Please Suggest Some Effective Recovery Methods

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I’m having a problem with my SanDisk USB drive. Recently, I noticed that some important files, including photos and documents, have become inaccessible. I’m really worried about losing this data permanently.

Can anyone recommend effective methods or specific recovery tools that work well with SanDisk USB drives?

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Hi @johnjacobb40

Please refer to the following article for further troubleshooting steps:

Title: Resolve External Drive Not Detected by Windows or macOS Guided Assist
Link: Resolve USB Flash and External Drive Not Detected by Windows or macOS Guided Assist

Note: SanDisk neither covers Data Recovery under its warranty policy nor has any in-house data recovery service. You may contact any data recovery company of your choice.

Also, you may refer to the below article about the data recovery for flash drive and memory card: Learn About USB Flash Drive and Memory Card Data Recovery Options

Have you opened a Support Case? If not opened, for more information, please contact the SD Technical Support team for best assistance and troubleshooting:

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No worries at all, john. There are so many powerful USB data recovery software available. Before rushing to download and use any data recovery tool you come across, it’s important to step back and check the health of your USB drive. Your USB drive might be damaged, or you may have ended up with a counterfeit product.

If you want to recover data from a pen drive, here are some tools worth trying:

  • TestDisk&PhotoRec (Unlimited Free, Good at recovering lost partitions)
  • Recuva (Unlimited Free)
  • Windows File Recovery (Unlimited Free, Command-line interface)
  • 4DDiG Data Recovery (2GB Free, High success rate, fast scanning speed)
  • Disk Drill (500MB Free, Impressive success rate, ease of use)
  • Stellar Data Recovery (1GB Free, User-friendly)

When software options don’t work for you, consider contacting a professional data recovery service. such as DriveSavers, Ontrack, or Gillware.

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The free version of this SanDisk recovery software can retrieve up to 2 GB of data, and it supports more than 1,000 file formats. You can use the tool to address all kinds of data loss scenarios, including deletion, formatting, and file system corruption, among others :blush:

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Check out this article to recover data from SanDisk: How to Recover Data from SanDisk USB Drive.