USB Memory Stick wants me to format it...

Donkey Fly · 07-07-2008, 08:16 AM

...well not me, but my friend.

He removed it today from a computer and when he put it back in and clicked to open, it came up saying to format it.

How can he recover all the data he had on it or get it back as it was?

Any programs that'd do the trick?

Thanks.

vladimirb · 07-08-2008, 04:57 AM

Hey mate,
well it depends how important are those data...
I do not know any free software that will get data back, but do know some software but you must buy them if you want to use them off course...
here:
http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...for-NTFS.shtml
you can download free trial GetDataBack program. It is an awesome program that I am using to recover accidentally deleted data...
You can also check this one program:
http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Sma...tundelete.html
you can also try free trial to check if you can get data back...
But I prefer GetDataBack more...
Hope this will help you mate...

**sobeit** · 07-08-2008, 12:20 PM

you can try to do chkdsk with error fix

07-07-2008, 08:16 AM	#1 (permalink)
Donkey Fly Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: England Posts: 10 OS: Windows XP	USB Memory Stick wants me to format it... ...well not me, but my friend. He removed it today from a computer and when he put it back in and clicked to open, it came up saying to format it. How can he recover all the data he had on it or get it back as it was? Any programs that'd do the trick? Thanks.

07-08-2008, 04:57 AM	#2 (permalink)
vladimirb Hardware Team Tech Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina Posts: 1,270 OS: xp pro sp3, Server 2003 My System	Re: USB Memory Stick wants me to format it... Hey mate, well it depends how important are those data... I do not know any free software that will get data back, but do know some software but you must buy them if you want to use them off course... here: http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/...for-NTFS.shtml you can download free trial GetDataBack program. It is an awesome program that I am using to recover accidentally deleted data... You can also check this one program: http://www.snapfiles.com/reviews/Sma...tundelete.html you can also try free trial to check if you can get data back... But I prefer GetDataBack more... Hope this will help you mate... __________________ Realm: Bronze Dragonflight - EU Undead Rogue --- Level 70 --- Spec: Combat Orc Shaman --- Level 70 --- Spec: Elemental Tauren Warrior --- Level 70 --- Spec: Protection Troll Priest --- Level 57 --- Spec: Shadow

07-08-2008, 12:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
sobeit Mentor Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 4,794 OS: windows/linux	Re: USB Memory Stick wants me to format it... you can try to do chkdsk with error fix __________________ Do not feed the trolls.