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RAW SanDisk USB Flash Drive / Recover Data from Unformatted SanDisk USB Drive
Do you have any idea how to solve the USB flash drive raw problem? We may meet a raw USB flash drive sometimes abruptly. It can not be opened, data saved on it can not be viewed, and new information can not be stored on it at that time. The USB flash drive can be opened and new data can be stored on it if it was formatted. But the information saved on it previously can not be accessed, yet. Can you format the USB flash drive? What we can do is to restore those lost files with data recovery tool.
Example of raw SanDisk USB flash drive coming
My SanDisk USB flash drive not work normally due to factors I do not know. System shows me that I need to format it before I can use the USB flash drive. I also have no idea whether should I format it or not. My concern point is what about data saved on it originally. They are previous and valuable for me so that I can not lose any one of them. Could I get them back from the raw USB flash drive or from the formatted one? I need your guys help and no operation have been performed on it. –Lu from LA
How to get lost contents back from the raw USB flash drive with data recovery software
We have the ability to restore the lost files and folders from the unformatted USB flash drive which shows raw error. The USB flash drive needs to be formatted before we can use it, such as save new content on it. But we should retrieve needed files at first and then format it. Here are the steps below to show us how to recover:
Recover data from raw USB drive
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, connect the USB flash drive the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Way to protect data saved on the USB flash drive from being lost
It is useful to save files and folders on the USB flash drive. We can carry it with us wherever we go and do not need to worry how to access piles of files, because those massive files and folders could be saved on the USB flash drive and be viewed once there is a computer. But what if the USB flash drive shows raw problem or other troubles? We may lose those files without consciousness. So it is important for us to protect that data from being lost from USB flash drive. Here are some protections as follows:
1. It is necessary to back up the precious files. We can copy the valuable or useful contents on the USB flash drive and paste them on other storage disks, such as computer hard drives to back up them. The advantage to backup is to restore files easily and quickly, especially for people who do not know retrieve information from the problematic USB flash drive with data recovery tool.
2. Try to avoid storing harmful software and suspicious files on the USB flash drive. The USB flash drive is easily to be infected by virus and worms and cause data loss problems. More than often, the virus and worms are hidden in the harmful software and suspicious files, such as malware, and so forth. The effective way to avoid virus infection is to mount the anti-virus software on the USB flash drive.
3. Try to avoid power failure happen to the computer. We may lose files and folders from the USB flash drive because of power failure when the USB flash drive connected to the computer, especially when the USB flash drive is in the process of read and write. Though data will not be lost with hundred percent guarantees, we still should be careful to supply enough power to the computer.
4. Other similar data loss protections to USB flash drive.
Brief introduction to SanDisk
SanDisk is one of the brands of USB flash drive, and it is one of the biggest manufactures of flash memory in the global. What's more, SanDisk is the only corporation who are empowered to produce and sell all kinds of flash memory devices, such as compact flash card, secure digital card, multi media card, memory stick pro and other memory stick series products, XD picture card, USB flash drive, and so on./p>
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