Encountered with the parameter is an incorrect error when you clicked on SD card to open it. This error crop ups due to reasons like abrupt ejection, bad sectors on the card, file system corruption, etc. Due to which, you will lose access to data stored on your SD card and also you can’t use your SD card to store new files. Therefore, it has to be fixed.
In this page, I will show you methods to fix your SD card showing “The Parameter is Incorrect” error and easy ways to get back data from it. Before trying to fix your SD card parameter error, make it recognizable on computer, by following the steps mentioned below-
- Connect SD card to Windows
- Go to Computer Management and select Disk Management from the left side of the screen
- Then, right click on SD card and select Change drive letter and paths
- Assign a new drive letter for your SD card and hit OK button
This method will help you to make your SD card recognizable in Windows. Now, proceed with below methods.
Phase #1: Fixing Parameter Error on SD Card
Method #1: Using CHKDSK command
- Open command prompt for administrative account
- Type chkdsk DriveName: /f /r (Replace DriveName with Drive letter of SD card)
It runs CHKDSK to find and fix system errors, bad sectors, etc. Hence, after completion of CHKDSK run, you can access the SD card.
Method #2: SD Card Reformat
If method 1 fails to fix the error, then reformat it. Right-click on SD card and select Format option. Or else, go to disk management and right click on SD card. Press Format button from the drop-down list. Even though you will lose data from formatting, it will help you to reset the file system of your SD card. So, you can access it without any error.
Phase #2: Recover Data from SD Card showing Parameter Error
Repairing SD card using above-mentioned methods may cost your data. To get it back, you need to opt Data Recovery Tools. I will suggest Hi5 Software Partition Recovery as it helps to restore data from SD card showing Parameter error and also restore data from formatted SD card. You can use it to recover data even before fixing the issue. After recovering data, you can use above-mentioned methods to fix the SD card Parameter error.
Steps to Use Hi5 Software Partition Recovery Software:
- Download, install and run the tool
- Select Partition Recovery option and erroneous SD card
- The software scans and displays recovered data
- Save them in any location
