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Unformatted Thumb Drive in Raw File System
Which kind of thumb drive error annoys you most you have ever met? As far as I am concerned, the most terrible thing is to encounter a raw thumb drive that needs to be formatted before normal using. Any data saved on it is inaccessible on such condition, which means you can not read or write it. Irritating as it is, there is still a way to solve it. Do you know how to get back files from the unformatted raw thumb drive? Data recovery software could give you a hand.
Example of facing a raw thumb drive needs to be formatted
I was told that I need to format my thumb drive before I can use it a few days ago. Of course I did not format it because there are a lot precious and crucial files saved on it. I am thinking why it needs to be formatted these days. I have no idea until just now I check its property and found that it turns to raw file system. I want to find back all files saved on it as soon as possible. I need them emergently, but I have no ideas. Anyone could kindly help me? -Gorge from London
How to get back data from an unformatted raw thumb drive
It will not cost too much time or energy to get back data from the unformatted raw thumb drive as long as you ask the data recovery software for help. But you should stop using the thumb drive before data saved on it has been restored. When data is recovered, you can format the RAW thumb drive.
Recover data from raw thumb drive
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Connect the thumb drive to your computer and launch the software. Then, select a proper recovery module.
Reasons that thumb drive turns to raw
Raw thumb drive is one of the common thumb drive errors we could meet in our life. But do you know why your thumb drive turns to raw without your consciousness? It is a hard question for most of you maybe, because you think that there in nothing strange happen to it, and how could it become raw. Here are some common reasons as follows:
1. Thumb drive is infected by virus due to the harmful software or suspicious files on the computer or on the thumb drive itself.
2. There is incompatibility between your thumb drive and the computer.
3. Some files saved on it are corrupted due to various reasons.
4. Some incorrect operations on it.
5. Quit operation during the process of formatting.
6. System permissions problem.
Various file systems
Raw file system is just one kind of file systems, which means has not been formatted, so you can not access data on the raw thumb drive. And you must convert it to other systems, such as FAT, NTFS. Here are some common file systems below: FAT16, FAT32, NTFS(NTFS4.0, NTFS5.0), CDFS, exFAT, RAW, Ext2, Ext3, Ext4, Btrfs, ZFS, and HFS.
Correct operations on raw thumb drive
The first thing you should do is to retrieve data saved on it with data recovery software if that information is vital for you when meet an unformatted raw drive. Retrain formatting it as you are asked to. You can format it after all needed information has been restored. It is better to disinfect the thumb drive overall with antivirus software after the formatting.
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