Cannot Format SanDisk Cruzer

I have a SanDisk Cruzer and I used it for half a year long. It usually performs well, but this morning when I connected it to my computer to transfer some important files, it told me like this: The disk is not formatted. Do you want to format it now? I did as it suggested me to, but fail to format the SanDisk Cruzer disk drive. Then I just tried again and again, but it still told me the same problem. Worse still, after failing several times, I quit it, but all the files were gone! I cannot afford to lose these priceless files. How to do now? Help! Help please help me out! Thanks a million.

Suggested answers to the question cannot format SanDisk Cruzer:

First please rest assured. It is quite possible for you to find back your precious data with the help of data recovery software. Keep your SanDisk Cruzer carefully and away from overwriting. Because once the SanDisk Cruzer was overwritten, some of the data will get lost forever. And then, you need a computer to help you accomplish the rest of the job. Download a data recovery tool and install it on your PC. Next, you should connect your SanDisk Cruzer to the computer and launch the program. Now, you can get it started to scan and recover the files you want. What is noteworthy is that you cannot save the restored files straightly back to the original SanDisk Cruzer, instead, you should conserve them on another hard disk or memory card. This can absolutely get rid of the risk of data overwriting. Please remember not to format the external hard disk before retrieving files successfully.

Why does the SanDisk Cruzer cannot be formatted？

a) Perhaps the SanDisk Cruzer is not compatible with your PC operating system. You can try the SanDisk Cruzer on several different computers.

b) Maybe your SanDisk Cruzer is attacked by virus or malware. This can happen if you frequently place your SanDisk Cruzer into different digital devices.

c) Sometimes your SanDisk Cruzer might get write-protected, and makes it unformatted. You can reset it and then get it formatted.

d) If your SanDisk Cruzer get damaged, it may also prevent you from formatting it.

Can files be recovered once the SanDisk Cruzer occurs formatted problem？

Actually, the answer is" yes". Whenever the SanDisk Cruzer gets formatted problem, it can be recovered by using a data recovery program. But it is very important that you should not write new data into the SanDisk Cruzer, otherwise, some of the files will never be retrieved. If you follow the rules we told you, you will absolutely have all your list files back to you.