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Unformat Pen Drive/Stick
Have you ever used pen drive? Or are you happen to suffering pen stick trouble? If you said yes, let us discuss unformat pen drive problem today. It is terrible to meet a pen drive which is not formatted, especially when we need to use information saved on it originally urgently. We can not do anything to the questionable pen stick, such as access its data, save new contents on it, or other common operations. But do you know those inaccessible files could be retrieved? That is our topic today.
Example of pen drive needing to be formatted before normal using
I was asked to format the pen drive before I can use it lat night. I can not open the pen drive when the second time I connect it to the computer, but it works normally and I have saved some new contents on it at the first time half an hour ago. It is so strange that I can not understand the reason. What should I do if I need to let those files and folders accessible again and turn the pen drive usable again? Is there any possible way for me to achieve that aim, as I have to restore the losses? –Millie from LA
How to restore lost files from the unformatted pen stick with the help of data recovery software
It is true that those inaccessible files and folders could be retrieved and be viewed as normal. What you should do is to ask data recovery software for help. It could get back the lost information within a few minutes safely as long as those files have not been overwritten. The following steps will tell you how to perform concretely:
Recover data from formatted pen stick
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, insert the pen stick to the computer and run the software. Finally, you can select a proper recovery module.
Way to use pen drive correctly in case of losing information
Maybe you have use the pen drive for a long time, but do you know how to use it properly? As we all know, the incorrect usage to pen drive may lead to data loss problem. It is not a pleasant situation to meet for anyone, especially people who have no idea how to get back the lost information after format. So it is important for us to use it correctly. Here is some proper usage guidance to pen stick as follows:
1. Do save the harmful software and files on the pen drive whenever. What is harmful software and files? In detail, they are contents which will do harm to the pen drive and data on it. The reason is that they may contain virus and worms, which could infect the pen drive and cause data loss case. For example, adware, malware, suspicious files and links, and so on.
2. Back up the useful information on the pen drive. It is better to develop the habit to backup the important files when store them on the pen drive. You can back up them on the computer hard disks or other storage devices. You can get back the needed contents quickly when they are lost because of some reasons.
3. Do not plug the pen drive into or out of computer continually. It will damage the pen stick or its data that plug it to the computer and remove it again and again. The pen drive may become unusable or information saved on it may be lost because of such action. What’s more, you should unplug the pen drive from computer safely when remove it. Firstly the related programs should be closed and then click on it to appear the information now you can remove the external storage device safely. At last unplug it.
4. Do not punch or hit the pen drive. It is hard to get back lost information from the pen stick no matter which data recovery tool you use if the pen drive is physically corrupted. So we should try our best to avoid such terrible situation if there are a lot of vital files saved on the pen drive.
5. Other similar protections to data on the pen drive.
How to purchase pen drive
Do you know how to buy a pen drive? It is not that easy to purchase one in the market. You should be careful enough. Firstly, you should pick up them on a reliable resource, such as Kingston, SanDisk, ADATA, or other common brands. Secondly, you should check whether it is a new one. You can get it from its appearance approximately. Thirdly, you should check whether it is usable. You can save some contents on the pen drive and try to open it or perform other operations to check.
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