"I
have a memory stick which contains lots of data, but it says needs to be formatted
when I tried to access data on it. Inserting the memory stick to my computer,
Windows system recognizes it as a RAW disk and asks me to format it before I
can use it. CHKDSK says it is not available for RAW drives on memory card. I have searched online, and many people that the memory stick is
corrupted. I need to use a data recovery program to get back files on an unformatted memory stick. So I hope somebody can recommend a useful data recovery tool with
which I can recover files off the unformatted memory stick and fix the notformatted error."
Data Recovery from Unformatted Memory Stick
For unformatted memory stick data recovery,
you can rely on iCare Data Recovery Software. It is a read-only data recovery program,
which is able to restore data off different kinds of data loss problems. This data
recovery software allows you to recover photos, music, videos, office files,
emails, etc off various types of memory stick. This data recovery software can
work on almost all Windows PC to help recover data when you encounter not
formatted error.
Now, you can follow the steps below to recover data when
memory stick says needs formatting:
Step1. Connect the memory stick to
computer. Download and install iCare Data Recovery Software on the computer.
Launch the software and choose a recovery module.
Step2. Choose the unformatted memory stick
as aim disk and then the software will perform a scan on it. You only need to
wait when the software is scanning.
Step3. You can preview the found files
after scanning. Then, you can select the files you need and save them.
Useful Tips for Unformatted Memory Stick Recovery
1. Please do not format the memory stick
before getting back lost files
2. Please do not write new data to the
memory stick if you have formatted it mistakenly
3. Please do not save the recovered files
to the unformatted memory stick
4. Please put the memory stick in safe
place to prevent it from being physically damaged
Converting RAW to FAT32 Memory Stick
Data recovery software only helps recover
data off the unformatted memory stick, but it cannot fix the unformatted error.
Therefore, you still need to fix the not formatted error when data has been
restored. When a memory stick says needs to be formatted, its file system will
change to RAW. Usually, you just need to format the memory stick to convert its
file system back to FAT32 in order to
fix the not formatted error. Cannot format an unformatted RAW memory stick
successfully? Do not panic! If you meet problem that cannot format a memory
stick, you can also rely on professional format tool to get it formatted. However,
you should be careful before using it because it might cause hurt to your
memory stick.
How to Avoid Memory Stick Not Formatted Error?
Not formatted error makes it difficult to
accessing or writing any data on the memory stick. Here are something you can
do to avoid memory stick unformatted error:
1. Use your memory stick properly
You should use memory stick properly. For
example, when you need to remove your memory stick from digital camera, mobile phone
or any device, you should switch off the device first of all. You had better
not remove memory stick during data writing or transferring.
2. Protect memory stick from being infected
with virus
If you need to connect memory stick to any
computer and download some files to it, you should make sure that there is no virus
on your computer. When a memory stick is connected to a computer which contains
virus, it may be infected with virus too.
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