Specific (and important) files missing from my flash drive, and file recovery will not function on it. Why?
I need two specific files from my flash drive, but they are missing now. In fact, the entire folder has disappeared. My file recovery application will not run on this drive all of a sudden, but it works great on other drives. There is not signature of file-shredding either. The files were created last week, and I need them with in 18 hours from now.
I have Recuva.
You don’t mention the name of your file recovery prog.
Have you tried the free ‘Recuva’
http://www.recuva.com
EDIT
Saw your ‘additional details’ so PM’d you, but past your deadline I think.
You don’t mention the name of your file recovery prog.
Have you tried the free ‘Recuva’
http://www.recuva.com
EDIT
Saw your ‘additional details’ so PM’d you, but past your deadline I think.
References :
Dealing with flash drives can get very frustrating, especially if you use them often. Data recovery is expensive, and often it is not even an option. Have you tried Office Live Workspace? You can access, edit, and share your files from any computer with an internet connection, and you get 5GB for free! Since you save everything in the cloud, you never have to worry about your flash drive breaking, getting lost, or malfunctioning. There is even a plug-in for MS Office that lets you save your files to your online Workspace directly from whichever Office program you are using.
Check it out at http://www.workspace.officelive.com.
Cheers,
Kate
MSFT Office Live Outreach Team
References :
Recuva is an excellent application but different file recovery utilities give different results, see the bellow link for details.
References :
http://www.infoteknotainment.com/computer-file-recovery-software