[3 Ways] Recover Deleted/Corrupted Data from Flash Drive

Since flash drives are portable and fast at reading and writing data, they are widely utilized to transfer and save files. However, you are acknowledged that there is a risk of loss of data wherever it is saved.

What should you do if you encounter data loss on your USB flash drive as a result of inappropriate procedures, unexpected errors, or accidental deletion?

Keep reading, and you can get three methods to recover deleted/lost data from the flash drive. The three ways below are also workable for flash drives, USB, SD cards, and pen drives in Windows 10/8/7.

Way 1. Recover data from flash drive using CMD

Windows PC provides you a way to recover data from hard drive using CMD. You can make use of it to recover data from flash drive. Please be noted in advance that this way can recover lost data from flash drive but does require a more hands-on approach.

Therefore, this method may apply to advanced Windows users who know how to use the CMD command very well.  If you are not familiar with command line, you can turn to the Way 3 in this guide to recover deleted/lost files using an easy-to-use-tool. Here are the detailed steps to flash drive data recovery using CMD.

Step 1. Connect your flash drive with computer > Type in cmd in the Search bar next to the Start menu > Click Run as administrator to continue.

Step 2. Input the command chkdsk #: /f > Replace the # with the letter of your flash drive > Press Enter to continue. 

Step 3. Type the command ATTRIB -H -R -S /S /D #:*.* > Replace # with the drive letter > Finally, press Enter.

 Now, you can get the data recovered from the flash drive. Close the window of CMD, and have a check in your flash drive.

Way 2. Recover data by restoring flash drive to the previous version

No matter whether you are using Windows 10, 8, or 7, there is an inbuilt tool you can try to recover deleted/corrupted files from flash drive, which is called Previous Version, enabling you to recover deleted files in Windows without any third-party tools. Follow the steps below to make it.

Step 1. Keep your flash drive plugged in the computer > Double click This PC on the desktop of your computer to get in.

Step 2. Right-click on your USB and select Properties > Tap Previous Versions and the list of available recovery options will show in the box below.

Step 3. Choose a previous version and click Restore to get files back.

If there is no previous version of your flash drive available, you cannot recover data from flash drive in this way. Please don’t be upset. Just try the recovery software to retrieve all lost data.

Way 3. Recover deleted/corrupted data from flash drive in simple three-step

You may find that the data recovery using built-in tools are neither complicated nor unsatisfying. Then, you may need a professional data recovery tool to make things simple and effective.

Here MyRecover is recommended. MyRecover helps recover more than 200 types of data in three simple steps, which include texts, pictures, compressed files, etc. no matter if it is deleted by accident or lost because of system crash, virus attack, and so on.

What’s more, MyRecover is workable in different data loss scenarios, helping you retrieve deleted, corrupted files from the flash drive no matter whether it is formatted.

Download MyRecover on your Windows 11/10/ 8/7/Server computer. Let’s complete flash drive data recovery with ADR for Windows in three steps.

Step 1. Open MyRecover on your computer > Plug your flash drive into the computer > Hover the mouse over your USB drive in its main interface > Click Scan to let the tool scan your USB flash drive.

Step 2. Wait for the scan process to finish. The duration depends on the amount of the files on your flash drive, and it usually doesn’t take you much time to finish. 

📝 Warm tip: To find particular recoverable file types and file sizes, click the Filter option in the top right corner. Additionally, you can perform a direct search for files and folders in the Search box for recovery.

Step 3. Make sure you have chosen all wanted files to recover to your flash drive > Click Recover x files. The x represents the number of files that will be recovered. > Finally, choose a destination to save the files, and the restore process will be finished in seconds.

Conclusion

Hopefully, you can recover data from flash drive with one of the three methods above in success. You can utilize the built-in tools - Restore Previous Versions or CMD to recover data from your flash drive. If neither tool recovers all your lost data, you can rely on MyRecover to retrieve data without data loss.

Besides, backing up files on flash drive regularly is a more stable way to avoid unexpected data loss. If this guide helps you, please share it with others.