All SanDisk USB Flash Drives

[Morjina111]

I connected the USB drive to my Macbook Pro and all of sudden the drive was formatted as the system says there are virus on the disk. Now, all files were gone and I need them back. Possible to recover the files under this circumstances?

[drlucky]

as long as the drive was not low level formatted data may be recoverable. you will need a data recovery application. there are plenty of free ones online you can try. I have used recuva before with some good success. 

[Ed_P]

Several more FREE recovery apps are mentioned here:  http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/Download-new-version-lost-access-to-all-da...

Good luck.

[Morjina111]

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@Ed_P wrote:

Several more FREE recovery apps are mentioned here:  http://forums.sandisk.com/t5/All-SanDisk-USB-Flash-Drives/Download-new-version-lost-access-to-all-da...

Good luck.

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Thanks. do you know which one is the best?

[Ed_P]

The best is the one that works for you.  Since they are free try all of them.  Let us know which one you like best.

Don't forget to try recuva.  It's free also I think.

[Tasjkerty]

Files loss will cause big trouble if the files was covered by other new files , you need to recover them back before these files are covered , as for how to recover lost files ,you can find some solution on Google , or try some free tool to recover lost files ,

[amyheimbach]

Try some data recovery software, like Recuva mentioned above. If it fails to recover your files, I would personally recommend RePicvid. Good luck for you.

[Ed_P]

The free version seems pretty limited amyheimbach.  Do you recommend the $35 version or the $89 version?

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[amyheimbach]

Ed_P, it depends on your requirement. The only difference between $35 and $89 version is the license number for PC.

[EllinorWilliam]

You need to  be really careful about the software you use. I used a free one and ended up crecovered but corrupt data.
Finally had to purchase Stellar Phoenix Photo recovery which worked well for me since all my files were multimedia. Might work for you too.