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64GB USB Key suddenly not working

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  • 07-01-2014 11:43am
    #1
    brandon_flowers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭


    All,

    Hopefully somebody can shed some light on this.

    I have a Corsair 64GB USB key, when I plug it in the little LED blinks as normal but my laptop nor several other machines I have tried will recognize it.

    When I go to Device Manager it says drivers are installed correctly. I have already tried uninstalling and re-installing drivers.

    The only thing I want is to recover the data on the USB key, if I have to throw it out I don't really care once the data has been copied from it.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks.


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    howamidifferent
    Registered Users Posts: 1,819 ✭✭✭howamidifferent


    I've had at least 4 of the 32GB Corsair and all went that way after a few weeks.
    Blinking led and nothing else. Couldnt do anything with them even with Corsair recovery tools. Into the bin they went and never again. :(


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    #3
    Greenmachine
    Registered Users Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    USB Key are simply not a secure way of backing up data. You could try one more computer. If you manage to get it to open you can back your docs up to your dropbox account.


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    DesperateDan
    Registered Users Posts: 1,583 ✭✭✭DesperateDan


    Corsair usually have very highly rated customer care though from my experience with returning RAM and headsets, they literally pay for the shipping to send it back and immediately send out a replacement / upgrade no questions asked. I would certainly ask Corsair for advice first - but they'll probably tell you to try their recovery tools


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    brandon_flowers
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,657 ✭✭✭brandon_flowers


    Thanks for the replies.

    Bin it is then. I can recover the info by trawling through about 25000 emails but I'd prefer if it was easier.

    In that case anyone recommend a good small portable hard drive that is more secure than these USB jobbies? Price not too important.


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    AnCatDubh
    Registered Users Posts: 6,392 ✭✭✭AnCatDubh


    A USB Key/Thumb drive may be ok *IF* you have a second source. If the data wasn't personally sensitive then i'd be happy enough with a google/microsoft/dropbox online backup scenario to compliment a USB key. Just make sure you regularly sync when you update.

    Re: drives in general. Eventually they will all die. Hard disk, USB Key, SSD. They have a mean time between failure quoted and you may be lucky to be out on the edge of their failure measurement, but it could just as easy be at the "sooner" end of their measurement. Eitherways it will be a time bomb waiting to happen. Spread out the risk to more than one location / device if you can.


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    CreepingDeath
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    AnCatDubh wrote: »
    If the data wasn't personally sensitive then i'd be happy enough with a google/microsoft/dropbox online backup scenario to compliment a USB key.

    Even if it is sensitive, you can always use a TrueCrypt file container with a strong password.
    Then store the TrueCrypt file on google/microsoft/dropbox online backup.


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    riclad
    Registered Users Posts: 8,184 ✭✭✭riclad


    SEE here ,
    http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/test-centre/storage/3219375/top-10-best-portable-hard-drives/

    http://www.easeus.com/resource/drive/usb-flash-drive.htm

    try recuva free program.
    i,d buy a drive from western digital, eg company with support and free utilitys to check drive , testing software,
    NOT the cheapest drive in the shop,
    backup to dropbox, google drive etc.
    at least 3 places.
    or another external drive.

    There,s programs that recover data from usb drives,
    even if the logical, partition data layout, is gone,
    ie they recover the raw data ,files.
    all drives wear out, and die,
    ssd drives have limited read /write cycles,
    its easy to backup,
    IF data is of value.

    http://www.cgsecurity.org/

    testdisk and photorec can recover lost files,

    TRY photorec first, to recover files,
    testdisk is designed if theres a lost partition,
    or to undelete, files and general data recovery.


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