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cpatrick646

HELP!! Memory card broken

Hey guys. Not sure if this is the right subreddit, but I didn't know what else to do. I dropped my cell phone which in turn snapped my micro sd card at the bottom and now my phone won't read it. The break is extremely small and the card is still in once piece. Does anyone know how I can fix this or how to get my pictures off?? I really will be devastated if I can't get the pictures off and lose them all. Any help would be great. Willing to pay whatever if someone knows where I can take it to get them taken off. Thanks all for the help!!

Edit: To show pics as requested below. http://imgur.com/a/ccDXS

Posted Dec 10, 2012, 10:58 PM UTC · edited

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hakan_loob44•

There's no saving that. Sorry.

This is why we backup important data.

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thekb•

They never learn until they lose important data and then they want a miracle. I offer to teach people I know how to do it and they refuse because "it's too much trouble."

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foofdawg•

How about a picture? It really depends on where it broke, what kind of card it is, etc.

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cpatrick646OP•

This is the best I could get it to show the crack. It's not on the metal prongs at the top, just at the bottom. It looks like it could go back together with glue, but not sure that would help anything.

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Mr_That_Guy•

Sorry, but the card is toast. You can see the broken silicone die in those pictures. I know data recovery on hard disks costs $1000's, but flash memory is much more difficult to recover so you may be SOL.

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cpatrick646OP•

I was afraid of this answer. The card has pictures from my wedding on it a few months back so that's awesome.

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