A USB flash drive, also commonly known as a USB drive, USB stick and a variety of other names, is a data storage device that is used to store data and transfer data because they are typically removable and rewritable, and physically much smaller than an optical disc. However, data stored on USB flash drive are not safe all the time. For instance, you mistakenly formatted USB drive; you deleted some data on USB drive by mistake; computer viruses affected your USB drive. Therefore, more and more users want to know how to effectively recover lost data from USB flash drive.
No doubt, professional data recovery software can help to recover lost data on USB flash hard drive. However, most programs more or less have functions defects or security defects. In this case, MiniTool Power Data Recovery, developed by MiniTool Solution Ltd., is recommended here since it owns several different data recovery modules which can help to masterly cope with data loss situations. Besides, it is a read-only tool which can ensure data security during the whole process of data recovery. What’s more, it offers wizard-based operation and simple interface, so even a new user can easily handle it to recover lost data from USB drive. Now, let’s see the detailed information about lost data recovery.
At first, you need to connect the USB flash drive to computer.
Then, launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery to get its main interface as follows.
In this window, you can see 5 different data recovery modules, and each of them focuses on different data loss scenario. And, you can select a suitable one according to actual needs to recover lost data. Here, you can try clicking “Damaged Partition Recovery” to restore data. In general, as long as the partition exists, you can restore lost data via this module.
Now, select the USB flash hard drive and then click “Full Scan” button to thoroughly scan it. After scanning, you will find all found data are listed in a tree view in the following window.
Finally, select all desired data and then click “Save” button to store them. Note: it is recommended to store recovered data on another drive. Otherwise, the lost data could be overwritten.
After all operations are done, you have finished recovering lost data from USB flash hard drive via MiniTool Power Data Recovery.