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Recover files from a USB flash drive that was deleted by mistake
Have you ever deleted information off the USB flash drive by accident? We may click on the delete or delete all button by mistake sometimes, and as a result, the files are deleted if chose. Do you know what we can do if those deleted contents are useful or important? Most of us may want to view them again in that case. As a matter of fact, it is possible for us to access those deleted files again, because we can try to get them back with data recovery program.
Example of deleting files off USB flash drive by error
I deleted some files vital off the USB flash drive by error last night. I am here to ask you guys for help to get the deleted information back now. I totally have no idea what should be done to retrieve the lost files from the USB flash drive. Files were deleted are mainly videos and image files. Is there any way for me to restore them after deleting them by accident? They are so important and meaningful, so I have to recover them. Please kindly help me. Thanks advance. –Denier from New York
How to retrieve deleted information from the USB flash drive with data recovery software
It is true that we may be able to restore the files after deleting them off USB flash drive if we ask data recovery software for help. It may get the deleted contents back from the aim pen drive, so we do not need to worry too much. Here are the steps as follows to show us how to perform in detail:
Recover files from usb flash drive
Preparation: Download the data recovery software and connect the usb flash drive. Install it properly and launch the software. Finally, you can select a recovery module.
Situations that data erased off the USB flash drive
It is terrible that the files saved on the USB flash drive at the previous time are deleted by accident, especially when those contents are vital and crucial for us. Fortunately, we have one the solution to one of such unpleasant situation that the information is erased off the USB flash drive by error, which is the accidental deletion. And the solution is to try to get those deleted files back with the help of data recovery tool. So the question is that can we restore the lost information from the USB flash drive with data restoration tool in other cases. Actually, it is worth to have a try, too. Here are some situations that files erased off the USB flash drive below:
1. The data is erased off the USB flash drive due to accidental deletion. We have talked the case that information is deleted off the USB flash drive by error and we have known that we can try to perform files recovery on the USB flash drive whose files were deleted to access those deleted contents again. One thing we need to keep in mind is that we should stop using the USB flash drive until the data recovery finished in case of overwriting.
2. The information is erased off the USB flash drive because of the format action. It may be a common sense that files or folders stored on the USB flash drive originally would be deleted after the format, no matter we format the USB flash drive by intention or by mistake. What we can do is to try to get the information useful back from the formatted v thanks to the data recovery program.
3. The files are deleted off the USB flash drive based on the virus infection. One of the reasons that data erased off the USB flash drive is virus attacks. The reason that USB flash drive is infected may be files or folders saved on the USB flash drive previously contain harmful matters such as virus and worms. But it is not a big deal to recover the lost files if we ask data recovery tool for help after the virus infection maybe.
4. Other situations that the files or folders erased off the USB flash drive logically and we can ask data restoration program for help.
Storage devices may be got into accidental deletion case
Generally speaking, we also need to use other storage devices in daily life besides the USB flash drive. What's more, those memory devices may be got into accidental deletion case, too, such as external hard disk drive, SD card, MMC card, CF card, TF card, and so on. We can try to retrieve the deleted data with data recovery tool in those cases, too.
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