CFexpress Data Recovery
We offer professional data recovery services for CF Express cards. Whether your card is unreadable, corrupted, or has been accidentally formatted, our technicians can recover your critical data quickly and safely. We accept mail-in jobs Australia-wide, making our service accessible no matter where you're located.
CFexpress Form Factors
CFexpress supports the following card sizes. The second column lists the oldest CFexpress version that includes the form factor.
| Form Factor |
Version | Dimensions (mm) | PCIe Lanes |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | 2.0 | 20 x 28 x 2.8Â mm | 1 |
| B | 1.0 | 38.5 x 29.8 x 3.8Â mm | 2 |
| C | 2.0 | 54 x 74 x 4.8Â mm | 4 |
Type B
CFexpress Data Recovery Card Reader
CFexpress current protocol
| CFexpress | 1.0 | 2017 Q2 | PCIe 3.0 x2 | 2 GB/s |
| 2.0 | 2019 Q1 | PCIe 3.0 x1/x2/x4 | 1 GB/s (type A) 2 GB/s (type B) 4 GB/s (type C) |
|
| 4.0 | 2023 Q3 | PCIe 4.0 x1/x2/x4 | 2 GB/s (type A) 4 GB/s (type B) 8 GB/s (type C) |
CF Express Card Common Problems
- Card not detected by camera or computer
- Accidental formatting or deletion
- Corrupted file system or unmountable volume
- Overheating or power loss during file transfers
- Controller failure or internal NAND corruption
- Physical damage to card or connector pins
- Wear and degradation from extended use
CF Express Card Models
- CFexpress Type A
- CFexpress Type B
- CFexpress Type C
Lexar Professional CFexpress 128GB Type-A GOLD Series Data Recovery Caselog
15Jul25: Customer brought in this CF card for an assessment. The card stopped working a day ago and was not detecting by the computer. The card was getting hot.
