I bought EMPTY SD cards online. You won't believe what I found!

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I bought EMPTY SD cards online. You won't believe what I found!

You might think that when you delete a file—or even format an SD card—it’s gone forever.
But in this video, I show you just how easy it is to bring those files back… even from microSD cards that look completely empty.

I bought multiple used microSD cards online, plugged them into my computer, and used Wondershare RecoverIt to scan and recover what was still on them. What I found was shocking:

Surveillance camera footage from inside and outside a store
Family vacation pictures, likely from Thailand
Music, workout videos, and movies in Chinese
Selfies, office team photos, party shots
Even photos of receipts, and potentially legal documents, and what appear to be driver’s licenses from what I could tell.

This wasn’t just one fluke. It was card after card. All supposedly wiped. This brings into question the associated identity theft risk whenever you think that you might be recycling old storage which may or may not actually be securely wiping used storage which can help prevent your identity theft risk when recycling.

Wondershare RecoverIt is a data recovery software that’s built to help people restore files from formatted, corrupted, or deleted drives. Whether you’re dealing with a broken USB stick, a deleted folder, or an SD card that suddenly went blank, RecoverIt makes it possible to get your files back fast.

I walk you through exactly how easy it is to use:
Plug in your device
Open the software
Select the drive and click “Scan”
Preview the files it finds
Hit “Recover” to bring them back

No tech experience needed. No complicated setup.
Just results—even from drives most people would consider dead.

But here’s where things get serious…
This video isn’t just about testing software. It’s a wake-up call about digital privacy. When you give away, sell, or discard old storage devices without securely wiping them, you’re risking more than you might think. I found personal photos, private information, and even government-issued ID cards—all still on “deleted” drives.

That’s why I’m also showing you how to securely erase your data, using built-in tools like cipher on Windows and dd on macOS. It takes a few extra minutes, but it could prevent your personal data from ending up in someone else’s hands.

You’ll also hear how I consulted with a legal advisor to make sure this video is done responsibly. All faces are blurred. All identifying content is obscured. This is not about exposing anyone—it’s about educating everyone.

So whether you're trying to:
Restore accidentally deleted photos
Recover files after formatting a drive
Investigate an old SD card
Or simply protect your privacy going forward

This video shows you how.

🧪 See the software in action.
⚠️ Learn how easy it is for deleted data to be recovered.
🛡️ Find out how to properly wipe your devices before getting rid of them.
💡 And decide for yourself if Wondershare RecoverIt is the right tool for you.


Your digital life is worth protecting—and recovering.

With a success recovery rate of 99.5%, Recoverit can completely recover deleted files, videos, photos, other 1000+ file formats from 2000+ storage devices, including SD cards, HDDs, external devices, crashed computers, Windows & Mac, NAS & Linux etc. Corrupted video repair and photo repair are also supported.

Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:05 - I bought WIPED SD cards online
1:12 - What I recovered with RecoverIT
1:59 - Other cards recovered with Recover IT
2:27 - I recovered YOUR vacation photos
3:10 - How did I recover all of this?
4:59 - How does RecoverIT recover your data?
5:28 - How you can keep your data safe

How to securely wipe drives using the tools already included with your computer (AT YOUR OWN RISK)
👉 Using cipher on Windows: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/tro...

👉 Using dd on Mac OS: https://discussions.apple.com/thread/... and https://gist.github.com/joeblau/ebe9a...

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