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Recover deleted files off USB flash drive

Have you ever thought what we can do after deleting files off the usb flash drive by accident? Some of us may think that there is nothing we can do but to save new information on the USB flash drive even if those deleted contents are precious or useful. As a matter of fact, we can try to get the deleted data back from the usb flash drive if they are vital or crucial. We can perform usb flash drive deleted files recovery with the help of data recovery software easily.

Case of deleting data off usb flash drive accidentally

I did not know how files are folders saved on my usb flash drive were deleted entirely. My brother told me that it may because I clicked on the delete all button by accident. It may be true. But I do not care about it now. What I am concerned at present is how to get part of the deleted files back, because they are meaningful for me, so I can not lose them. Can you tell me what I can do to see those deleted contents again? I just need to get some deleted files back but not all. Is it possible to perform deleted data recovery from usb flash drive? -Mill from LA

How to retrieve deleted files from the usb flash drive with data recovery software

The way to perform files recovery after deleting data off usb flash drive is to use the data recovery software. It is the tool to get the lost information back from the usb flash drive or other memory devices. What's more, it is easy and simple to use the data recovery tool. Here are the steps as follows to show us how to perform in detail:

Recover deleted files off USB flash drive

Preparation: Insert the USB flash drive to your PC. Then, download and install the data recovery software. Launch the software adn select a recovery module.

1Download and mount the data recovery software on the computer.
2Connect the external hard drive off which data was deleted to the computer .
3Open the data restoration program and choose the recovery model and target disk to scan.
4Preview the contents in the list after the scan and then pick up the files wanted to recover.

Various data loss situations we may meet when use the usb flash drive

Some of us may say there are more than one data loss cases to the usb flash drive besides files deleted off usb flash drive by accident case. It is true, actually. We may encounter other data loss problems when use the USB flash drive. All of us may want to know whether we can perform data recovery on the usb flash drive in other data loss cases. Fortunately, it is flexible for us to retrieve files which are lost because of other reasons with the help of data recovery program. Here are some of them as follows:

1. The usb flash drive is formatted. We may format the USB flash drive in the following cases. First, we format the usb flash drive by mistake. Second, we format the USB flash drive because it is infected by virus and worms. Third, we format the usb flash drive because the system prompts. Fourth, we format the usb flash drive due to its raw file system. Fifth, other situations that format the USB flash drive. No matter which kind of situation they are, we can try to get the lost data back with data recovery tool if need.

2. Files lost off the usb flash drive due to abrupt removal. We may plug the usb flash drive out of the computer suddenly without performing any operations. As a matter of fact, it is not correct to remove the USB flash drive from computer abruptly or directly, we should close all the related programs at first and then click the usb flash drive icon to see the safe information and press it and at last unplug it. We can ask data recovery tool for help of lose data due to abrupt removal.

3. The usb flash drive is infected by virus. We have talked that we may format the usb flash drive due to the virus infection. Actually, files or folders stored on the USB flash drive may get lost even though we do not format it if it is infected by virus and worms. For example, the usb flash drive may become raw file system and can not be opened to see its data, or files saved on the usb flash drive may turn to messy codes, or other possible situations. Data recovery tool is useful in that case, too.

4. Other data logical loss cases we may meet when use the usb flash drive and we can ask data recovery program for help.

Common brands of usb flash drive are supported by data recovery tool

Kingston, Sandisk, ADATA, Teclast, HP, PNY, Patriot, Apacer, Netac, SSK, all of them are common brands of usb flash drive. We can perform data recovery after deletion on them and other brands of USB flash drive, too.

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