How to recover a flash drive after an incorrect extraction. How to recover files from a damaged flash drive

Hello friends. actual problem and now we will talk in detail on this topic. In past issues, we learned the computer device part one - and part two -.

Today I will tell you in detail and show you about data recovery from a flash drive. To do this, I will use the R-studio program. There are many other useful data recovery programs, but in this article we will focus on R-studio. At the end of the post, I shot a short video on how to use the program and recover data from various usb devices.

Restoring information

I have been using this program for a long time and it has helped me more than once in difficult situations.

USB devices, flash drives, hard drives and similar equipment are probably now in every computer user. Sometimes it crashes or asks to be formatted, although there may be valuable information there.

Most people go to a service center to solve the problem of recovering deleted data from a flash drive and similar devices. But you can solve it yourself at home, but this is only if the flash drive is detected by the computer or at least a small indicator near the time lights up - a USB device.

I will give an example on myself. In my work, I often use flash drives with certain information. One fine day, at work, I had to use a flash drive. I inserted it into the front usb of the computer, I was shocked (static) and after that moment, my flash drive stopped functioning, it was not even detected as a device on the computer. There were many useful programs that I use in my work.

Everything that was there remained there, only I could not get this data out of there. I didn’t try anything, but the flash drive remained lying dead weight. I did not make backups then, so I had to restore everything from disks and upload it on the Internet. After this incident, I regularly, at least once a month, make backup copies of the flash drive on my computer, if the data is updated there. If they are not updated (you can save it once), but I know that even if the flash drive breaks, I have this information in another place, that is, on the computer.

R-studio software

In order to start recovering data from a flash drive, you need to install a special program. I will use R-studio, you can use any other.

If you do not trust me, you can find it yourself on the Internet.

After the program is downloaded and installed on your computer, you can start the data recovery process. By the way, if your Windows does not boot, you can read the information. If the device is detected, then everything is in order and you can start.

If the device is not detected, then you can insert it into another USB connector, or try it on another computer. If the situation has not changed, then this program will not help you. You can use another or contact the service center for help.

We start the program

The R-studio program is Russified and you should easily understand it. We go into the program through a shortcut or the start menu, all programs.

Select the desired device or drive.

Click the scan tab and wait, the scanning time will depend on the volume of your device.

Then the scan options come out, you need to click Scan.

The right window displays information about the scan.

After the scan is completed, go to our flash drive.

Expand the device section, which displays all the found files.

Select the desired folders, go into them and restore files, find the space on your hard drive you need and click Yes.

Well, in principle, the whole simple process of recovering your lost data. A small video instruction on how to use the R-studio program, I recommend watching it in full screen mode. If the video slows down, then pause and wait a bit.

Conclusion

Today we have discussed in detail the topic of data recovery from a flash drive and other media. I hope everything worked out for you. If something remains unclear to you - do not hesitate to ask, I do not bite :).

Perhaps you have or have questions about how to recover data from a flash drive. You can ask them below in the comments to this article, as well as use the form with me.

Thank you for reading me

USB drives have long taken the position of a faithful companion in the life of every modern person. Movies, music, photographs, business documents - all this roams from computer to computer using a small key fob. Flash drives have successfully replaced unreliable floppy disks in the world of storage media and are gradually taking away "bread" from optical disks and even hard drives.

However, despite the fact that a flash drive is much more convenient and reliable than the media described above, few people are safe from problems with it today. USB sticks fail just the same. In this article, we will describe the main reasons for the failure of flash drives, as well as consider the most effective and simple methods for recovering them.

The main types of USB drive failures

Mechanical damage - the occurrence of cracks and other visible defects that violate the integrity of the microcircuits and, accordingly, lead to a complete loss of drive performance. Mechanical damage can also include deformation of the connector itself. This type of malfunction can be called the most unpleasant, since as a result, hopes for the restoration of the flash drive tend to zero. However, trying to bring it back to life is still worth it - some defects may be non-critical. It's just that the built-in firmware, one way or another, blocks the media in order to prevent data loss from it.
Firmware failure - did you know that there is a safe way to remove a removable drive? But many regularly ignore this procedure, simply pulling the flash drive out of the connector. The full-fledged operation of the drive is carried out by the firmware (firmware) built into it. And if, in most cases, she is ready to forgive the user’s disrespectful attitude towards herself, then at some point, if she is not ejected correctly, she can fail, blocking the work of the entire removable disk. In this case, the recovery procedure is more than possible - physically the flash drive remains healthy. It is only necessary to restore the normal functioning of the firmware, for which the utilities developed by the manufacturer of USB drives are usually used.
Drive resource exhaustion - the flash drive has a certain resource for the number of file write/delete cycles. And this is fraught with the fact that over time the drive will simply be unable to store the information written to it. Resource exhaustion is a problem, as a result of which it will probably be impossible to restore a flash drive. Unless, having given it for repair, but in this situation it is much easier to buy a new keychain.
Electrical damage - as a result of an unstable power supply or due to moisture getting inside the flash drive, internal electrical circuits may short out or individual microcircuits may fail. In this case, you can try to restore, but no one will give you a 100% guarantee for the successful completion of the procedure.

