It can be extremely difficult to access data if a USB flash drive is not recognised. Fortunately, repairing and recovering data from any unrecognised USB drive is a piece of cake. We'll talk about fixing and recovering data from an unrecognised USB in this article. Utilise the USB recovery tool to quickly recover data on both Windows and Mac.
I have stored office documents and other files on a USB flash drive and now it is not getting recognized when I connect to my PC or Laptop. Now I am in deep trouble, as I don't have the back of the files stored on my USB flash drive. Is it possible to recover data from a USB drive that is not recognized?
- A User Query from Quora
This is a user query we came across from Quora. You would come across these scenarios when you are trying to connect your flash drive to a PC, you might receive a pop up message “USB flash drive not recognizing”. In such a case, you need not worry. Because this error is due to USB file system corruption and the data saved in your drive is safe. In this article we will discuss how to fix and recover data from unrecognised USB
Note: Whenever you lose data from a USB and looking to restore the drive, the first thing to do is immediately stop using the drive. This will increase the probability of recovering files from a USB drive that is not recognized.
To recover data from any unrecognized devices such as Pen drives, flash drives, or USB’s we recommend you to use Remo USB Flash Drive Recovery.
A strong deep scan engine has been specifically incorporated into this utility so that it can thoroughly scan your USB drive and recover any missing or lost files. It can recover over 500 different file formats, including Office files, movies, and photos.
Step 1: Download and install Remo Recover 6.0 and Connect your unrecognized USB drive.
Step 2: Launch the tool, Select the USB drive from where you want to recover data and click on the Scan button.
Step 3: If your USB drive didn’t appear on the screen click on Can’t find the drive? Option.
Step 4: Choose the USB drive and hit the Scan button to initiate the drive scanning process.
Step 5: Now the tool will complete the Quick Scan in a few seconds and directly initiates the Deep Scan. Once the Deep Scan is completed the tool will display recovered files in the Dynamic Recovery View option.
Step 6: After the entire USB drive scan gets completed, a complete list of recovered files will get displayed on your screen.
Step 7: Double-click on any file to Preview them.
Step 8: Choose the files recovered from the unrecognized USB drive, click on the Recover button, and select a location to save the recovered data.
Restarting your system, unplugging all the connected storage devices and reconnecting them, and Connecting the unrecognized USB drive to another USB port or system, are some of the basic ways that can help you make the unrecognized flash drive recognizable.
Below are other guaranteed ways that can be tried on all versions of Windows and Mac operating systems.
Before you fix the USB not recognising the Windows issue try the basic troubleshooting.
Fix 1: Check the version of your Windows operating system and upgrade to the latest version
Fix 2: Scan the USB drive to identify and fix issues and errors
Fix 3: Update the USB driver
Fix 4: Format the USB Flash Drive that is not showing up
If still your problem is not resolved you can just format the drive. However formatting will result in data loss. In case you have not taken the backup then you can make use of the USB recovery tool as mentioned above.
You can also go through this comprehensive guide to find out how to use the above methods to fix USB drives not showing up on Windows and Mac.
Conclusion:
Here we end our article on recovering USB drives not recognized on Windows and Mac. Remo USB Flash Drive Recovery tool makes recovering files from any model of USB drive from brands such as Apricorn, Corsair, Kingston, Lexar, HP, PNY, Samsung, SanDisk, Transcend, and various other brands and models easy and safe. If you have any trouble during the data recovery process, you can contact our tech experts to assist you.
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