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Quick Formatted Adata USB Flash Drive

Do you have any idea how to deal with the quick formatted USB flash drive problem? For example, what is the proper operation to get back lost files from USB flash drive after being quick formatted? It is a terrible thing that realizes there are still important files and folders on the quick formatted USB flash drive. What makes things worse; you do not know how to restore those lost files. Thanks to data recovery software, and that lost data could be retrieved efficiently.

Case of quick formatting Adata USB flash drive

I bought an USB flash drive from Adata store and then I saved a lot of files on it through cut and paste from other storage devices. But there is always something bad happen without any prompt. The USB flash drive was quick formatted because of a wrong action. I just know that I can not lose all information saved on it but have no idea how to get them back at all. Is there any way for me to restore those lost files after quick formatting? -Amy from Atlanta

How to retrieve lost information from quick formatted USB flash drive with data recovery software

We can get back the lost files from the quick formatted USB flash drive with the help of data recovery software. You may think it is difficult, but it is easy to use actually. The lost data could be restored quickly and safely. Here are its steps as follows show you how to perform the restoration:

Recover data from formatted USB flash drive

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can connect the Adata USB flash drive to your computer and run the software and select proper recovery module.

1Insert the formatted USB flash drive to the computer.
2Download the data recovery software and install it on the same computer.
3Open the data restoration tool and choose the recovery model and then select the target disk to scan.
4 Preview the contents after scanning and choose the files need to be restored to recover.

Caution after USB flash drive being quick formatted

We should not be careless when we do anything, neither does data recovery. What's more, we should be careful once the USB flash drive being quick formatted if there are vital information on it need to be restored. Some improper actions may reduce the opportunity to get back the needed data and make those files lost forever. Here are some cautions as follows to ensure a successful data retrieval:

1. Do not save any new data on the USB flash drive after being quick formatted. If there is no free space on the USB flash drive before the quick formatting operation, even a photo or song may result in serious consequence. You can retrieve the lost information with the help of data recovery software, but you just can get back some of them not all as a matter of fact. The reason is that that not able to be recovered information is overwritten by the new files.

2. Do not format the USB flash drive again, neither quick formatting nor complete formatting. Reformatting the quick formatted USB flash drive is forbidden because such action is harmful to both USB flash drive and data saved on it. Those needed files and folders may not be able to got back from the quick formatted USB flash drive if you format it one more time.

3. Do not save the data recovery tool on the quick formatted USB flash drive. You will be asked to choose the location to save the data restoration program after downloading and begin to launch it. It is better to store it on one of the computer disks.

4. Do not select the quick formatted USB flash drive to save the restored contents. You may be able to preview information you need but can not retrieve it after clicking on the recover button if you choose the formatted USB flash drive as the location to save them. It is better to store them on one of the computer disks first, too.

Brief introduction to Adata

Adata USB flash drive which means the USB flash drive comes from Adata Corporation. It is specialize in the creation of storage devices, such as USB flash drive and memory card. Adata is set up in 2001, and located in Taiwan.

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