How to recover data from a USB. Deleting data from a USB by mistake is quite common.It also happens that a virus deletes the files or anything else that makes us lose the data on our USB, for this reason it is necessary to know how to recover data from USB.
In order to recover the data from a USB memory, it is advisable to use third-party tools that fulfill this purpose.
Recover USB that is not recognized
To recover a USB that is not recognized, you can use the "Diskpart" which can be used from the command prompt, this can be done as follows:
- Enter the run window by pressing "Windows key + R"
- Write "Diskpart" and we press ok
- Once inside Diskpart we will write List disk and we will look for our USB memory locating it by its size.
- After having located it, it will be written "Select disk X", It should be noted that X is the number assigned to the USB memory in diskpart.
- Write "Clean all" to clean everything and later write "Create partition primary"
- Once this is done, you must write "Select partition 1" hit enter and then enter the word "Active"
- Finally we will have to write format fs = fat32 quick to format and then write ASSIGN to assign it a drive letter. Then only exit will be written to exit and that's it.
How to recover and repair USB flash drives
To recover data from USB flash drives, it is best to use the program Recuva, which is a powerful program capable of recovering lost data from the computer or, as in this case, from the USB flash memory. To use Recuva, just follow these steps:
- Recuva on your computer.
- Install Recuva.
- Connect the USB memory to the computer.
- Start Recuva and choose to analyze the USB stick.
- After the analysis is finished, the program will show the data that can be recovered from the USB memory, now you only have to choose which ones you want to recover and do so.
Done this it would have recovered some lost data from a USB stick.
Finally, it should be noted that repairing a USB memory and recovering its data is only possible if the USB damage is due to software, that is, if it has lost the format or its memory sector has been corrupted by a virus.