How to recover data from a flash drive?

The value of information at this time is increasing every day. Any sphere of human activity can not do without the accumulation of a certain amount of data that must be stored somewhere. Various types of information carriers come to the rescue. Especially popular are USB flash- Drives, which are popularly called simply flash drives. They are appreciated for their small size and usability. The user keeps important information on the USB flash drive. And how annoying, if for some reason this information is lost! When you try to access the information on the flash drive, a message appears indicating that the device is not formatted. This gives an indication of the RAW file system. This indicates that Windows can not detect the data on the flash drive file system. Therefore, the standard RAW system is used in such cases. But do not despair. Most often, you can restore data from a flash drive. First you need to understand the reasons for what happened. They can be very diverse: from unplanned formatting of the media to breaking the data structure.

Possible reasons

Let's look at the most basic of them:

1. There was a failure in the operating system. In this case, the problem is solved very simply. It's enough to restart the computer, and Windows will restore the normal work order.
2. There was a problem with the USB connector. This can be checked by connecting the USB flash drive to another computer.
3. There was a mechanical damage to the carrier. It is necessary to check the connection of the USB-board with the plug. Also the reason can be in the burnt controller. In this case, to recover the data from the flash drive, you will have to contact the service center.
4. The sectors containing the service information are damaged. For this reason, the operating system can not view files on removable media. To restore data from the USB flash drive, you need to use special software. Let's consider a concrete example.

Using special programs

An example of a program that will help to recover data from a flash drive is R-studio. If during its use it will be possible to return at least some of the lost information, then the first three reasons for damage to the USB-device disappear by themselves. The program performs a scan, as a result of which it tries to determine the nature and amount of lost files. When this procedure is complete, select "Restore all files" in the menu. Then we specify the save path and start the operation.

How to recover data after formatting a flash drive?

If the flash drive is no longer used to write information after formatting, you can try to recover the lost files. To do this, select our USB-device in the R-studio menu, start the scan and activate the recovery function. In this case, incomplete recovery of information is possible. Then it is worthwhile to specify the type of files required and the time of their creation. This will help to recover the data deleted from the flash drive in full.