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I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you

want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover

any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size

and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.



What else can I try to recover the files?



Thanks in advance for any help on this one.
 
lenny109 wrote:

> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it

> plugs into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't

> formatted do you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment

> but I also can't recover any files. I have tried a number of programs

> including DDR Pen Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but

> neither of them find any files at all. If I look on Windows Disk

> Management it can see the drive (K) and size and also says that it is

> healthy but again I can't access it.

> What else can I try to recover the files?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

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It may produce similar results...but maybe

the freeware Recuva would be worth a try:



Recuva - File Recovery

http://www.recuva.com/



Recover lost files with Recuva

http://www.vista4beginners.com/recuva



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Have you tried it on another computer?



"lenny109" wrote:



>

> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you

> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover

> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size

> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>

> What else can I try to recover the files?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>

>

> .

>
 
lenny109 wrote:

> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do

> you

> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't

> recover

> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and

> size

> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>

> What else can I try to recover the files?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.



Possibly Easeus Deleted File Recovery, or Easeus Data Recovery Wizard.
 
lenny109 wrote:

> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it

> plugs into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't

> formatted do you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment

> but I also can't recover any files. I have tried a number of programs

> including DDR Pen Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but

> neither of them find any files at all. If I look on Windows Disk

> Management it can see the drive (K) and size and also says that it is

> healthy but again I can't access it.

> What else can I try to recover the files?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.



Good luck. If you do recover the files, put the stick in the trash.



Thumb drives have a limited lifespan. Very limited.
 
You almost had it,in diskmgmt.msc,L.click on the drive,go to actions,

all,locate & select "make active"...



"lenny109" wrote:



>

> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you

> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover

> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size

> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>

> What else can I try to recover the files?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>

>

> .

>
 
Don't believe you can do that with a pen drive.

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"Andrew E." wrote in message

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> You almost had it,in diskmgmt.msc,L.click on the drive,go to actions,

> all,locate & select "make active"...

>

> "lenny109" wrote:

>

>>

>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

>> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do

>> you

>> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't

>> recover

>> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

>> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

>> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and

>> size

>> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>>

>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>

>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>>

>>

>> .

>>
 
Andrew E. is the resident idiot here who continually gives wrong and dangerous

answers



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"SC Tom" wrote in message

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> Don't believe you can do that with a pen drive.

> --

> SC Tom

>

> "Andrew E." wrote in message

> news:D00F503F-9ABC-4321-9DBB-BB57A03C1DAC@microsoft.com...

>> You almost had it,in diskmgmt.msc,L.click on the drive,go to actions,

>> all,locate & select "make active"...

>>

>> "lenny109" wrote:

>>

>>>

>>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

>>> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you

>>> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover

>>> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

>>> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

>>> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size

>>> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>>>

>>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>>>

>>>

>>> .

>>>

>
 
On 2/26/2010 4:14 PM On a whim, lenny109 pounded out on the keyboard



> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you

> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover

> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size

> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>

> What else can I try to recover the files?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>

>





And to think people actually store backups on these. And they argue

with me about their reliability...





Terry R.

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lenny109 wrote:

> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you

> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover

> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size

> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>

> What else can I try to recover the files?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>

>





The drive is probably bad and probably unrecoverable.



I assume she deleted the files from the harddrive...and if so

you may have better luck running a data recovery program there.



Of course...the more the drive was used...the less likely it is for the

files to be recovered.



If this is the case....stop using the machine at once



and slave the drive to another machine (or put it in a USB enclosure)



then run the recovery program from the other machine
 
The date and time was Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:53:05 AM, and on a

whim, philo pounded out on the keyboard:



> lenny109 wrote:

>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

>> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do you

>> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't recover

>> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

>> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

>> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and size

>> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>>

>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>

>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>>

>>

>

>

> The drive is probably bad and probably unrecoverable.

>

> I assume she deleted the files from the harddrive...and if so

> you may have better luck running a data recovery program there.

>

> Of course...the more the drive was used...the less likely it is for the

> files to be recovered.

>

> If this is the case....stop using the machine at once

>

> and slave the drive to another machine (or put it in a USB enclosure)

>

> then run the recovery program from the other machine



It's already in a USB enclosure. :-P





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Terry R. wrote:

> The date and time was Saturday, February 27, 2010 8:53:05 AM, and on a

> whim, philo pounded out on the keyboard:

>

>> lenny109 wrote:

>>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it

>>> plugs into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't

>>> formatted do you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment

>>> but I also can't recover any files. I have tried a number of programs

>>> including DDR Pen Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but

>>> neither of them find any files at all. If I look on Windows Disk

>>> Management it can see the drive (K) and size and also says that it is

>>> healthy but again I can't access it.

>>>

>>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>>>

>>

>>

>> The drive is probably bad and probably unrecoverable.