In general, it is worth trying to restore in any of the above cases. You won’t spend much time, but you can more than save money on purchasing a new flash drive. It is worth clarifying one more thing - never store your data on only one drive (this applies not only to flash drives). Try to create an additional backup on a computer or cloud storage. This will greatly facilitate the procedure for their recovery in case the main drive fails.

Drive recovery with JetFlash OnLine Recovery

If you are a happy owner of drives manufactured by the well-known company Transcend, then you are incredibly lucky! You can safely skip all the steps described above - your attention is provided with a convenient and simple tool for restoring the performance of your flash drive. All you need for this purpose is a stable and fairly fast Internet connection throughout your work with the program.

The utility is called JetFlash Online Recovery. You can try to apply it not only to Transcend products. But whether she wants to work is another question. Again, it doesn't hurt to try. The beauty of Online Recovery is that the user does not need to find out the VID, PID, brand of the controller and memory chip, set the optimal settings, etc. All this is done automatically. Drive data and handling methods are verified and installed over the Internet. That's why having a stable connection is so important.

The algorithm of actions does not cause any difficulties. First of all, you need download and install OnlineRecovery on your computer. After that, connect the USB flash drive to the computer and run the utility. In the main window of the application, set the amount of memory that your drive has. The next step should be to set the recovery options for the flash drive - with saving data ("Repair drive & keep existing data" option - another advantage lies precisely in this possibility) or without it ("Repair drive & Erase all data"). It is worth paying attention to the fact that even if you select the first item, there is no guarantee that absolutely all data will be saved.

After setting the necessary settings, click the Start button and wait for the flash drive to finish formatting. When finished, press the Exit button, remove the drive from the USB port and reinsert it. If the flash drive is still being restored, its work will be resumed.

In the event that JetFlash Online Recovery was unable to return your flash drive to working capacity, you can try to do it manually using a drive specially designed for a particular model. This process is more laborious and can even cause a state of some stupor in a beginner. But there are few options, so knowledge of how this is done also does not hurt.

Defining a flash drive recovery utility

The problem of data recovery is that USB drives are produced by different manufacturers. Accordingly, each of them can use slightly different technologies and adapt certain software to serve flash drives. There is no single application that would allow you to restore damaged removable media (some unification exists for Transcend products, but we will consider this issue later as a separate item) - it will have to be selected individually.

The Flashboot.ru resource, popular on the Web, allows you to determine the program suitable for a specific flash drive. In order for the site's search engine to find the right utility for you, you need to know the basic parameters of the drive - the manufacturer's name, flash drive model name, VID and PID. With this information in hand, you can easily choose an effective means of media recovery.

The name of the manufacturer can be easily determined by reading the logo on the body of the flash drive. To determine the remaining parameters, you can use additional software.

Programs such as ChipGenius and ChekUDisk are convenient means of obtaining the necessary technical information about drives. In principle, you do not need any supernatural abilities from such programs, so you can use any of them.

To determine the VID and PID using the first utility, run the ChipGenius program (no installation required) and plug in your flash drive. In the list of USB devices, find the item "+USB HID-compliant device" and click on it with the left mouse button. Detailed information about the drive will be displayed at the bottom of the window, where the PnP Device HD line will contain information regarding VID and PID.

ChekUDisk works on the same principle. In this case, the information will be displayed in the VID&PID line in the format "Vid_0000&Pid_0000". You should be interested in what comes after the underscore character.

After that, go to the Flashboot.ru website and open the iFlash tab. In the VID and PID fields, enter the relevant data determined by you using the programs described above, and click the "Find" button. A list of drives will open, among which you will need to find the model of your flash drive. The last column of the table will display the name of the utility for working with your USB drive.

Now you need to download and install the program recommended for use. Everything is very simple here. On the main page of the same Flashboot.ru service, there is a “Files” tab. Go into it and copy the name of the utility you are looking for into the search query field. Click on the found link, download and install the utility for working with a flash drive.

