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Unformat USB Flash Stick
Do you have any idea how to restore lost information from the unformatted USB flash drive? You can not open the USB flash drive not formatted, so all files on the USB flash drive are inaccessible. Consequently, you have to get them back if they are important or precious for you. Do not doubt whether there is a way, because there is a flexible way exactly. What you need is to use the data recovery software to retrieve those inaccessible files and folders and then format the USB flash drive.
Case of USB flash drive showing unformt problem
I can not open my USB flash stick because it is unformatted according to the system prompt. But now I need to use some of contents on the USB flash drive urgently. What should I do? I have tried some ways that others told me to get back the lost information from the unformatted USB flash drive, but unfortunately none of them has been successful. Is there any other way which is flexible to retrieve those inaccessible data from USB flash stick which is not formatted? -Joey from Canada
How to get back information from the USB flash drive not formatted with data recovery software
The correct step to fix the USB flash drive unformat problem is to get back the inaccessible files at first and then format it to make it usable. Data recovery software could restore those lost files and folders from the USB flash drive which is not formatted within a few minutes as long as they have not been overwritten. Here are its steps as follows:
Recover data from formatted USB stick
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, insert the USB stick to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Proper usage to USB flash stick in case of losing its data
Nearly all of us will save information on the USB flash stick if we own it. But do you really know how to use it correctly to make sure the safety of files on it? The reasons that USB flash drive turn to unformat are various, and one of them is improper usage to USB flash drive, such as virus infection. What's more, the incorrect usage also may lead to other problem which cause the information lost. So it is important to use the USB flash drive correctly. Here are some tips below:
1. Do not hit the USB flash drive heavily. Some people like to play with the USB flash drive when they are boring and then hit it or press it strongly. Such actions may damage the USB flash drive itself and let it can not connect to the computer or other devices any more, not to mention access information on it. As a result, data saved on it is lost.
2. Plug the USB flash drive out of computer safely. There are guiding steps to unplug the USB flash stick from computer. Firstly, close all the related programs to the USB flash drive. Secondly, click on the USB flash stick icon and then press the safely remove. At last, remove it after seeing the now you can remove the removable disk from the computer safely information. It is better to follow the steps above.
3. Do not download the harmful software or files and install them on the USB flash stick. Some people tend to launch the software or files on the USB flash drive do not care where they are downloaded. It is bad if those contents come from destructive sites. They will do harm to the USB flash drive if those files contain virus and worms.
4. Always copy needed files when intend to remove them to other drives. Most people like to cut and paste them, but it is dangerous, as the information may be lost in the process of cut and paste. So it is better to copy them. We can find them in the original drive if they are lost before being pasted on the aim disk.
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Storage devices that may meet unformat trouble
The USB flash drive just could be connected to the computer, PC or other similar devices. So we need to use other storage devices to expand the memory capacity of phones, and so forth. In other words, there are other kinds of storage devices according to the limit of its function and memory capacity. But as same as USB flash drive, other storage also may meet unformat trouble. The good news is that all those problems could be fixed by data recovery program. Here are some of storage devices as follows: External hard disk, Smart Media(SM), Compact Flash (CF), Multi Media Card (MMC), Secure Digital (SD), Memory Stick, and XD-Picture Card (XD).
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