| Portable storage has always had a place in | | | | drive connected to it also suffers from data loss. |
| businesses, as well as in personal use. It cannot be | | | | Steps to Preserve Your Data |
| denied that the portable disk is a fast and efficient | | | | There's a saying that "prevention is better than cure", |
| means to transfer and share data and files with one | | | | which is why it pays to be able to take steps to make |
| another, and especially these days where the thumb | | | | sure you avoid situations where you compromise your |
| drive, flash drive, or USB drive has the capacity to | | | | data. |
| carry much more data than older versions of the | | | | One important tip is to always eject you flash drive |
| technology, flash drives have been used to store data | | | | properly. There is a small icon on the lower right hand |
| and files as well, besides the sharing purpose it usually | | | | of your screen, on the taskbar, where you can 'safely |
| serves. | | | | eject' your portable USB storage. You can also select |
| There are also times, however, that one suffers the | | | | the drive in My Computer, right click on the drive, and |
| misfortune of deleting or losing the files on a USB | | | | click 'Eject'. This helps prevent files from getting |
| thumb drive. Especially if there are important files | | | | corrupted, and helps preserve the lifespan of your |
| contained inside, it is imperative that one be able to | | | | USB flash drive as well. |
| retrieve them, or else, to put it plainly, there will be | | | | - Another is to store your important files on more |
| trouble. | | | | permanent backups, and not just leave them on your |
| About Flash Drives | | | | USB flash drive. Besides the accidents can happen |
| A USB thumb drive is basically a data storage device | | | | that can cause data loss on your flash drive, there's |
| that is connected to the computer through the USB | | | | also the chance that you just plain lose the whole flash |
| (Universal Serial Bus) port that all computers today | | | | drive, and no amount of retrieval software can bring |
| have. Unlike the old versions of portable storage like | | | | your data back from that. |
| floppy drives that require a dedicated port, a USB drive | | | | - Speaking of data recovery, if ever you lose data on |
| can be plugged in virtually anywhere, since many | | | | a flash drive, consider using data retrieval software - |
| computers (both Mac and PC) have at least one or | | | | there are a lot of effective ones out there - instead of |
| two USB ports. | | | | considering enlisting the services of a data retrieval |
| Reasons Why Files Get Lost or Deleted | | | | firm. Data retrieval firms are expensive and impractical. |
| But why do files in USB drives get lost or deleted? | | | | How To Recover Deleted Files From Flash Drive - |
| What are the reasons behind such accidents? One is | | | | Step By Step |
| the life of the USB drive. It is common sense that any | | | | 1. Search and download a data recovery software. |
| electronic device suffers from wear and tear and | | | | After downloading, install it in your system. |
| eventually burns out (sometimes literally) due to its | | | | 2. Run the software and click on option which says |
| simple use and reuse over the years. It can happen to | | | | "Recover Data From Flash Drive". |
| anybody. The average lifespan of a USB drive is | | | | 3. Let the software scan your flash drive and show |
| about 10 years, and while they are relatively | | | | you a list of files you've erased off it previously. |
| inexpensive, it is the data in them that makes them | | | | 4. Once the scan is complete, It will show you a list of |
| valuable, and losing that data can be a big hassle for | | | | files you can recover. |
| you. Another reason is that it gets deleted by accident, | | | | 5. Select the files you want to recover and start the |
| either by you or other people who use the drive. | | | | recovery process. That's it! |
| Sometimes a computer crashes and a thumb or flash | | | | |