Some older readers may not support newer SD card formats.
As a result, your setup may fail to recognize or detect the SD card.
Gently clean any dust you see on your SD card and the adapter.
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Then, connect the SD card reader firmly and wait for the computer to detect the unit.
verify the card is inserted firmly into the reader itself.
If these identifiers are missing, you cannot access files stored in the drive directly.
Thankfully, you canassign a new drive letterin a few clicks.
Once done, shut the Disk Management tool.
Disconnect and reconnect your SD card reader and find out if it appears in File Explorer.
Turn Off Write Protection
It’s important to find out if your SD card has write protection turned on.
This may also trigger thedisk is write protected error,hinting at an obvious issue.
To turn off write protection on your SD Card:
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It can scan drives for file system errors and bad sectors and fix them automatically.
Heres how to use CHKDSK to check and fix SD card errors:
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If disabled, clickEnabledand check for any improvements.
Any error messages present can help you troubleshoot your specific issue.
Fortunately, you could easilyupdate unit drivers from unit Manager.
Heres how to do it:
After the drivers are installed, cycle your PC.
Connect your SD card reader again and find out if it appears in File Explorer.
If the problem persists, reinstall the drivers from scratch.
you’re able to perform driver updates and reinstallation from unit Manager:
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Format Your SD Card to Fix Data Corruption
A corrupted SD card may not show up in File Explorer.
To see to it your SD card is not corrupted, connect it to another computer.
You may have a file system corruption issue if it doesn’t work on other devices.
Thankfully, a quick format can fix any data corruption issues.
Formatting your SD card will erase all its data.
Be sure to back up any files you need before proceeding.
Opt for an external card reader that connects to a USB port.
Otherwise, Windows automatically detects portable storage devices such as SD cards and shows them in File Explorer.
