Programs For Usb flash drive With Unidentified File System Type

USB-drive shows unidentified type of file system (RAW File System)

If you've ever tried to format a USB flash drive, you know that it can be formatted in a FAT or NTFS file system . However, a USB drive with an unrecognized file system type (RAW File System) can not be formatted either in the FAT file system or in NTFS. In this case, you can not access the disk and read the files on it. Even worse, you can not even transfer data inside to another storage device. This means that you will not be able to access data inside the USB drive unless you can solve the problem of an unidentified data type. In fact, there is a way to get data from such a flash drive.

Error: USB flash drive is not formatted. Why did the flash drive show an undefined file system type?

USB drives are inherently vulnerable. The fact that their file system becomes undefined, sometimes indicates the output of the error: "The disk is not formatted." In this message, Windows prompts you to format the flash drive, even though you can store many important files there. When you insert a USB flash drive into the USB port of your computer or double-click the USB drive icon in the My Computer window, you can receive a message that you need to format it before you can use it, with a request for formatting. If you click the "Cancel" button, the operating system will tell you about the error, and that the disk is not available. On the contrary, if you click "Disk Format", you will lose all the files stored on this media. The error described indicates that the file system on the USB drive has become undefined.

Free data recovery from a USB drive with an undefined file system type and fix this problem without losing data

If there are important data on the flash drive with an undefined file system type and access to them is not possible, to restore this data it is necessary to use data recovery software that can restore any files from the flash drive, and then drive the drive to its original File system. All this allows to ensure the security of data recovery.

1. Download the free data recovery program iCare Data Recovery Free , install it on your computer, and run.
2. Insert the USB flash drive into the USB port of the computer. In the case of data recovery, in the program window of the four modules you should select the "Deep Scan Recovery" module (deep scan with recovery). Select the disk from which you want to restore important data, and click the "Recover" button.
3. Wait for the end of the recovery process. Once the process is over, the result will be shown as a list of sections. Mark the sections and click the "Show Files" button. You will see all the files found.
4. In the program window, check all the files that you want to restore, and click the "Save Files" button. You need to select or create a folder to save the recovered files on any other storage medium.
5. Format the USB drive to its original file system.

Why does the file system of a USB flash drive become unidentified?

As you know, a USB flash drive can be used to store and read data, so it can very easily be attacked by a virus when connected to a computer, which can lead to damage to the file system and the impossibility of determining it. Such file system corruption can also be caused by other reasons: formatting error, accidental shutdown of the operating system, jumps in voltage, formatting bad sectors, deleting sections by mistake, etc.

How to protect yourself from damage to the file system of the flash drive?

1. Do not remove the USB flash drive while it is being used.
2. Use good antivirus software to protect against infecting your USB flash drive.
3. Run the chkdsk command if the computer turns off incorrectly.