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Question

How to remove password protection from a micro sd card

Feb 26, 2016 1:20PM PST

Well i had nokia phone and somehow i set a password to my sd card and just forgot about it. Now i do not have the phone but i still have the sd card. I have some valuable info and i would like to extract that from it but i can not open it. Is there any solution to this somehow i could open and retrieve the info ? Thanks a lot.

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Answer
Unlock Memory Card Password From PC
Mar 3, 2016 11:57PM PST

Follow the steps mentioned below:
Insert the memory card in any of the N series of the Nokia mobile
Format the card
That's it! It won't ask you for password.

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But...
Mar 4, 2016 1:14AM PST

won't formatting wipe all the information off the card?

The OP wants to take some information off the card.

Mark

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Correct..
Mar 5, 2016 5:51AM PST

I find that solution on the net but i want to extract the data on the card. I've put the miscro sd card into various card readers and unfortunately no one recognized it. Therefore i need some other solution. If you have any idea i appreciate it. Thanks

Alex