Is there anyway to recover a flash drive?

[rydust]

I have done something so incredibly stupid I hate to admit I did it. I was working on a computer with my main flash drive plugged in. About the time I decided I needed to reinstall Windows I got a phone call. So I was distracted by the call but continued with what I was doing. When I got to the partitions page I noticed it had 2 partitions. It shouldn't have because I was the one who last installed windows. But I didn't think at the time so I deleted both partitions. A little while later I realized my flash drive was still plugged in. I figured it was erased but I tried it in my laptop just in case. It is not even formatted. I had some stuff on there I can't replace. Is there any way to recover it? Thanks.

 

[nj_computer_repair]

There is an amazing FREE utility called TestDisk that does all kinds of data recovery - even on flash drives.

Read about it here:

http://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk_Step_By_Step

You need to be comfortable with non-gui screens - It does wonders if used correctly.

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[rydust]

Thanks! I'll try that.

 

[rydust]

Thanks again! It worked great! That's one tool I will keep handy from now on. I also decided to not mix repair and installation programs on the same flash drive as personal letters and creative writing and stuff from my kids. I can always download the software again but some things just can't be replaced. Thanks.

 

[Comtech Solutions]

Yes, and flash drives that you use on customer's PCs nearly almost get infected - always keep a clean backup of your portable apps somehwere handy. Just a tip.

And as a response to your initial question, I was going to suggest you ship me the drive but I'm glad you got it sorted out.

 

[rydust]

Thanks. Sorry it took me so long to reply. It has been hectic. lol

Lisa