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USB key recovery

runswithascript · 2008-12-27 15:32:23

My mother tried to copy some data from her USB key ring only to be told by windows that the disk isn't formatted and then a prompt to do so. I know there is software you can use to recover data off damaged drives but I've only ever used it when I could still actually see the file on the said drive. Is there anything to be…

27-12-2008 3:32pm

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runswithascript

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My mother tried to copy some data from her USB key ring only to be told by windows that the disk isn't formatted and then a prompt to do so.

I know there is software you can use to recover data off damaged drives but I've only ever used it when I could still actually see the file on the said drive. Is there anything to be done to recover date from a storage device that windows prompts you to format?

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#2 27-12-2008 4:03pm

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See the software mentioned in an earlier thread: http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055447853

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#3 27-12-2008 4:10pm

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Thanks

I'll ask my followup questions there

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