USB U3 Not Working

[squall_01]

I have a u3 4 gb that was unpluged forcefully.  Theres stuff that I want off of it.  Is it possible to try an recover the files?

[Zylstra]

Many recovery programs work for Flash memory.

http://www.recuva.com/

After an action like accidental disconnect if you lost data, its always good to reformat as well.

[kpac]

If the files have been corrupted while unplugging the drive, there may be no way to get them back.

[squall_01]

Its not lighting up so I mite have luck with this.  It did fix my other one.  But I forget how I did it.

[Zylstra]

Try it in another computer, that was the resolution to a similar problem I had once.

[squall_01]

I tried an it still not working.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

It probably has the same problem in your other topic.

Have you been safely removing the drives or just pulling them out?

[squall_01]

Yeah, do you think I'm that insucre with data?  was unpluged forcefully, mean it was pulled out.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

If you just unplug the flash drive, you have probably damaged it now....same as the other one.
There is a reason why you have a 'Remove Safely' feature.

Its not lighting up so I mite have luck with this.  It did fix my other one.  But I forget how I did it.

This isn't the first time?

[squall_01]

I dont think or recall, that mite have just failed.  I got a formater an it fixed it but I dont remember since that was a while back what it was.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Try this HP Formatting tool:
http://files.filefront.com/SP27608exe/;9868201;/fileinfo.html

(you will loose all data)

[squall_01]

Thats good an okay, I think thats what I had used to do it.  One Question, will it get rid of my u3 stuff I dont recall.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Oh wait, U3. Hold on a sec.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

I couldn't find anything....

Try it and see what happens.

[squall_01]

Yeah,  thats why it says that in the top.  It should work, thanks that saves me alot of time.  I want to make this for my class work an need it to be a large drive. 

[squall_01]

It didnt work for ether of the two, but it was something like that.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

Something like what?

[squall_01]

Something simular to that formater that I used to have gottin my other one working.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

If you don't want U3, you could try their uninstall utility which will format the drive.

Do you want to do this? (you cannot get U3 back after this)

[squall_01]

Any way to do it an keep the u3?  I kind of use it as some incase of scanning needed.  Such as if theres no antivirus an such.

[Carbon Dudeoxide]

I suggest trying out the other USB and see if formatting works or not.

Did you know you can run portable programs without U3?

[Zylstra]

I've personally found that U3 is an incredibly inconvenient piece of software, especially in the work/school environment where the computers want permission to run such a program. (Lucky me, I know the Administration password for the school computers... I made note of the new one they are going to use this year as well...)

Also, the "password" software is just the worst of it... since if you go on a computer without the right permissions, you cant access your data.
Not to mention, it does make the "loading" of the drive slower, requiring more advanced device loading, etc.

[squall_01]

working it out to send it to them the data isnt important any more.  However I recall a formatter of some sort it got my other one working.   

[squall_01]

I went to the main site here http://www.sandisk.com/Retail/Default.aspx?CatID=1354 think that this is what I used.  I was googling it wrong so maybe I can get it working.