How To Backup SD Card Before Formatting

SD cards are a great source of data storage for many people. It can be an SD card from your digital camera or an old phone with the memories intact. However, if you are unable to read the SD Card or if it seems to be damaged, you tend to format it to use it again. Doing so will erase all your data on the SD card and we are here to help you save it. To fix the issues of such unreadable SD cards, we will tell you how to backup your SD card before formatting in this blog. Read on to find out different ways to backup your SD card on Windows.

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How to backup SD Card before formatting

Here we have listed the best methods possible to take a backup of an SD card before formatting. Some of it can be used in the case of damaged SD cards as well. Otherwise, if you are looking for formatting your new SD Card then also it will help you.

Method 1: Copy Paste SD Card data

This is the simplest way to take a backup of your data. Whether you use a phone or a computer, you can move the SD Card data before formatting it on your device. The local storage can support the SD card files and you can easily save them from the device. Just insert the SD card on your phone or tablet and start transferring the data.

You can also attach your SD Card to your computer with the SD Card Adapter. It will then open the option to view the folders, go to the SD Card storage, and copy-paste all the data to a new location on your computer.

Method 2: Upload in on Cloud Storage

This method helps take backup of an SD card instantly on the cloud storage. You can use any cloud storage for this process. We are using Google Drive for demonstration. It will help you to directly upload the files from your Android device to Google Drive.

Step 1: Open the Google Drive application on your device.

Step 2: Now you need to tap on the ‘+’ icon to add files. After that tap on the upload option.

Step 3: Now go to the SD Card storage and select all the files on it.

Step 4: It will take you a while to get the backup on Google Drive, but this is one of the easiest ways to backup data on an SD Card.

Other cloud storage also works similarly if you are using the dedicated application.

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Method 3: Create a backup Image

Another option is to create a backup of the SD Card which will help you to transfer data to a new location on the selected device. Here we make use of a third-party application called EaseUS ToDo Backup. It specifically works on various backup tasks and will help you to take a backup on Windows and Mac. Read the full review of EaseUS ToDo Backup here.

Here we will learn how to create a backup image of an SD Card on Windows PC. Connect your SD Card with your computer and follow the steps-

Step 1: Let’s begin with installing the program on your computer. Click on the download button to get the EaseUS ToDo Backup program on your computer. It is compatible with Windows 11,10,8 and 7.

Step 2: The application will launch upon the successful installation.

Now, click on Disk/Partition to start the process.

Step 3: A pop window will appear, from the Disk Backup, select the SD Card from the shown options.

Step 4: Now, under the options for Destination, you can browse to select the new location for saving the SD Card backup.

Step 5: Add a plan name and description to make sure you can find it later with the correct names. After that, go to the bottom-left corner for the Backup Options button and click it.

Step 6: Here you can safeguard your information with encryption or compress the backup image to save storage space.

Step 7: Once done with all the settings, you can click on Proceed and finish the process to create the backup image.

Step 8: As the backup image is created, it will show you a message and you can remove the SD Card from your computer.

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Method 4: Create a clone of the SD Card

This method will help you clone your SD Card to another device. It is also one of the efficient methods of taking backup of an SD card before formatting. We use EaseUS ToDo Backup to perform this action with the following steps –

Connect your SD Card to your computer and download and install the EaseUS ToDo Backup on your computer.

Step 1: Go to the Clone Option.

Step 2: Select the SD Card from the Disk/ Partition Clone option.

Step 3: Now choose a destination for saving the backup data of the SD Card.

With the Advanced Options button given in the Bottom-left corner, you can see more options.

Step 4: Now you can see the source and target to confirm if you have selected the correct options.

Once done, click on Proceed.

This is how the clone for the SD Card will be generated at the desired location on your Windows PC.

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As you are done with taking backup of the SD card, you may now proceed with its formatting process. There are multiple software available to help your format SD Card known as the SD Card formatter software. You can take help from them for a smooth process.

Conclusion

There are many reasons why you must format your SD Card, but to take a backup there are a few. We have accumulated the easiest methods for you to take a backup of the SD card before formatting it. The first two methods can be used while the SD Card is still easily functional.

We recommend using the EaseUS ToDo Backup for this simple task to create a backup image or clone to a new destination on your computer.

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