Thread: My SD card just went through the wash

just let it dry and see if it works.
might be ok

It should be OK, I have drowned many a phone and the sim card has survived But not the phones unfortunately.

You should be all sweet. Submerge it in uncooked rice for 24 hours to be certain all the moisture is drawn out.
Flash memory is incredibly hardy, mostly due to the lack of moving parts.

Haven't tried this with a SD card, but I have had a couple of USB drives survive laundry unscathed.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

.... Do you think my SD card would have survived? Maybe all the viruses have been washed away?
Any advice?

I don't think water and soap washes away viruses .. just bacteria. For viruses you may need to add some antibiotics too!

I've dropped proper SD cards into puddles(I really hate SD cards!) .. CF are so much more fumble fingers friendly!!

Being a phone, if a modern type, then most likely it's a micro SD card, so they have no seams(like SD cards can, and do) .. so you'll be fine.
You can get some older phones that use mini SD, but we're talking quite old and pretty limited in what they can do.
Never seen a phone with an SD card(they may exist, just never seen one).
I'm thinking you have an mSD card.

Note the different types of cards that are called SD.
Proper SD(ie. just SD) are about the size of a stamp. There's usually a seam between the top case and bottom case. You could get water in between that could sit for a while .. makes possible to short them out.
(but mine worked fine after it's little swim in a puddle)

mSD(micro SD) are the norm for modern mobiles and tablets. They're basically a single piece of plastic moulded around the electronics within. Quite weatherproof by the looks of it. Never got one wet yet, so dunno really.
These are the fingernail sized cards.

Originally Posted by Teb

You should be all sweet. Submerge it in uncooked rice for 24 hours to be certain all the moisture is drawn out.

I've read reports that this doesn't work that well.

https://smartphones.gadgethacks.com/...phone-0154799/

according to the results, uncooked white rice placed dead last in effectiveness as a drying agent. Here's the list, from best to worst.

I'd suggest he's referring to his camera 🎥 card perhaps (??).

Originally Posted by Chops

I'd suggest he's referring to his camera 🎥 card perhaps (??).

The Dash Cam card, actually.
I took it out to copy a section of video on to the computer. Yes, I hit another roo. Placed it in a safe place, my shirt pocket. Went from the car to the house. Changed from my work clothes. Popped the shirt into the wash, settled down at the computer then realised, no SD card, just as the spin cycle stopped.