Photos suddenly disappear from my SD card.

All my photos have suddenly disappeared from my SD card even though I didn’t delete anything. What could have caused this, and is there a way to recover the missing images without formatting the card?

Tagged: Photos

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Arin Vale

Moderator

June 9, 2025 at 7:11 am

Hi Simon,
Photos disappearing from an SD card can result from file system corruption, virus attacks, hidden files, or accidental deletion. In many cases, the data is still present, but the file directory becomes unreadable. Do not format the card or add new files, as this can overwrite recoverable data.
Instead, connect the card to a computer and enable “Show hidden files” to check if the images are still there. If not, use trusted recovery software to scan the card. These tools can often retrieve lost photos without formatting.

Nick

Participant

June 9, 2025 at 7:13 am

Last year I also faced such issue. My SD card was behaving poor and I was so irritated. I formatted the card and it fixed all my issues.
I was advised by my professor to always eject the SD card properly.

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