>>

>> I assume she deleted the files from the harddrive...and if so

>> you may have better luck running a data recovery program there.

>>

>> Of course...the more the drive was used...the less likely it is for

>> the files to be recovered.

>>

>> If this is the case....stop using the machine at once

>>

>> and slave the drive to another machine (or put it in a USB enclosure)

>>

>> then run the recovery program from the other machine

>

> It's already in a USB enclosure. :-P

>

>

> Terry R.





I was referring to the HD not the USB stick
 
In news:OlbdhL2tKHA.5008@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl,

HeyBub typed:

> lenny109 wrote:

>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it

>> plugs into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't

>> formatted do you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment

>> but I also can't recover any files. I have tried a number of programs

>> including DDR Pen Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but

>> neither of them find any files at all. If I look on Windows Disk

>> Management it can see the drive (K) and size and also says that it is

>> healthy but again I can't access it.

>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>

>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>

> Good luck. If you do recover the files, put the stick in the trash.

>

> Thumb drives have a limited lifespan. Very limited.



How limited is "very limited"? I wasn't aware of that.



Twayne





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What is the spec on its life span?

"HeyBub" wrote in message

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> lenny109 wrote:

>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it

>> plugs into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't

>> formatted do you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment

>> but I also can't recover any files. I have tried a number of programs

>> including DDR Pen Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but

>> neither of them find any files at all. If I look on Windows Disk

>> Management it can see the drive (K) and size and also says that it is

>> healthy but again I can't access it.

>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>

>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>

> Good luck. If you do recover the files, put the stick in the trash.

>

> Thumb drives have a limited lifespan. Very limited.

>
 
Em Sábado 27 Fevereiro 2010 04:26, Andrew E. escreveu:



> You almost had it,in diskmgmt.msc,L.click on the drive,go to actions,

> all,locate & select "make active"...

>

make active ??? no! do you even know what that is for?







> "lenny109" wrote:

>

>>

>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

>> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do

>> you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't

>> recover any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen

>> Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any

>> files at all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive

>> (K) and size and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access

>> it.

>>

>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>

>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>>

>>

>> .

>>
 


>

>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

>> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted

>> do you

>> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't

>> recover

>> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

>> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

>> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and

>> size

>> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>>

>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>

>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.



I've had good luck with this little freeware thing on unreadable flash

drives:

http://dmitrybrant.com/diskdigger
 
On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:21:32 +0000, ArameFarpado

wrote:



>Em Sábado 27 Fevereiro 2010 04:26, Andrew E. escreveu:

>

>> You almost had it,in diskmgmt.msc,L.click on the drive,go to actions,

>> all,locate & select "make active"...

>>

>make active ??? no! do you even know what that is for?



Why not tell us instead of playing games? Perhaps you don't know.

>

>

>

>> "lenny109" wrote:

>>

>>>

>>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

>>> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do

>>> you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't

>>> recover any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen

>>> Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any

>>> files at all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive

>>> (K) and size and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access

>>> it.

>>>

>>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>>>

>>>

>>> .

>>>
 
Em Domingo 28 Fevereiro 2010 05:17, mm escreveu:



> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:21:32 +0000, ArameFarpado

> wrote:

>

>>Em Sábado 27 Fevereiro 2010 04:26, Andrew E. escreveu:

>>

>>> You almost had it,in diskmgmt.msc,L.click on the drive,go to actions,

>>> all,locate & select "make active"...

>>>

>>make active ??? no! do you even know what that is for?

>

> Why not tell us instead of playing games? Perhaps you don't know.



Go to your disk manager and set another partition that is not your c:\ drive

to be the active one, reboot and see what happens...
 
Hi,

That link doesn't work



"Airman Basic" wrote in message

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>

>>

>>> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it

>>> plugs

>>> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted

>>> do you

>>> want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't

>>> recover

>>> any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen Drive

>>> Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any files at

>>> all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive (K) and

>>> size

>>> and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>>>

>>> What else can I try to recover the files?

>>>

>>> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>

> I've had good luck with this little freeware thing on unreadable flash

> drives:

> http://dmitrybrant.com/diskdigger
 
When I install Recuva it tells me that 'Unable to read boot sector'





"lenny109" wrote in message

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>

> I (my daughter) have a USB Pen drive with work on it. Today when it plugs

> into the computer it gives the message that the drive isn't formatted do

> you want to format it. Well obviously not at the moment but I also can't

> recover any files. I have tried a number of programs including DDR Pen

> Drive Recovery and Ontrack Easy Recovery but neither of them find any

> files at all. If I look on Windows Disk Management it can see the drive

> (K) and size and also says that it is healthy but again I can't access it.

>

> What else can I try to recover the files?

>

> Thanks in advance for any help on this one.

>
 
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