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Recover deleted files off thumb drive

Do you know what we can do after deleting files off thumb drive by mistake? Most of us want to get them back if those deleted contents are useful or precious. So we can try to perform thumb drive deleted files recovery after deleting. Actually, there is an opportunity for us to retrieve the deleted information from the thumb drive and then we can access them again. The way to restore deleted data is to use data recovery software, a tool to get the lost information back.

Case of data on the thumb drive is deleted accidentally

My data saved on the thumb drive was deleted by accident two days ago. My brother told me that he clicked on the delete all button by mistake and then all contents on the thumb drive were erased. He have tried to undelete them but failed at last. Those files stored on the thumb drive at the previous time are very useful for me, so I can not lose them any more. I know I can get them back and I believe it all the time though there is much failure. Can you kindly help me? -Dona from New York

How to get the deleted information back from the thumb drive with data recovery software

There is a huge opportunity for us to get the deleted information back from the thumb drive on which they are saved previously. Before perform the file recovery after delete data off thumb drive, we should not do anything on the aim thumb drive in case of overwrite or other corruption. You can restore files deleted from flash drive with data recovery software, with which you can also recover data lost due to formatting or other reasons. The following steps can help us know information better:

Recover deleted files off usb flash drive

Preparation: Insert the USB thumb 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 thumb drive whose files were deleted to the computer.
3Operate the data restoration program on computer and choose recovery model and object disk to scan.
4Preview the contents displayed in the list after the scan and then pick up the files wanted to recover.

Proper way to use the thumb drive in case of losing files

In this day and age, more and more people tend to use the thumb drive to save files, because we can carry it with convenience. But there are also many data loss situations we may meet or heard of. Do you know how to use the thumb drive correctly to avoid losing its files? One of the most main reasons of data loss is the incorrect usage to the thumb drive. So we should use the thumb drive properly in daily life though we may be able to get the lost information back in most cases with the help of data recovery software. Here are some proper usages to the thumb drive as follows:

1. Connect the thumb drive to the computer properly. How do you plug the thumb drive into the computer usually? Most of us may connect the thumb drive to the computer directly without care about other matters. For example, we may insert the thumb drive to the computer when the latter is closed. As a matter of fact, it is better to connect the thumb drive to the thumb drive when it is fully ready to work but not to connect them when the computer is closed or when the computer is opening.

2. Plug the thumb drive out of the computer safely. How may steps will you perform when remove the thumb drive from the computer? Maybe most of us just need one step and unplug it directly. Actually, we may lose files saved on the thumb drive at the previous time in that way. The proper way is to close all the related programs at first, and then click the thumb drive icon to let it show the safe removal information and press it. At last remove the thumb drive form the computer.

3. Do not hit the thumb drive. It is impossible or hard for us to get the information which saved on the thumb drive previously back after damaging the thumb drive physically. For example, the thumb drive is divided into more than one part, or the thumb drive is corrosive or other possible physical damage. So we should take care of it and place it in a safe place when do not use the thumb drive.

4. Avoid connecting thumb drive to public computer to prevent it from being infected with virus. Virus infection may lead the thumb drive to be corrutped and show not formatted error, RAW file system, etc.

5. Other correct usages to the thumb drive in case of data loss.

Brands of thumb drive supported y data recovery program

There are many popular brands of thumb drive in the market, such as Kingston, Sandisk, ADATA, Teclast, HP, PNY, Patriot, Apacer, Netac, SSK and so forth. We can perform deleted files recovery on all of them to try to retrieve the deleted information.

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