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Quick Formatted SanDisk USB Flash Drive
Where your useful files are saved when you go out but need to carry them with you? Most people choose USB flash drive to store their data according to statistics. It is easy to carry and have a huge memory volume. But what if it is quick formatted by mistake or by intention? Do you have any idea how to get files saved on it back after being quick formatted? Yes, the lost information could be retrieved from the formatted USB flash drive as long as you ask data recovery software for help.
Case of facing a quick formatted SanDisk USB flash drive
I want to get back the lost files from the SanDisk USB flash drive, because it was quick formatted it days ago. My little brother does not know what quick format means so he quick formatted my USB flash drive in order to figure it out. He could not view any information saved on it originally so he asked me for help. What should I do? Files and folders saved on it are important and precious for me. Anyone can tell me what the way is to retrieve the lost data? -Joy from LA
Method to get back lost data from the quick formatted USB flash drive with the data recovery software
Actually, you have the ability to restore the lost information from the quick formatted USB flash drive. But you need an assistant that is data recovery software. It could get back all you losses within a few minutes only. Steps as follows can guide you how to begin recovery with it:
Recover data from formatted USB flash drive
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can connect the USB flash drive to your computer and run the software and select proper recovery module.
Different data loss problem that could be solved by data recovery tool
You may have met some other different data loss cases except besides USB flash drive being quick formatted problem, such as virus attack and so on. What should we do if we want to get back data from those USB flash drive problems? Can we use the same way as quick formatted USB flash drive to retrieve our losses? Obviously we can. Data recovery tool can restore files from nearly any USB flash drive logical corruption case. Here are some common data loss situations below:
1. Accidental or intentional deletion. You can get back files after being deleted with data recovery tool. For example, you erase the recycle bin, shift delete information or other deletion ways. As a matter of fact, data restoration tool could retrieve the deleted files on USB flash drive from any deletion situation above quickly.
2. A formatted USB flash drive by error or on purpose, and whether quick formatted or complete formatted. Steps have been written above and you can restore the lost contents absolutely from the formatted USB flash drive as long as they have not been overwritten by any new data.
3. Virus infection. Virus attacks will cause data saved on the USB flash drive lost if virus existed in it. As general, the information saved on the USB flash drive is infected by the virus and worms is because that software or original files saved on it contain virus and worms.
4. Raw USB flash drive. All files saved on the USB flash drive are inaccessible after it turning to raw. You can get that it is a raw USB flash drive when you check its file properties, because you can see its file system is raw. A raw USB flash drive could due to many reasons, and virus infection is one of them.
5. Other improper action to USB flash drive when use it. You will lose data saved on the USB flash drive when you do not use it correctly, such as plug it out of computer in the process of read and write.
Popular brands of USB flash drive in the market
Where do you prefer to purchase USB flash drive? Or which brand is your favorite? SanDisk, Kingston, or other manufactures? Actually, there are many popular brands of USB flash drive, which are reliable for custom to buy. It is better to purchase one from the official sites and popular brands. Here are some common manufactures of USB flash drive as follows: Kingston, Sandisk, Adata, Teclast, HP, PNY, Patriot, Apacer, Netac, SSK, and others.
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