Recovery of a flash drive from raw
Restoring a flash drive from a RAW state can be a difficult task, but there are several methods that you can try.
1. Use a data recovery program: There are many free and commercial programs for data recovery from damaged or formatted storage devices. Some of the more popular tools include Recuva, EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard, and TestDisk. Install such programs only from the official website of the developer.
2. Check the disk through Disk Manager (Windows): Open Disk Manager (you can find it through the Start menu) and find your USB storage device there. If it is marked as RAW or has another file system structure error, you can right-click on this volume and select the check/restore FS option.
3. Enter the CHKDSK command line: You can also use the chkdsk tool to fix problems with the file structure on the flash drive directly through the Windows command line:
– Right-click the Start button and select Command Prompt (Administrator).
– Enter the command chkdsk [drive letter]: /f, where “[drive letter]” is replaced by the drive letter of your flash drive. For example: chkdsk E: /f
– Wait for the scan and error correction process to complete.
4. Formatting the flash drive: If all the above-mentioned methods did not help to recover data from the RAW flash drive, the last step may be formatting the data storage device. However, keep in mind that this will delete all files from the media without the possibility of restoring them. Performing a backup before this step is mandatory.
It is important to note that these methods can work for most cases of damaged or problems with the file structure on the USB flash drive from the RAW state, however, they