
“I am using my Nokia N8 cell phone but don’t know how this could happen, all my media files (including photos, videos, music etc) are gone. They are supposed to be stored on the 4GB mass SD memory card. But when I connect the mass media card to my PC, find nothing there. I guess it’s probably because my kid formatted the card when playing games. So are there any possibilities to
recover files from my Nokia phone? Or are there any Nokia mass memory card data recovery solution?” - from a Nokia N8 user
Nokia Phone Mass Memory Card Data Loss
- Accidentally erase some images or videos off the gallery.
- Reformat mass memory without transferring the data.
- All media files gone due to phone system restore or reset.
- Phone mass memory card becomes corrupted or crashed.
- Memory card error showing the card is not formatted or initialized.
- Unable to access media files due to forgetting Nokia phone password.
More similar file loss situation can occur to Nokia C3, C5, 5800 etc users when we unintentionally find media files removed from the phone (mass memory). The best solution to combat the suffering is to always make a copy/backup your important data regularly in case the same problem again. You should know that the tiny piece of card is too weak to hold too much the saved files such as taken photos, recorded videos/audio and other multimedia files. However, if such suffering does happen, it is highly possible to recover data from your Nokia phone mass provided one thing – the data are not fully written over. Then a Nokia mass memory card recoverysoftware can be used to rescue your mistake and you should act as soon as possible.
Nokia Memory Card Recovery Tool for Windows

If you are using a Windows based PC, then try the photo recovery software. It can not only recover photos, but videos & music. Supports file formats such as JPEG, PNG, MP3, MP4, AVI, WMV, FLV, MOV, WAV and more. Only 3 steps needed before you can see your removed, formatted, lost, or inaccessible media files from Nokia phone. It runs under Windows 2003, Windows XP, Windows Vista & Windows 7.
Nokia Mass Memory Recovery Software for Mac

If you are using a Mac OS X based computer, then try the Mac photo recovery tool. No matter how your files are lost from Nokia phone external memory, you can always rely on the tool to perform Nokia data recovery on Mac machine. The Mac app is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7 (both PPC and Intel).
Note: both PC and Mac versions support Nokia C2, C3, C5, C6, C7 etc series; Nokia N8, N9, N95/N97 etc series; Nokia X2, X3, X6 etc series; Nokia E5, E6, E7 etc series, Nokia 5800, 5230, 5233, 6300, 6700, 2700, 7230 and more Nokia phone models with support external mass storage memory.
How to Recover Data from Nokia Mass Memory - Step by Step
Data lost from Nokia internal memory card be extremely hard to be recovered. But for mass memory, chances can be high and the recovery process can be done in just 3 steps. First things first – you need to connect your Nokia mass memory card to your PC or Mac machine. Usually you have 2 ways to make it connected: use a card reader load the card, or use the USB cable to connect.
STEP 1 : Free download and install the Nokia recovery program on your PC or Mac. Click “Start Scan” to get started.
STEP 2 : Select the drive (your Nokia mass memory stands for) to continue and then let the software have a scan.
STEP 3 : Preview & recover fond media files such as photos, videos, music etc.
An important tip: before your lost Nokia media files are undeleted, never should you attempt to use the phone to take more pictures or videos. The trick is to avoid data overwritten from happening.