The value of information is currently increasing every day. Any area of human activity can not do without the accumulation of a certain array of data that must be stored somewhere. Various options for information media come to the rescue. Of particular popularity are USB flash-
drives, which are popularly called simply flash drives. They are appreciated for their small size and ease of use. The user saves important information to the USB flash drive. And as it is annoying, if for some reason this information is lost! When you try to access flash drive information, a message appears stating that the device is not formatted. This gives an indication of
the RAW file system. This suggests that Windows cannot find 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 still recover data from a flash drive. First you need to understand the reasons for what happened. They can be very diverse: from unplanned formatting of media to violation of
the data structure.Possible reasons
We will deal with the most basic of them:
- There was a failure in the operating system. In this case, the problem is solved very simply. It is enough to restart the computer, and Windows will restore normal operation.
- There is a problem with the USB connector. This can be verified by connecting the USB flash drive to another computer.
- There is a mechanical damage to the media. Check the connection of the USB board with the plug. Also, the cause may be a burned out controller. In this case, to recover data from a USB flash drive, you will have to contact a service center.
- Sectors containing service information are damaged. For this reason, the operating system cannot view files on removable media. To recover data from a USB flash drive, you must use special software. Consider a specific example.
Using special programs
An example of a program that helps to recover data from a USB flash drive is R-studio. If during its use it will be possible to return at least part of the lost information, then the first three causes of damage to the USB device will disappear by themselves. The program performs a scan, as a result of which it tries to determine the nature and number of lost files. Upon completion of this procedure, select "Restore all files" in the menu. Then we indicate the save path and start the operation.
How to recover data after formatting a flash drive?
If after formatting the flash drive was no longer used to record information, you can try to recover the lost files. To do this, in the R-studio menu, select our USB device, start scanning and use the recovery function. In this case, incomplete recovery of information is possible. Then it’s worth clarifying the type of files required and the time they were created. This will help to restore the data deleted from the flash drive in full.