The further procedure depends on the specific program. In general, they all have a very intuitive interface (which usually comes down to pressing a single button), so understanding how to work with them will not be any particular problem.

Utilities for working with a flash drive, as a rule, carry out low-level formatting, or flashing, of the drive. This step allows you to bring the built-in firmware to life and bring the flash drive back to life. In the event that it does not have serious damage in its structure. In addition, formatting is fraught with the fact that all the data that was stored on the drive will be lost. And even the means of data recovery after formatting, for the most part, will be powerless here.

Before you start working with a particular utility, also pay attention to not all the recommendations that are usually included on the download page on Flashboot.ru and in the search results on iFlash. This will greatly facilitate your further communication with the utility.

This method is mostly universal and is suitable for restoring almost any available USB drive models. There is only one drawback here - a motley patchwork of models, names of controllers and memory chips can confuse an inexperienced user. There can be only one recommendation here - carefully read all the attached information.

After recovery...

The procedure of low-level formatting, designed to return a “healthy look” to the flash drive, as a rule, leads to the loss of all files and data stored on it. We have already mentioned this, but it will not be superfluous to draw your attention to this fact again.

Upon completion of the recovery procedure, you can try to extract the data, as after a normal format. We described this in a separate article on our website. It also does not give any guarantees about whether it will be possible to recover the memory of the flash drive (more precisely, what occupies this memory). Usually, low-level formatting results in complete erasure of data. But there are still good chances.

Recovery of damaged files

As you know, an external drive is a portable and easy-to-use device. With it, you can transfer files anywhere, and you do not need to worry about the load on your computer. However, every coin has two sides, which means that data loss is inevitable in some cases.

A corrupted flash drive is one of the most common problems that Windows users face. In this situation, for normal operation, you need to format it. If you have important files, you will have to use other methods. Fortunately, we can offer you several ways to solve the problem.

There are quite a few reasons why a storage device becomes corrupted.

Below is a list of the main ones:

Virus infection (contributes to hiding files and folders, turning them into shortcuts or losing access to an external drive).
Disconnect the device from the computer without ejecting or ejecting in safe mode.
Reset external storage.
Accidental deletion of some system files (leads to the fact that the flash drive becomes unreadable).
The device is not recognized by the computer for an unknown reason.

One of the reasons for a flash drive to fail is a virus infection.

However, if the error has already occurred, we will show you how to fix a corrupted drive without formatting it.

How to fix a flash drive without losing data using the command line

The command line is the easiest and most affordable repair option without the need for formatting. This built-in Windows tool also allows you to fix a corrupted SD card. Let's see how it works.

This operation will force Windows to check and fix the file system on the flash drive. If the recovery process goes well, then in the program window you will see "Windows has made corrections to the file system." This indicates that the corrupted USB drive has been successfully fixed and can be accessed again.

How to fix a flash drive using the recovery tool

If the above method does not work, then follow these steps:

Video - How to restore a USB flash drive using standard Windows tools

How to fix a corrupted USB drive with the EaseUS USB Repair Tool

If all the above solutions did not help, then try using a special EaseUS file recovery program. However, with its help you can access files, but not fix the flash drive itself. For reuse, you will have to format it. The program recovers USB data in almost all cases of loss of access.

Important! Unfortunately, it is paid, because the trial version only allows you to scan the drive and identify files available for recovery.

If you are not ready to pay, then in any case, checking will not hurt:

Flash drive recovery before formatting with iBoysoft Data Recovery

iBoysoft Data Recovery is a safe and easy to use data recovery program. It helps to recover them from a failed USB drive, as well as an SD card, hard drive, memory card, etc.

Important! In addition, iBoysoft Data Recovery can recover files written on a failed Raw disk, as well as files saved on a deleted or lost partition.

To recover important data, follow three simple steps:

After copying files from a damaged flash drive, you can format it and use it again.

If all else fails, then try these simple tricks:

to find and destroy all possible viruses on the flash drive, run an anti-virus scan;
restart your computer and see if it can read the device;
connect it to another operating system or USB port.

The following helpful tricks will help you avoid the aforementioned problems:

put a password. Despite all the advantages of a USB flash drive in terms of storing and transferring data between computers, it can be accessed by unauthorized users. Therefore, to keep personal or business files safe at all times, encrypt your flash drive. At the very least, without a password, no one will be able to view and edit your data;
keep a portable OS. If the computer crashed and does not boot in the usual way, then a flash drive with a portable OS installed will help to temporarily boot it and find a solution to the problem;
save the necessary programs. Not all computers you use have the right programs. Therefore, save them on a USB flash drive and freely install them anytime, anywhere.