“Do you think removing the Launch feature on the SanDisk would help in the following sitiuation”
Launch? Launch of what?
"I was forced to eject even though it said programs were using the files (which was NOT the case because all programs and all files were closed)."
You couldn’t reboot the machine? That would have ensured your SanDisk wasn’t being used by anything before you removed it. Are you sure none of the machine’s antivirus app(s) were not scanning the SanDisk drive?
"I ran the scan option to repair and recover"
Scan option? What “scan option”? A SanDisk scan option? A Windows scan optiopn? How did you invoke the scan option?
“It said it recovered and saved my data to a recovered file”
No idea what “It” is. Or what operating system you were using.
Pulling the USB drive out while it was still in use most likely screwed up the drive’s File Allocation Table. If the files are important to you I suggest you take it to a local repair shop and see if they can recover your files for you.
