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Data Recovery on RAW Pen Drive / Stick with Unformatted Error
It is hard to decide what to do when the pen drive turn to raw. We can choose to format it or not to format it. We can use the pen drive and save new data on it if it is formatted, but the previous files will be lost at that case. The original data is inaccessible and the pen drive can not be opened if it is not formatted. It seems that there is no confusion at all. But concerned for the data recovery, it is hard. We can restore the needed data at first and then format the pen drive.
Example of pen drive meeting raw problem
What a terrible situation I am in now. My pen drive shows raw problem and I have no idea what to do. Some friends tell me to format it to sue the pen drive and save new data on it, but other friends suggest me not to format it. I need to get back what we need from the pen drive which is not formatted, but none of them could tell me what should I do, neither could I. I know I can use the pen drive if format it, but is there any possible way for me to retrieve what I need from the unformatted pen drive? -Linda from Utah
How to restore lost information from the raw pen stick with the help of data recovery software
We can get what we need back from the raw pen drive without formatting it. The raw problem could be solved once the pen drive is formatted. But we should not format it in order to make sure all we need could be restored successfully. So we should get lost information back firstly. The following steps will teach us how to start:
Recover data from raw pen drive
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the pen drive the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
How to use pen drive properly
The appearance of pen drive brings much convenience to our life, as we can save a lot of files on it, which is easy to carry. But we can not ensure the safety of data which saved on the pen drive, no matter how good the quality of pen drive is. The way to protect data from being lost when saved on the pen drive is to use the pen drive correctly. There are a lot of people who do not know how to use the pen drive properly at all. Here is some guidance as follows:
1. Plug the pen drive out of computer correctly. We should try to avoid remove the pen drive from computer directly and hurry when do not need to use it on the computer. What we should do is to close all the related programs and then click on the pen drive icon to unplug it from computer safely; because we will see the information that now you can plug the portable storage devices out of computer safely.
2. Do not bend the pen drive or damage it physically. If the pen drive is divided into two, three or more parts, it is hard for us to get those files and folders which saved on the pen drive previously back even though with the help of data recovery tool, because the flash chips of pen drive may be damaged. Such physical corruption is difficult to be fixed. What’s more, do not put the pen drive in the place that heat or corrosive liquid around.
3. Do not plug the pen drive into storage devices that do not support the pen drive using. Commonly, the pen drive is mainly used to the computer like external hard disk; it can not be inserted to the phone, camera and other digital devices like SD card, CF card and other memory cards. What’s more, it is also should not be done to plug and unplug the pen drive into or out of computer frequently in case of data loss.
4. Other similar correct usages to the pen drive to protect its data from being lost.
Popular brands of pen drive in the market
In order to make sure the safety of information saved on the pen drive, the basic step is to buy a pen drive from the reliable sites. We should not purchase one from the casual sources. Here are a lot of popular brands of pen drive in the market where we can choose from. The following brands are some of them: Kingston, SanDisk, Adata, Teclast, HP, PNY, Patriot, Apacer, Netac, SSK
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