A flash drive has long become an indispensable thing for a person who is somehow connected with a computer. Sometimes the information on it turns out to be invaluable for us. And the stronger is our chagrin if suddenly the flash drive breaks down. In many cases, it is not difficult to fix it yourself. But if your flash drive is crushed by a car, the advice may be useless, you will have to fork out to buy a new one, and henceforth do not forget about backing up your information. In other cases, it is quite possible to bring your faithful assistant back to life.
Instructions
Step 1
Problem number 1: Your flash drive, in the absence of any visible physical faults, is recognized by the system as empty or not formatted. This can happen if you remove the card from the slot prematurely, or due to a sudden power outage. To recover data, you must run a special program to help solve the problem in such cases. For example, EasyRecovery, which can be found on the official website a
Step 2
Problem # 2: The computer detects the USB stick, but you cannot open it. If the information contained on the flash drive is of no value to you, then formatting will help. To do this, go to "My Computer", find the flash drive icon and click on the right mouse button. In the menu that appears, select "Formatting", "FAT32", "Start". The flash drive will be reanimated.
Step 3
Problem number 3: The computer detects the USB flash drive, you cannot open it, and the data must be saved without fail. In this case, we will call upon the same Internet for help. You will need utilities to repair a USB flash drive. For example, TestDisk. This program can be downloaded at https://www.izone.ru/disk/recovery/testdisk-download.htm. We install the program on the computer, run it, and try to restore all its contents with it. In the overwhelming majority of cases, this kind of manipulation helps
Step 4
Problem # 4: The computer does not detect the USB flash drive at all. This is a more complicated problem. There may be plenty of reasons for this. For example, a flash drive burned out due to misuse (you did not use Safe Shutdown). In this case, only specialists will help you recover information from a burned-out flash drive, and even then not always.
Step 5
Another common reason why a flash drive may not be detected is file system corruption. In this case, you can also use the TestDisk utility. But if she did not help you, then your road goes straight to the same specialists.
