Damaged Lexar USB Flash, asking for REFORMATTING Need to rescue data.
Now, right up front, I’d hazard that I’m the LEAST technically proficient member on this board. So I’ll apologize in advance for being so….naive.
I have a Lexar 256 USB Flash drive that I managed to damage. I could lift gently on it and it would make a connection. It would still work – so I kept using it. Genius – I know. I used it the other day and it worked fine, but now when I plug it in it acts like new hardware and tells me that that I need to reformat it. it has done this one my work laptop and two home PCs - same results, so i don;t think it's the computer.
Any way to recover the stuff I have on there before I break down and buy a new one?
~ Keith
Now, right up front, I’d hazard that I’m the LEAST technically proficient member on this board. So I’ll apologize in advance for being so….naive.
I have a Lexar 256 USB Flash drive that I managed to damage. I could lift gently on it and it would make a connection. It would still work – so I kept using it. Genius – I know. I used it the other day and it worked fine, but now when I plug it in it acts like new hardware and tells me that that I need to reformat it. it has done this one my work laptop and two home PCs - same results, so i don;t think it's the computer.
Any way to recover the stuff I have on there before I break down and buy a new one?
~ Keith