2011/04/14

USB Data Recovery and Causes of Data Loss

The reality of data corruption and possible data loss using USB storage devices has removed the idea of invulnerability often associated with USB storage devices at least in the minds of a lot of folks. This has led to the need for USB Data recovery. Some possible causes of data corruption and loss include the following:

Owners of USB storage devices have been found to be one of the major reasons why their data is either corrupted or lost. Mistakes like pressing the delete key or tab on their computer and some other errors are quite common. Well..... no one is above mistakes.

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Another possible reason for requiring USB Data recovery is due to using older operating systems like Windows 2000. Although these operating systems are USB-compatible they do not copy data into your portable flash drive (USB Flash) immediately after such command. Instead, what they do is keep a log of the data transfer and complete this command only when you have removed the storage device using the 'safely remove hardware' wizard.

USB Data Recovery and Causes of Data Loss

To conclude the possible causes of data loss as this is not an exhaustive list, the last cause to be considered is the wear and tear suffered by USB storage devices. Although rugged due to their no-volatile nature portable memory devices are not immune from abuse.

In spite of these causes, solutions are available to help retrieve lost data. They are not in any way exhaustive, but should help prepare the ground for further research. They are:

Information recovery whether it is from USB devices or NTFS-based hard disks are similar in at least one way. They all use software as one of the options available to recover data. They come either as free or commercial software.

The software solutions offered online are usually compatible with NTFS, FAT or not. After carrying out recovery on USB, without yielding any positive result, you can go ahead and try NTFS -specific software; this is for people with Windows NT or similar versions. This data recovery is carried out on your computer to confirm if the data you are looking for is there. Users of non-Windows computer system can carry out a similar search through their computers following the appropriate procedure.

After trying USB Data recovery and NTFS Data recovery, with both not yielding the desired result, you can then contact data recovery professionals. They are available online with different companies offering its own packages. Their fees might be expensive, but should be worth it, if the data in question is very important.

USB Data Recovery and Causes of Data Loss

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