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How can I recover flash drive data, after corruption in Windows 7

Discussion in 'Storage and Networking' started by bapi, Jul 16, 2011.

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  1. bapi Newcomer, in training

    My 8GB Transcend flash drive became corrupted when I tried opening it on a Windows 7 laptop. It was previously used on a Windows XP laptop.

    A new driver was found for the device when it was inserted in the Windows 7 laptop. After this all the file names turned into dingbat or strange symbols and could'nt be opened. The changed names remained when I put the drive back in the other laptop.

    I checked the Windows XP laptop and flash drive for viruses and registry errors. I found and corrected 86 errors, but the flash drive is no longer recognised on the Windows XP laptop.

    How can I recover my files on the flash drive?
    bapi, Jul 16, 2011
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  2. Leeky TechSpot Moderator Posts: 4,344   +59

    Download Recuva and do a deep scan. In the meantime do not place any files on the flash drive, as it will overwrite previous information contained within it.

    It should find some data for you.
    Leeky, Jul 17, 2011
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