Recover USB Drive

 

There can be various reasons why the USB drive is corrupt or unresponsive. This can happen due to logical corruption or physical corruption.

Basically, there are two possible problems with your USB drive: Either Windows recognizes your USB drive, or it doesn't recognize it.

• When the USB flash drive is connected to Windows 10/8.1/8/7, the drive does not show up in File Explorer

 

•  Windows recognizes the USB flash drive but does not open it with a message stating that the drive is not accessible.

 

• When trying to open the drive, Windows asks you to format the removable disk   before using it.

Common Reasons for Data Loss on USB Drives

•   Hardware failure

•   Accidental file deletion

•   Unsuitable conditions (too much moisture, heat, etc.)

•   Data fragmentation

•   Malware infection

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How to Recover USB Drive

Windows Utility:- Check and Fix the Error on the Damaged USB

• ·      Connect the USB to your PC

• ·      Go to My Computer/This PC and then the USB Drive.

• ·      Right-click the USB drive and select Properties.

• ·      Click on the Tools tab.

• ·      Click the Check button.

·      Let the scan process complete, then close the scan window.

·      Right-click the icon of the USB flash drive on the desktop and click "Eject". Then remove the drive from the USB port

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Using CMD:- recover USB drive

• ·       Connect the USB flash drive to the computer.

• ·       Open the Start menu and type "cmd" and press the Enter key on the            keyboard.

• ·       Type "chkdsk X: /f" in the Command Prompt window and press Enter.                Don't forget to replace "X" with the drive letter assigned to your USB.

• ·       Type "ATTRIB -H -R -S /S /D X:*.*" and hit the Enter key (Again,                  replace  “X”   with the drive letter of the USB drive).

·       Wait for the process to be completed.

If this method is successful, all deleted files can be found again in a newly created folder on your USB drive.

Use the Restore Previous Versions Feature

Previous Version is a useful backup feature included in all recent versions of Windows. It can be used to recover all lost files if activated before your data is lost.

• ·       Plug the USB drive into your computer.

• ·       Open File Explorer and choose This PC.

• ·       Right-click on your USB drive and select Properties.

• ·       Go to the Previous Versions tab.

• ·       Select the most recent previous version and click Restore.

Reinstall The Disk Drivers

• ·       Right-click Start and select Device Manager. Expand the Disk                      Drives  category to see all the drives plugged into your computer

• ·    Right-click on the drive you want to fix, and select Uninstall device.

• ·       Remove the external drive and restart your computer.

·    Plug the USB stick back in and allow Windows to automatically detect it and reinstall the drivers. Check if you can access your files and save them on your computer

Assign the drive letter

• ·       Right-click the Windows start button and select Disk Management

• ·       Right click the USB drive. Select the option to “Change Drive Letter          and Paths”.

• ·       Click ADD and then click OK.

• ·       Now, assign any available drive letter to the USB drive by clicking it.

• ·       Right click the USB to designate it as “Online”.

 

 

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