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How to Recover Deleted Files From USB Flash Disk Drives

Recovering files from your USB flash drive is only possible through the use of file recovery software. These free programs will scan your drives for the remnants of old and deleted files, offering you the opportunity to reconstruct the files, placing them back on their original position on the drive. The process will take no longer than 10 minutes in most cases.

Instructions

  1. Glary Undelete

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      Get Glarysoft: Undelete (see Resources for link) and select the "Download" link. Click "Save" and save the file to your desktop.

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      Double-click the downloaded file, select "Run" and click "Install."

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      Open "Start," "Programs," and open Glarysoft Undelete. Insert the flash drive into the computer.

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      Select the drive letter of the flash drive from the drop down menu at the top of the screen to display a list of recoverable files.

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      Select the file(s) to be recovered from the menu and press "Restore" to recover your files.

    Recuva

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      Run Piriform: Recuva (see Resources for link). Select the "Download" link. Click "Save" and save the file to your desktop.

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      Double-click the downloaded file, select "Run," and click "Install."

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      Open "Start," "Programs," and open Recuva. Insert the flash drive into the computer.

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      Select the drive letter of the flash drive from the drop-down menu at the top of the screen to display a list of recoverable files.

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      Select the file(s) to be recovered from the menu and press "Recover" to recover your files.

    NTFS Undelete

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      Get NTFS Undelete (see Resources for link). Select the "Download" link. Click "Save" and save the file to your desktop.

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      Double click the downloaded file, select "Run," and click "Install."

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      Open "Start," "Programs," and open NTFS Undelete. Insert the flash drive into the computer.

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      Click "Browse" and check the box next to the drive letter of the flash drive to display a list of recoverable files.

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      Click the "Recover Marked Files" button to restore your files to the flash drive.

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