USB data recovery free data recovery software to recover USB devices

USB is short for universal serials bus. It refers to the devices which use USB connections to connect to computers. It includes the devices like U disk, external hard drive, printer, digital camera, pen drive and so on. Some USB devices use a USB cable to connect themselves with computer, others have a built-in USB connector and can directly plug into the USB port of computer. As it’s convenience for carry and widely use in data transfer and storage, there are lot of data loss situations caused by USB devices. Once the USB device cannot be recognized on the computer, you are not able to access your file any more.

Here are some common USB device problems:

1.  USB device cannot be safely removed from computer

We usually have this problem: when we click to remove our removable devices from the computer, a dialog box pops up,the Windows prompts that “Windows can’t stop your device because a programming is still using it. Close any programs that might that be using the device, and then try again later.”
In that case, you should check if the USB device is transferring data or there are files from your USB device are still in use. Close these files.  If the USB device still cannot be safely removed from computer after all files are closed, you can try this way: open the task manger and close some progress. Do not plug out your device by force, or you may suffer a data loss.
2. The USB Device Cannot be recognized

This is one of the main problems. When you connect your USB device with computer, it doesn’t appear in the bottom right corner of screen. And you cannot find your USB storage device in My Computer. That is for your device cannot be recognized by computer.

To solve this problem, you should know the causes for the device cannot be recognized. The common reasons for an unrecognized USB device can be: USB cable problems, USB interface problems, compatibility or driver problems, BIOS setting problems, USB drive has been hidden.
You should try the solve this problems and rule out them one by one.

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3. USB device is inaccessible and shows 0 Bytes

Sometimes when you click to open your USB hard drive, it prompts you to format it before you can use it. But you’d better do not format it if you have important data on your USB device. You can use Hdata recovery software to recover your files first before you format your device.

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4. Accident data loss or deletion from USB device

This is usually due to your improper operations on USB devices.Every time you should remove your device in a safe mode. And use a anti-virus software to protect your computer from virus infection.

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Once you found data loss, you should recover your data as soon as possible: