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USB Key corrupted

  • 03-08-2006 2:34pm
    #1
    Be The Holy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 54 ✭✭


    Hi, MY 1GB USB key is giving me the "disk in drive F is not formatted". Is there a program at all to try and retrieve the info on it, preferably free? File system "RAW"

    Cheers


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  • #2
    Cork Skate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 884 ✭✭✭Cork Skate


    Do you have it in your pocket with you mobile phone?
    Thats what probably corrupted it.

    You are looking for "data recovery software" that will restore files and clusters. I really cant recommend any single one to you but i will say that some work different/better than others in that, some will retrieve section A,B and D and another will retrieve A, C and E (if you know what i mean) so you might be advised to try two or three to try and get all of it.


  • #3
    byrnefm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 889 ✭✭✭byrnefm


    As Cork Skate says, you'll probably only be able to get some of the data back - and most likely, in a garbled state. Unless you're trying to retrieve Word data, I'd say you may well be out of luck.

    Have you tried the usb key on any other computer, out of interest?


  • #4
    conical
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 378 ✭✭conical


    Download Convar File Recovery - Version 4.0 from here (free)

    http://www.pcinspector.de/download.asp?language=1#file_recovery

    This has saved my bacon more than once!!! :cool:


    -C


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