subject: How To Undelete Files From Usb Flash Drive [print this page] USB flash drive brings us great convenience and we are accustomed to back up our previous files from computer to a USB flash drive in case any emergency happens to our computer hard disk. System corruption, file system failure and virus attack are the top few listed potential threats to the security of our important files in the computer. However, when you transfer or make a backup of the files to your USB flash drive thinking those files are secure forever. Have you ever thought of or even suffered some of the following scenarios and need to undelete files from USB flash drive?
Different scenarios you may need to undelete files from USB flash drive
1. Mistakenly delete files from USB flash drive and cannot find them in the recycle bin
2. Carelessly delete files from USB flash drive by pressing Shift+Delete
3. Delete files from USB flash drive by using DOS command prompt
4. Find files deleted from USB flash drive when transferring them to other devices
5. Forget to unplug USB flash drive after computer shut down and some files deleted
6. USB flash drive suffer virus or malware attack and files hidden or deleted
7. Due to unknown reasons USB flash drive files become inaccessible
Are the files really deleted from USB flash drive when that happens?
When you carelessly meet some of those scenarios, are you still worrying about your fault thinking those files are deleted from your USB flash drive permanently and there is no way to undelete them? As a matter of fact, the things are not over and you have great chances to undelete files from USB flash drive. As we all know there is no recycle bin in USB flash drive. So when you delete files in it, the files are just gone and will bypass the recycle bin even if the USB flash drive is connected to your computer. Your USB flash drive and computer hard drive are two separate storage devices. The recycle bin only receives deleted files from computer hard disk. This is the reason why you cannot find your files from recycle bin after they are deleted from your USB flash drive. Shift+Delete files are also similar cases.
Best way to undelete files from USB flash drive
It is advisable to take some file recovery software to undelete those files from your USB flash drive as this is the most effective and direct method. I think Wondershare Data Recovery will be a nice option. This data recovery tool contains four powerful functions with pretty easy-to-use interface and allows you to undelete files from USB flash drive under Windows operation system at great ease.
One more tip you have to care: before your files are undeleted from USB flash drive, better put your USB in secure place and never attempt to save more files to it. As physical damage and overwritten files are beyond recovery even with the best undelete software.
