SD card, a convenient but risky technique that will wipe all data on the SD card in seconds.
● Improper usage of SD card: If the SD card is not securely inserted/ejected into the phone or computer, the files on the card will be lost.
● Virus/malware attack: Malware comes in many forms. If you're not careful, you could run into a virus that destroys all your essential data, including music files.
● Physical damage: Physical damage is more likely to cause your SD card to be completely disabled, corrupt your SD card and cause your files to disappear.

Now that you know the possible reasons for music loss on SD card. No matter what reason for your loss of music files, you can refer to the following content to lean how to recover songs from SD card.

The best way to recover music from SD on Windows 10/11/8/7

Data loss is common, whether accidental or intentional. These conditions are normal for everyone and happen to almost everyone. Luckily, most data, like music files, can be recovered.

But to get a high success rate of data recovery, you should turn off the device and stop using the SD card so that the lost or deleted music files will not be overwritten with new data files. Then use a reliable method to perform SD card data recovery as soon as possible.

Here we recommend MyRecover. With its advanced scanning algorithm, you can successfully recover your lost music from SD card. And thanks to the intuitive and easy-to-use software, this process can be completed in a few clicks.

Why do you need MyRecover software? 

● No matter how you lost/deleted songs, be it normal/permanent deletion, disk formatting, system crash, virus attack, etc., this tool can be of great help. For example, you can easily recover music from formatted SD card.
● It allows you to recover data from any external storage device, such as HDD, SSD, SD memory card, USB flash drive, etc.
● It can help you recover music or audio files in various formats from SD card, including MP3, CDA, WAV, AIFF, WMA, VQF, OGG, ARM, APE, FLAC, AAC, M4A, etc.
● It supports to retrieve more than 200 types of files in Windows 11/10/8/7 SP1/Server.

Step-by-step guide on how to recover deleted music files from SD card

In this part, we will guide you how to use AOMEI Data Recovery to get back your lost files. Follow the steps below.

Step 1. Download and install MyRecover on your computer, connect your SD card.

Step 2. Open this tool, select the SD card drive, click Start Scan.

Step 3. It will automatically scan the SD card, once it searches for the missing music you want to recover, there is no need to wait for the scanning process to complete and then click the Recover X files button.

That’s all the steps for the best way to retrieve deleted music from SD card on Windows.

How to recover deleted music from SD card Android without PC

As we said before, SD cards are often used to save files on mobile devices such as Android. On the other hand, most Android phones also require SD cards because their internal storage may not be enough to store data.

When you lose some meaningful songs from SD card on Android, you may need to get them back without computer. Here, you can follow the steps below to recover deleted music from SD card on Android manually.

● Insert the SD card into the Android device > Navigate to the folder containing the audio files.

● Select the audio files you want to recover > Restore the audio files. (Make sure you have enough internal storage space.)

Tips to avoid loss or deletion of music/audio files on SD card

If you can always keep your SD card and music files safe, you don't need to worry about recovering deleted files from SD card. Here are some precautions to protect your SD card from data loss.

💿 Backups are the best way to prevent data loss, so backup data from SD card to PC or other storage devices regularly so that you can get them back in case of loss.
📝 Be sure to confirm before deleting files.
❌ Don't download music from unknown devices and untrusted websites.
⚠️ Before removing the SD card, be sure to safely remove it from the card reader so as not to interrupt any current processes and cause data corruption.
👾 Install antivirus software to prevent malware infection, the presence of malware can corrupt your files, and you will lose access to them.
❗ Never choose any random option, and try not to format your SD card by chance.
🔧 SD cards are fragile, and you must take special precautions to avoid physical damage.

Closing words

This tutorial is a straightforward guide to recover music from SD card in seconds. SD cards help us store and carry a lot of music files on the go. But it is also true that music files loss from SD card can happen anytime due to various reasons. In this case, the best way and the safest process is to use AOMEI Data Recovery software for Windows.

Finally, protecting your device can greatly reduce data loss, so keep your SD card safe. What’s more, regularly backing up your important SD card data will prepare you for any data loss. You can let one of the best free backup software for Windows, AOMEI Backupper Standard help you.