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help recover data on damaged usb2 flash storage device

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by edmondjr

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I am running windows xp sp2 and am trying to open my usb2 flash storage which shows up on computer when inserted but cannot be opened.
All data recovery programs i have tried give a message of "not ready"
while most of its contents are backed up, i have not backed up the last few days of data which are very important to me.
It cannot be formatted or scanned with antivirus programs.
IS THERE A WAY TO ACCESS THE DATA ON IT.
THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ADVICE
edmondjr@inco.com.lb

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by older mycroft

Your post reads as if you have tried your utmost to recover this data. If data recovery programs have failed to produce any worthwhile results, probaly your only option left would be to try a professional data recovery house, but whether they would be of any use with a flash drive is something I am not experienced in.

If they did attempt it, the cost would be considerable and you would have to pay a fee whether they were successful or not.

Flash drives should never be used as permanent storage, only as a medium of transport between computers.

Used in this way, any data located on a flash drive is only a temporary copy, with a permanent backup residing somewhere else.

by oh smeg

And on different computers your only option is to take it to a Data Recover House and let them loose with it.

But I think you'll find that they will not want to even accept it for a Quote even if you where willing to pay the $900.00 AU that On Track Here require for a Quote the person behind the counter would advise you that you are wasting your money and that you are very unlikely to be able to recover any Data Off this unit at all.

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