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How to open a flash drive without formatting

Forum Storage : Flash Media How to open a flash drive without formatting

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when i plug in my usb it tells me that it needs to be formatted and i dont want to do that because of the saved files on it..how do I open it without formatting it??

Reply to PalizBest
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Try another computer. If you get the same message then the drive has become corrupt and your data is gone. External hard drives should only be used for backups; not to store the only copy of important files.

Reply to PhilFrisbie

so im guessing that im stuck formatting it? rite

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