USB drive corrupted,lost files. how can i recover?

[accesgranted1]

hi guys i installed windows 7 ultimate 32 bit and insert my usb drive it was working till i reboot the pc now everytime i try to plug the drive theres a massage that says "to use drive :F you have to format drive :F" i have 2 options "format the drive" or "cancel" i dont want to format cuz i have very very important files and config that i made for games is there anyway i can grab them and transfer them to my pc or i have to format. 🙁

 

[The_Freeman]

hi guys i installed windows 7 ultimate 32 bit and insert my usb drive it was working till i reboot the pc now everytime i try to plug the drive theres a massage that says "to use drive :F you have to format drive :F" i have 2 options "format the drive" or "cancel" i dont want to format cuz i have very very important files and config that i made for games is there anyway i can grab them and transfer them to my pc or i have to format. 🙁

There is software out there that recovers data after you have formatted you USB stick, so just go ahead and format it then use the software.

 

[DSzymborski]

Hit cancel, try something like Recuva to get the files off the drive.

Software is pretty much your only solution here. Best of luck, whether you're successful at getting your files back or not, I strongly urge you to have backup plan that ensures that if a hard drive or flash drive crash, you don't lose valuable files forever. It doesn't have to be a fancy RAID solution, it could be something as simple as burning your most crucial files to a DVD and storing it in a safe, cool location.

 

[accesgranted1]

i scanned with recuva but i have a big folder with apps and it show them seperatly i want it to recover a whole folder 🙁

 

[USAFRet]

i scanned with recuva but i have a big folder with apps and it show them seperatly i want it to recover a whole folder 🙁

Feel lucky you see what you see and hopefully recover some or all of that.

 

[accesgranted1]

i scanned with recuva but i have a big folder with apps and it show them seperatly i want it to recover a whole folder 🙁

Feel lucky you see what you see and hopefully recover some or all of that.[/quotemsg

so i recovered my configs etc but theres a game in there 🙁 i found the game but split i want to recover it like its form (a folder)is it possible i cant wait it to download again i have so slow net... last time i tried to download it it took me 2 days and a half

 

[USAFRet]

The various recovery tools do not work like that. Highly unlikely that you can recover everything in the original folder and path structure.

 

[accesgranted1]

GUYS GUYS!!! i went to disk manager and i saw the system format of the usb is raw? and the other are ntfs can i change it to fat32 or ntfs without losing my game ???/

 

[USAFRet]

GUYS GUYS!!! i went to disk manager and i saw the system format of the usb is raw? and the other are ntfs can i change it to fat32 or ntfs without losing my game ???/

No. And the more you screw with it, the less likely you are able to get anything off it.

 

[accesgranted1]

GUYS GUYS!!! i went to disk manager and i saw the system format of the usb is raw? and the other are ntfs can i change it to fat32 or ntfs without losing my game ???/

No. And the more you screw with it, the less likely you are able to get anything off it.

I don't like you -.-

 

[USAFRet]

GUYS GUYS!!! i went to disk manager and i saw the system format of the usb is raw? and the other are ntfs can i change it to fat32 or ntfs without losing my game ???/

No. And the more you screw with it, the less likely you are able to get anything off it.

I don't like you -.-

Hey, don't shoot the messenger. I just call 'em like I see 'em.

 

[DSzymborski]

GUYS GUYS!!! i went to disk manager and i saw the system format of the usb is raw? and the other are ntfs can i change it to fat32 or ntfs without losing my game ???/

No. And the more you screw with it, the less likely you are able to get anything off it.

I don't like you -.-

He's absolutely correct, however. When any kind of file storage crashes on you, you're fortunate to get anything off it at all. Right now, your best option is to count your blessings that something's recoverable and save as much as you can, while you can. If you're going to be angry with someone, be angry at yourself - if these particular files are that important to you that losing them distresses you, they were important enough to responsibly back up.

 

[reynaldoreneliza]

hi guys i installed windows 7 ultimate 32 bit and insert my usb drive it was working till i reboot the pc now everytime i try to plug the drive theres a massage that says "to use drive :F you have to format drive :F" i have 2 options "format the drive" or "cancel" i dont want to format cuz i have very very important files and config that i made for games is there anyway i can grab them and transfer them to my pc or i have to format. 🙁