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Unformat Kingston USB Flash Drive
It is kind of a disaster that USB flash drive turns to be unformat, because files and folders saved on it can not be viewed. In other words, information is lost from the unformatted USB flash drive. What’s more, the USB flash drive itself is not usable before you format it. It seems that you lose both of them. But do not worry, as there is way to let things normal. Those inaccessible could be retrieved by data recovery software and the USB flash drive will be usable after being formatted.
Case of Kingston USB flash drive appearing unformat problem
I bought a Kingston USB flash drive one year ago. It is very useful to help me save a lot of important files and folders. Now there are massive contents which are vital and crucial saved on the USB flash drive. But what upset me is that the USB flash drive needs to be formatted before I can use it when it is connected to my computer. I can not format it because those files can not be lost though I have no idea how to make them accessible. Is there anyone could help me? - Ashy from New York
How to retrieve information from USB flash drive which is not formatted with data recovery software
Data recovery software could help you get back the inaccessible information from the unformatted USB flash drive quickly on the condition that those files have not been overwritten and the USB flash drive has not been physically corrupted. That process will not cost much of your time. Here are its steps as follows to show you how it works:
Recover data from formatted USB flash drive
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, insert the USB flash drive to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Attention should be paid to while recovering the inaccessible data
There are some tips you should take notice of after getting the USB flash drive need to be formatted before you can use it. You may be failed to get back what you need from the unformatted USB flash drive even though under the help of data recovery tool. Such as files saved on the USB flash drive previously be overwritten by some reasons. So you should be careful enough to make sure all wanted could be restored. Here are some cautions below:
1. Do not format the unformat USB flash drive at once when asked to do so. You will be asked that do you want to format the USB flash drive now when system tells you the USB flash drive need to be formatted before you can use it. Some people just choose and click on the format button without hesitation. But it is not proper to do if you want to get back lost information on it, because the chance will be reduced.
2. It is better to unplug the USB flash drive out of computer if you have no idea how to get back the inaccessible data. Some people like to keep the unformatted USB flash drive inserted to the computer and surf the internet or perform other operations on the computer. There is also a risk to fail to restore the needed files from the problematic USB flash drive. So you’d better remove it from the computer safely.
3. Save the data recovery program and files to be retrieved on one of the computer disks. It is better to store both the data recovery tool and retrieved information on the computer but not the unformatted USB flash drive when asked to choose the location to save them. The aim is to avoid those original files and folders being overwritten, too.
4. You can plug the unformatted USB flash drive into other computer to see whether it can work. Do not hurry to recover data or format the USB flash drive when prompted unformat information, it is better to check it on other computers. Then you can restore those lost files if it stil doesn’t work.
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Common brands of USB flash drive
The USB flash drive is very useful and necessary for us in this day and age. It is easy to carry and could help us save a lot of useful files when we go out. Kingston USB flash drive is just one brand of USB flash drive. There are many manufacture of USB flash drive according to the huge demands of USB flash drive by people. Here are some common brands of USB flash drive in the market: Kingston, Sandisk, Adata, Teclast, HP, PNY, Patriot, Apacer, Netac, SSK.
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