[Solved] How to copy data from a unreadable flash drive

Forum Mac OS X : Configuration & Customization [Solved] How to copy data from a unreadable flash drive

Hello,

do you know where I could go with unreadable flash drive to have my data recovered?
nothing I have found online worked, it does show anything on the screen
I'm willing to pay for, coz there's valuable data on there

Reply to Anonymous

Does your computer recognize the drive at all when plugged in?

Have you tried to open on another system? Same results?

Reply to COLGeek

I agree with COL, try different computers and different OS's to see if you can access it. If you have a mac if it mounts go to disk utilities and see if the volume will repair.

Reply to roagie

Basically there are drive formats and stuff.
NTFS which works for windows = test by plugging into a windows comp
MS-DOS = which works for both mac and windows
and then theres another one but i can't remember but it only works for mac.
just try plugging it in to a windows comp and a mac and see if anything shows up

Reply to crapfacednoob

Best answer

MS-DOS is not a format, you meant to say FAT or FAT32, those were the file systems used by MS-DOS. If the USB drive is formatted for OS X, it is likely in the HFS+ file system and can be repaired as roagie suggested.

If the Mac Disk Utility can't see the filesystem, that could indicate a NTFS device, but a quick check on a PC can confirm that.

If tvice can't be recognized by either a Mac or a PC, the device is likely defective.

Message edited by COLGeek on 03-28-2011 at 07:56:11 PM

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