Corrupted and Undetectable Flash Drive

Hunterkill

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Sep 4, 2014
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Hey everyone,
So my 32GB USB3.0 Kingston flash drive just got corrupted (some file and folders had random symbols for names and the rest couldn't open and got a corrupted error) and after I switched ports, neither my laptop nor desktop can read it in any port. My Desktop is running Windows 8.1 Pro and my Laptop is running Windows 7.

If I go to Devices and Printers, I can see my flash drive, but there is not way to access it. I also tried using the command prompt to repair it (chkdsk h: /r) but I get a Cannot Open Volume For Direct Access error.

Is there any way that I can recover my files without formatting then using recovery software? I'm scared that if I format I may not recover as many files as if I didn't format.
 


Thanks for the suggestion, but these programs will not work on my corrupted flash drive because its not detectable. That is it does not show up in MY COMPUTER.