OMG Thumbdrive Error!

dibilo SG

my thumbdrive suddenly cannot be read le. can detect but then when u double click it says “please insert a disk into drive F:” how? any software can help? or must go to those shops to recover data?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Plug it out and plug in to another PC. No spare PC, download Ubuntu, burn it to CD and boot up to it. See if you can open the thumbdrive in Ubuntu.

Please don't double click on the Install icon in Ubuntu. When done, shut down the PC and take out the CD.

dibilo SG

i got spare PC but also cannot detect it.

I got a feeling is coz i removed it w/o safely remove this afternoon...

wow.. ubuntu takes 197hrs to download from NUS FTP

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Hmm... what did you do before this error happens?

Did you safely remove it?

dibilo SG

this afternoon still ok.. but then i was in a rush to go so i just remove it w/o safely remove... is it dead?

i still got a few more PCs to try on once i get to school tml... praying one can read it..

sian.. can detect but cannot read.. i think the files must be corrupted le

eagle SG

quite likely dead

actually most importantly, if your thumbdrive has a light, is the led light still on?

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Haiz...

Problem with plug and play is that they need to unload safely, if not done properly, can damage a device... it may not be damaged though.

See if Linux is able to read it. If Linux can't even read it, you can seek professional advice.

maurizio13 SG

When it's writing to drive, you pull, means hasta la vista lor.

If haven't cum don't pull. Laughing

dibilo SG

haha yah.. no light...

luckily today i itchy hand transfer those important files of my fyp on to my lappy... bu xing zhong de da xing

k lah nvm.. thanks for all the help. time to shop for a new one.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

You heng. Remember this lesson.

eagle SG

yup

the LED indicates functionality of the thumbdrive. I forgot why liao... but if it stops lighting... most likely your thumbdrive is spoilt.

However, the data is actually still inside, just that you cannot access it...

LatecomerX SG

Wrong wrong wrong; when the thumbdrive is cuming halfway, don't pull. Before or after that then can. Laughing

LatecomerX SG

Moi double-post. Embarassed

maurizio13 SG

Coitus interuptus spoils the thumb thingy.

Laughing

MyPillowTalks SG

me wait till transfer finish, after the light stop blinking then pull out, w/o safety remove, nothing happen lea Confused

for the past 2 years Laughing

kenn3th SG

Crying or Very sad i lost my data too
when i used my friend's laptop and it shows " please reformat" or something
Mad hai wo data gone

tut4nkh4m3n SG

Laughing