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Q&A: Can I recover accidentally deleted files from a USB pen drive?

Posted on December 2, 2014

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usb-3-0-thumb-driveQuestion from Ken L.: Rick, I need help big time my friend. I accidentally deleted all the files from my USB pen drive and I REALLY need to get them back. I checked the Recycle Bin and they aren’t in there. Is there anything I can do to get them back?

Rick’s answer: There’s a good chance that you’ll be able to recover at least some of your lost files Ken, and maybe even all of them if luck is on your side. Here’s what you need to do: 

1 – First of all, STOP USING THE PEN DRIVE IMMEDIATELY. I shouted that because it’s absolutely critical to the success of your recovery attempt.

2 – Visit this page for instructions on how to download and use a fantastic free program called Recuva to recover the files you accidentally deleted from your USB pen drive.

Ken, if nothing else was written to the pen drive after the files were deleted, Recuva should be able to restore every one of the “lost” files. And by the way, this awesome program can retrieve accidentally deleted files from your hard drive and your camera’s flash memory card too.


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