How to Recover Files from Unreadable USB?

USB drives are reliable and have the advantages of being portable, lighter, smaller, etc. when compared to hard drives and other data storage mediums. But, there are still mishaps that are inevitable which makes USB drives unreadable and in turn making their data inaccessible to the user. In such situations, USB drive formatting is the only way to make it readable again. It will fix unreadable USB drive issue, but removes all the files from it. Thus, restoration of photos after flash drive corruption becomes one of the major challenges for users.

• Windows will display a pop-up stating “the disk is not formatted”.
• USB drive shows up as RAW
• Windows will display the drive as inaccessible.

Why USB flash drive becomes unreadable?

• Abrupt removal of USB flash drive from system while file transfer is in progress may corrupt the flash drive and makes it unreadable
• If the USB drive is infected by virus, then it will not allow you to access the USB drive
• Sudden system shutdown due to power failure when USB flash drive is connected to it causes corruption of the file system and makes it unreadable
• If the file directory structure is broken, then files stored in it becomes inaccessible

Can you retrieve data from an unreadable USB drive?

Getting the data back from unreadable USB is not impossible. Not anymore, you can recover files from unreadable USB drive even after formatting by using Remo hard disk recovery software. It scans the entire USB drive deeply and searches for files with the help of advanced scanning algorithms. Apart from recovering data from unreadable USB drive, you can utilize it for recovering files from corrupted and reformatted USB drives.

Why Remo for unreadable USB drive data recovery:

This software will restore all the files from USB drive which becomes inaccessible due to above mentioned reasons or due to any other reasons with ease. It can recover files like documents, excel sheets, exe files, folders, pictures, songs and more from USB drive, hard disk drive and from memory cards as well. Also, the software teaches how to retrieve data from corrupted USB. This software works on various versions of Windows and Mac operating systems including the latest Windows 10 and macOS High Sierra.

Steps to Recover Files from Unreadable USB:

• Download and install Remo Recover software on your computer
• Connect your USB device to the system and begin the recovery process
• Launch the application and choose Recover Partitions from the main screen to restore files from corrupted USB
• Then choose the unreadable USB drive from the list of available drives in the system, and click Scan to begin scanning the drive.



• The selected partition will be scanned and all found files will be listed in Data View and File Type View



• Finally, click on the Save option to get back the recovered files to the desired location

NOTE: Remo Recover Tool does not allow you to save retrieved files and folders on the same drive from where it's been recovered to avoid further corruption. Hence save the recovered files on any other secure drive.

How to Fix Unreadable USB Drive?

Once you have recovered your data from a corrupted or unreadable flash drive, you can try the below method to fix the damaged or unreadable USB. Windows has a built-in tool “error checking tool” to fix any minor corruption on the file system.

• Connect your USB jump drive to the computer.
• Navigate to This PC and select your unreadable disk from the list of removable drives.
• Now right-click on your unreadable USB drive and select Properties.
• Go to the Tools tab click on the Check button.

Wait for the process to complete. Now you will be able to access and recover your files on USB. In case, if you are still unable to access the files the only option left is to format the drive. Any interruption while formatting the drive will result in permanent data loss. It is recommended to always recover the data from the drive using Remo Recover, then format the drive.

Prevent data loss from USB drive by Following These tips:

• Always keep a backup of vital files stored in your USB flash drive on other storage devices
• Scan your USB drives on regular intervals using antivirus software
• Avoid abrupt ejection of USB flash drive from computer / laptop