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Quick Formatted HP USB Flash Memory Drive

What would you do if you happened to quick format the hp USB flash memory drive, especially on such case that you have saved a lot of precious and vital files on it? Will you format the USB flash memory drive one more time, or save new information on it? Neither operation above is correct if you want to restore lost files from the formatted USB flash memory drive, actually. Those action would damage the USB flash memory drive and the lost data again. The right way is to ask data recovery software for help.

Example of USB flash memory drive being quick formatted

My hp USB flash memory drive was quick formatted last weekend. I have thought of tens of ways to get back the original files and folders saved on the USB flash memory drive before being formatted through this week, but I still can not retrieve them at present. Those lost contents are important for me, and I need to use them in my next work. So I can not lose any one of them. Are there any possible way for me to get back my lost data from the formatted USB flash memory drive? -Neil from New York

How to restore lost information from the formatted USB flash memory drive with data recovery software

The lost files and folders could be retrieved by data recovery software from the quick formatted USB flash memory drive totally. It could get the lost data back within a short time, and the way to restore the lost information is very easy. Here are its guiding steps as follows to show you the restoration:

Recover data from formatted usb flash memory drive

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can connect the USB flash memory drive to your computer and run the software and select proper recovery module.

1Download the data recovery software and launch it on the computer.
2Connect the quick formatted USB flash memory drive on the same computer.
3Operate the data restoration program and choose the recovery model and object disk to scan.
4Preview the restorable files in the list after scanning, then select the needed to recover.

Various data loss situations may happen to USB flash memory drive

Data saved on the USB flash memory drive could be restored after being lost because of quick formatting with data recovery software. Some people may wonder what if files were lost on other conditions, for example, whether the deleted files and folders could be retrieved or not by data recovery tool from the USB flash memory drive. The answer is obviously is yes. Data restoration software could salvage information from many data loss situations. Here are some of them as follows:

1. Different kinds of formatting and deletion. We may format the USB flash memory drive or delete files saved on it by mistake or on purpose when use the USB flash memory drive. For example, we may format the USB flash memory drive according to the prompt of system before we can use it, we may delete files stored on it accidentally, or other possible cases. Fortunately, all those lost files and folders could be retrieved by data recovery tool quickly.

2. Virus attacks. Our USB flash memory drive and files on it are likely to be infected when we connected it to other computer so as to download information, especially public computers. We may not be able to open the USB flash memory drive, or some files on it become inaccessible or other bad consequences if it was infected by the virus and worms. So it is necessary to install an anti-virus software on the USB flash memory drive and computer, too.

3. Power failure. We may lose our files when it inserted to the computer but the computer closed abruptly because of power outage, especially when the USB flash memory drive is in the process of read and write. Don’t worry, as the data recovery program could retrieve all your losses safely.

4. An abrupt removal from computer. Some people tend to plug their USB flash memory drive out of computer suddenly, because they still could read and save new information on it. But there is risk on such operation. Data stored on it may be lost due to the wrong unplug. We should close all the related programs and click the USB flash memory drive icon to remove the USB flash memory drive from computer safely.

5. Other similar logical data corruption. For instance, the incorrect usages to USB flash memory drive.

Different kind of storage devices

Data could be saved on the USB flash memory drive with convenience and be restored after being formatted. There also are many other storage devices which could be used to different digital devices and on which files saved could be retrieved after being lost with data recovery tool. Here are some of them below: External hard disk, SD card, CF card, and so forth.

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