I have an 8 gig blu capless flash drive. I did not back it up on-line. I am getting "disk drive not formatted, do you wish to format now?. Is ther any way I can save my data? Should i go ahead and format my flash drive? Please help ASAP. Thanks
Computers & Internet - Dane-Elec - DaneElec 4GB USB Drive Copper Hard Drive
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Dont format it you will lose all data on it here is a list of problems and fixes for usb drives
click start control panel administrive tools computer management device manager scroll down universal serial bus controllers you could see a yellow question / exclamation mark? ! or a red X
you will need to update/reinstall drivers
right click to reinstall drivers
if you can see your usb drive but its not working
ports(com&lpt)right click update driver if this fails to fix the problem
check the USB leads that attach to the motherboard usually red white green black make sure they are securely seated and have no dust build up on them dust will cause static and a lot of unforeseen problems for a computer and its parts
click start control panel administrive tools computer management disk management right click on your drive select properties click tools you should see click check now click start two boxes automatically fix files and scan for and attempt recovery of bad sectors place then a tick in one box then select check now start or you might tick one box then return after its finished the first repair then return and tick the second box
((I have found better results ticking the first box then reurn and tick the second box)) you should not do anything while the chkdsk utility is in progress any input may damage this drive also you might need to do this
click start click to open on my computer you should see your usb drive F: right click select properties there will be an array of options select the sharing tab option then advanced sharing make sure you have a tick in the share this folder box then click permissions make sure you have full control in windows 7
click start control panel user accounts click on the administrators account if you have made one or you will have to create one in windows XP
also
If you are running a Windows XP OS then you might be able to:
click start right click on my computer select open
Right click the icon of your Flash Drive (It should be F: / E: or something)
Click Properties in the menu that comes up
Click the Sharing tab
Click permissions
And finally, click Allow next to Full Control.
if you need more help with this post a reply
hope this helps you