How to Restore Deleted Files on Flashdisk (Latest)

 

How to restore deleted files on a flash drive is very important to know, especially for those of you who use a flash drive for daily activities. Recovering deleted or lost files from the flash drive is not as easy as restoring deleted files from the hard disk drive of a laptop or PC. Files that are deleted from the hard disk will be stored in a special location first before being permanently deleted. But this does not apply to the flash, because the flash does not have a mechanism that allows it.

If on a laptop or PC, deleted files are sent to the Recycle Bin, deleting files from the flash drive will delete the files forever. However, even though everything has been deleted, the deleted files from the flash drive will still leave some traces. Well, from that trace, all deleted files can be restored. To restore deleted files from the flash drive, inevitably you have to go through the help of software.

If you want to restore deleted files from the flash drive, you can use the help of the File Recovery application. Currently there are many File Recovery applications that you can use. But the top one is the Recuva application. Besides being free, this application is also reliable enough to restore files that have been deleted from the flash. This application is made by a trusted developer who also developed the popular application CCleaner.

Let's look at the tutorial on how to restore deleted files from a flash drive with the following Recuva application. Hopefully it's useful.

How to Restore Deleted Files on a Flashdisk with Recuva

Before we start to restore deleted or lost files from the flash drive, you must first install the Recuva application. You can download the application here . Once installed on your laptop or PC, follow these steps:

1. Plug the flash drive into your laptop or PC, then open the Recuva application
2. Scan deleted files on the flash drive by selecting the file type to All Files , then select the location for the search for files on the flash drive by In a Specific Location > Browser > select your USB flash drive
3. Click Next and then click on the Enable Deep Scan checkbox if you want the application to scan for deleted files in more detail, but this will take longer. After that, click Start
4. Wait a few moments until the file scanning process is complete
5. After that, you will find the name of the deleted file. Files marked with a green circle mean that they can be returned, while a red circle means that the file cannot be returned
6. Then, if your file status is Excellent , then the file can be returned in full or perfect condition. Meanwhile, if Poor maybe only part of it can be saved.

Keep in mind, Recuva cannot restore all deleted files completely. Although you can, but there must be one or two corrupted files. This is because the deleted files on the flash are not placed in a special location before they are permanently deleted. To increase the chance that deleted files can be saved, you must recover deleted files as quickly as possible with Recuva after realizing the file you want to find is missing.

How to Restore Lost Files from a Flash Drive Without an Application

There are times when files that are lost from the flash drive are not actually deleted but are hidden by viruses. Don't panic first if suddenly you can't find the file on the flash. To restore files that were deleted by the virus is actually very easy, it doesn't even require an application at all. Before starting to restore files that are hidden by viruses, first check whether your flash drive is empty or full. If it is still full but the file is not read by the PC, there is a possibility that your flash drive is infected with a virus. But if it's empty, it means that all the files on the flash drive have disappeared. Use the Recuva application to restore the deleted files.

To restore files lost from the flash drive due to a virus, follow these steps:

1. Plug the flash drive into your laptop or PC
2. Open Windows Explorer by clicking the Windows logo on the Keyboard + E
3. Click Organize in the upper left corner, and select Folder and Search Options
4. Select the View tab and search for it and select Show Hidden Files, Folders, and Drives
5. Then click OK , and look for your USB flash drive under Local Disk and Data.

Very easy isn't it? To prevent files or folders from being hidden by viruses again, you should scan or clean your computer for viruses. Use a genuine antivirus application so that the results of scanning and cleaning are perfect.