USB unreadable
Posted: 13 Jul 2012, 11:54
Hello,
My USB key (Imation Nano Pro) 16 GB somehow stopped working. I think this was possibly when there was read/write being performed. Anyway, the data is unreadable.
Windows OS shows it as removable disk but asks to insert something in it. Linux shows it but without a partition to mount. Light flashes; then stops. I care about the data; not the drive.
Testdisk and a lot of other recovery software do not show or mount it. Very few software show the disk/key but are unable to recover anything. One software can actually test read/write to it; nothing else.
On speaking with recovery specialists, they often say that this is a physical error; not logical.
Any help and insight would be appreciated.
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My USB key (Imation Nano Pro) 16 GB somehow stopped working. I think this was possibly when there was read/write being performed. Anyway, the data is unreadable.
Windows OS shows it as removable disk but asks to insert something in it. Linux shows it but without a partition to mount. Light flashes; then stops. I care about the data; not the drive.
Testdisk and a lot of other recovery software do not show or mount it. Very few software show the disk/key but are unable to recover anything. One software can actually test read/write to it; nothing else.
On speaking with recovery specialists, they often say that this is a physical error; not logical.
Any help and insight would be appreciated.
--------- why aren't extension such as doc, docx, rtf, pdf allowed...
https://www.dropbox.com/s/yomklth2kp4rv5c/image001.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/w3jfvv3g084oxoj/image002.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/g1gwngourf6zize/image003.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/s0lvinbfddu9pfj/image004.png
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xgtvkp1c4zm3rt4/image005.png
