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Cannot Format My USB Disk
Does it trouble you frequently that cannot format the USB disk? This kind of situation really bothers us a lot if we do not know how to deal with it. So is there any way to resolve this problem? There are two problems actually. One is how to recover the lost data saved on the USB drive, and the other is how to let the USB drive usable again. Today let us deal with the former question at first. You could use data recovery software to restore your missing data on it. It is a reliable and quick way.
Example of cannot format the USB disk
I encounter the problem of USB drive can not be formatted. Windows pops up message to say USB disk needs to be formatted. However, every time it appears on my computer that windows can not complete the format. And I have plug my USB stick into other different brands of computer but got the same error prompt. So I'm sure it is the problem of the USB stick but not my computer. I don't care whether buy a new USB stick. What I focus on is what I should do to retrieve my precious information saved on it. All of them are important resources both for my life and work. Can I find back the lost data from an unformatted USB disk and how? -Strawberry from LA
How to recover data from not formatted USB disk
You should stop using it when you find that your USB stick can not be formatted immediately. If you want to get back lost files on the unformatted USB, you should not format the USB disk before retrieving all lost files. There should not be any operation on it, please keep it in your mind.
Recover data when usb disk cannot be formatted
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software. Connect the USB disk to your computer and run the software. Select a recovery module and choose the USB disk as target device.
The cannot format USB disk scenarios
There are so many situations which could bring about the USB stick cannot be formatted. So you should do your best to avoid them. Here are some of them:
1. The USB stick itself is damaged such as high temperature, striking and moist.
2. The flash chips are dirty.
3. Data saved on USB stick is infected by worms and virus.
4. Computers are infected by worms and virus.
Some of the above data lost could be recovered by data recovery software easily and quickly, such as reason 3 and reason 4 and we call this kind of data lost as logical corruption. But some of data lost situation could not be retrieved simply, even for a professional engineer. Such as reason1, and we call it as physical corruption. So you should make effort to avoid the situation of physical corruption.
Common prompts that USB disk can not formatted
If your USB disk can not be formatted, the computer system will give you information to let you get it, some of those prompts are the following:
1. Windows can not format USB disk
2. Windows can not complete the format
3. The disk is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?
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