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Recover deleted files from a flash drive
We may delete data off the flash drive by accident sometimes when use it. What we should do if those deleted contents are useful or precious? We can not find them in the recycle bin on the computer or retrieve them in the recycle bin. Do not worry, as we can try to get those deleted files back by other way. Actually, there is a possible way to retrieve the deleted data, which is to use data recovery software. What’s more, it is easy and simple to perform the flash drive deleted files recovery with it.
Example of files were deleted off the flash drive by error
I want to start flash drive deleted file recovery, because I deleted some contents off my flash drive by accident the other day. Most of the deleted files are pictures and audio files. They are meaningful for me, so I need to get them back to access them again. But I have no idea what I should do to retrieve them form the flash drive on which they are saved at the previous time. I need your guys help now, and can you kindly help me get those deleted files back from the flash drive? -Ogre from LA
How to restore deleted information from the flash drive with data recovery software
It is true that the possible way to retrieve deleted information from the flash drive is to use data recovery program, a tool to get the lost files back from memory devices. So we can have a try with data restoration tool to recover files after deleting them off the flash drive. Here are the steps in detail as follows:
Recover files from flash drive
Preparation: Download the data recovery software on computer and connect the flash drive to the computer. Install it properly and launch the software. Finally, you can select a recovery module.
Attention should be paid when perform deleted files recovery on flash drive
It is true and simple to get deleted files back from the flash drive with the help of data recovery program, indeed. But some of us may wonder why we should fail to retrieve deleted contents we need according to steps above one by one. As a matter of fact, it is possible that we may not be able to access files useful after the end of flash drive files recovery after delete. The reason is that we may do something wrong after deleting information accidentally. so we should pay attention to some aspects. Here are some of them below:
1. Do not save new information on the flash drive at once. Some of us tend to save new files or folders on the flash drive after deleting contents off it, because there is free space for us to store new information. But we may meet the failure to recover lost files from the flash drive even though under the help of data recovery tool, because those new contents may overwrite the deleted files. And we can not recover the deleted files if they are overwritten once.
2. Do not start CHKDSK operation to the aim flash drive. CHKDSK is available for the flash drive whose files were deleted accidentally or intentionally. But as a matter of fact, we should not perform any operations on the flash drive on which we need to perform deleted files recovery to get the lost information back. or we may not be able to restore files needed successfully.
3. Do not use files saved on the flash drive previously. There would be data remain if we have not deleted all contents off the flash drive. It is better for us not to access the information which is still saved on the flash drive in case of corruption or overwriting. So we can plug the flash drive out of the computer until get the way to perform deleted data recovery.
4. Other aspects we should pay attention to when perform deleted files recovery on the flash drive.
Memory devices are supported by deleted files recovery
Memory devices like external hard disk drive, pen drive, SD card, CF card, memory stick, MMC card, SM card, and others can be performed deleted files recovery like flash drive recovery after deletion. So we can try to retrieve the deleted information back from those storage devices with data recovery program.
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