How to resolve 'file error' in Lexar SD cards

Are you getting file error on the LCD screen of your digital camera which uses Lexar SD card? Well, such a situation hints towards possible corruption of Lexar SD card. Irrespective of the type and variant, memory cards are quite prone to corruption. And, in event of corruption, these memory cards render data inaccessible. Though, you can mend the damaged file system of a Lexar SD card by reformatting it in your digital camera only, you would be required to perform immediate picture recovery. Soon after formatting, you should restore lost pictures and videos by using a backup. However, if no backup is available or if it is corrupt, you must consider switching to appropriate recovery tools, available in abundance over the Internet.

Consider a practical scenario, wherein, you organize a family get together at your place. You capture the memorable time, spent with your family members, in the form of beautiful pictures and videos. Next morning, when you reinsert the Lexar SD card in your digital camera, you might encounter the following error:

"File error"

Thanks to the annoying error message, all your saved pictures and videos have become inaccessible. In addition to this, you'll not be allowed to save new data onto the SD card until you fix the error.

Cause

The major cause behind the above error is corruption. The Lexar SD card could have got corrupted owing to interruptions in read/write process. For instance, clicking pictures/videos too rapidly or removing SD card from camera without switching it off.

Resolution

To isolate the above error and perform picture recovery, execute the following steps:

• Connect your digital camera to a computer or laptop, and see if you can access pictures/videos
• If this doesn't work, then reformat the Lexar SD card in your digital camera
• The next step involves recovering pictures from a clean and updated backup. If you do not have a backup, download a third-party picture recovery software from the Internet.

Though, there are several software available over the Internet, you must download a particular one after carefully analyzing its features and capabilities. Moreover, keep in mind to use a read-only software which doesn't modify the original data.

Picture Recovery is a comprehensive utility which recovers lost or deleted photos, videos and other multimedia files from almost all memory cards (SD, MMC, XD), irrespective of the brand (Lexar, Transcend, SanDisk). This picture recovery software is available for both Windows and Mac users.