Portable storage has always had a place in businesses, as well as in personal use.
It cannot be denied that the portable disk is a fast and efficient means to transfer and share data and files with one another, and especially these days where the thumb drive, flash drive, or USB drive has the capacity to carry much more data than older versions of the technology, flash drives have been used to store data and files as well, besides the sharing purpose it usually serves.
There are also times, however, that one suffers the misfortune of deleting or losing the files on a USB thumb drive.
Especially if there are important files contained inside, it is imperative that one be able to retrieve them, or else, to put it plainly, there will be trouble.
About Flash Drives A USB thumb drive is basically a data storage device that is connected to the computer through the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port that all computers today have.
Unlike the old versions of portable storage like floppy drives that require a dedicated port, a USB drive can be plugged in virtually anywhere, since many computers (both Mac and PC) have at least one or two USB ports.
Reasons Why Files Get Lost or Deleted But why do files in USB drives get lost or deleted? What are the reasons behind such accidents? One is the life of the USB drive.
It is common sense that any electronic device suffers from wear and tear and eventually burns out (sometimes literally) due to its simple use and reuse over the years.
It can happen to anybody.
The average lifespan of a USB drive is about 10 years, and while they are relatively inexpensive, it is the data in them that makes them valuable, and losing that data can be a big hassle for you.
Another reason is that it gets deleted by accident, either by you or other people who use the drive.
Sometimes a computer crashes and a thumb or flash drive connected to it also suffers from data loss.
Steps to Preserve Your Data There's a saying that "prevention is better than cure", which is why it pays to be able to take steps to make sure you avoid situations where you compromise your data.
One important tip is to always eject you flash drive properly.
There is a small icon on the lower right hand of your screen, on the taskbar, where you can 'safely eject' your portable USB storage.
You can also select the drive in My Computer, right click on the drive, and click 'Eject'.
This helps prevent files from getting corrupted, and helps preserve the lifespan of your USB flash drive as well.
Search and download a data recovery software.
After downloading, install it in your system.
2.
Run the software and click on option which says "Recover Data From Flash Drive".
3.
Let the software scan your flash drive and show you a list of files you've erased off it previously.
4.
Once the scan is complete, It will show you a list of files you can recover.
5.
Select the files you want to recover and start the recovery process.
That's it!
It cannot be denied that the portable disk is a fast and efficient means to transfer and share data and files with one another, and especially these days where the thumb drive, flash drive, or USB drive has the capacity to carry much more data than older versions of the technology, flash drives have been used to store data and files as well, besides the sharing purpose it usually serves.
There are also times, however, that one suffers the misfortune of deleting or losing the files on a USB thumb drive.
Especially if there are important files contained inside, it is imperative that one be able to retrieve them, or else, to put it plainly, there will be trouble.
About Flash Drives A USB thumb drive is basically a data storage device that is connected to the computer through the USB (Universal Serial Bus) port that all computers today have.
Unlike the old versions of portable storage like floppy drives that require a dedicated port, a USB drive can be plugged in virtually anywhere, since many computers (both Mac and PC) have at least one or two USB ports.
Reasons Why Files Get Lost or Deleted But why do files in USB drives get lost or deleted? What are the reasons behind such accidents? One is the life of the USB drive.
It is common sense that any electronic device suffers from wear and tear and eventually burns out (sometimes literally) due to its simple use and reuse over the years.
It can happen to anybody.
The average lifespan of a USB drive is about 10 years, and while they are relatively inexpensive, it is the data in them that makes them valuable, and losing that data can be a big hassle for you.
Another reason is that it gets deleted by accident, either by you or other people who use the drive.
Sometimes a computer crashes and a thumb or flash drive connected to it also suffers from data loss.
Steps to Preserve Your Data There's a saying that "prevention is better than cure", which is why it pays to be able to take steps to make sure you avoid situations where you compromise your data.
One important tip is to always eject you flash drive properly.
There is a small icon on the lower right hand of your screen, on the taskbar, where you can 'safely eject' your portable USB storage.
You can also select the drive in My Computer, right click on the drive, and click 'Eject'.
This helps prevent files from getting corrupted, and helps preserve the lifespan of your USB flash drive as well.
- Another is to store your important files on more permanent backups, and not just leave them on your USB flash drive.
Besides the accidents can happen that can cause data loss on your flash drive, there's also the chance that you just plain lose the whole flash drive, and no amount of retrieval software can bring your data back from that.
- Speaking of data recovery, if ever you lose data on a flash drive, consider using data retrieval software - there are a lot of effective ones out there - instead of considering enlisting the services of a data retrieval firm.
Data retrieval firms are expensive and impractical.
Search and download a data recovery software.
After downloading, install it in your system.
2.
Run the software and click on option which says "Recover Data From Flash Drive".
3.
Let the software scan your flash drive and show you a list of files you've erased off it previously.
4.
Once the scan is complete, It will show you a list of files you can recover.
5.
Select the files you want to recover and start the recovery process.
That's it!
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