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From: lenny109 on 26 Feb 2010 19:14 I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it. What else can I try to recover the files? Thanks in advance for any help on this one.
From: John Inzer on 26 Feb 2010 19:54 lenny109 wrote: > I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it > plugs into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't > formatted do you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment > but I also can't recover any files. I have tried a number of programs > including DDR Pen Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but > neither of them find any files at all. If I look on Windows Disk > Management it can see the drive (K) and size and also says that it is > healthy but again I can't access it. > What else can I try to recover the files? > > Thanks in advance for any help on this one. ================================ It may produce similar results...but maybe the freeware Recuva would be worth a try: Recuva - File Recovery http://www.recuva.com/ Recover lost files with Recuva http://www.vista4beginners.com/recuva -- J. Inzer MS-MVP Digital Media Experience Notice This is not tech support I am a volunteer Solutions that work for me may not work for you Proceed at your own risk
From: poatt on 26 Feb 2010 20:09 Have you tried it on another computer? "lenny109" wrote: > > I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs > into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you > want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover > any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive > Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at > all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size > and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it. > > What else can I try to recover the files? > > Thanks in advance for any help on this one. > > > . >
From: Bill in Co. on 26 Feb 2010 22:27 lenny109 wrote: > I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs > into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do > you > want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't > recover > any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive > Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at > all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and > size > and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it. > > What else can I try to recover the files? > > Thanks in advance for any help on this one. Possibly Easeus Deleted File Recovery, or Easeus Data Recovery Wizard.
From: HeyBub on 26 Feb 2010 23:10
lenny109 wrote: > I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it > plugs into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't > formatted do you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment > but I also can't recover any files. I have tried a number of programs > including DDR Pen Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but > neither of them find any files at all. If I look on Windows Disk > Management it can see the drive (K) and size and also says that it is > healthy but again I can't access it. > What else can I try to recover the files? > > Thanks in advance for any help on this one. Good luck. If you do recover the files, put the stick in the trash. Thumb drives have a limited lifespan. Very limited. |