Hello gents,

Stumped here. Have a 2 year-old USB flash drive with semi-important documents on it. Probably around 2000+ files, but only 2 GB total.

I am running on the assumption that the NAND is degrading. When I plug it into a computer, all the contents of the USB pops up, but if I try to transfer a file, it freezes up and Windows

says that the drive is unrecognizable. I can transfer off anything small, but if its going to take longer than 3 seconds to transfer, it won't work.

I have tried the basics:

-same error on multiple computers
-uninstall/reinstall drivers
-everything good said

I am quite certain it is a bad memory issues.

Do you guys know of any programs that would recover these files?

I already owned Easeus and I can recover like 5 files at a time until the USB disconnects. That would take me years.

Thanks!

Sounds like the USB flash drive is about to fail permanently.

The only thing I can think of is to run check disk on it to help repair the files and system files within the USB flash drive. I highly doubt this is going to work.

Already did. Fails to complete after 7%

Thank you

This post was edited by Fgs on Sep 18 2021 07:50pm

Stop trying to recover the data and find a data recovery specialist
The more power you push into the drive, the faster the NAND will fail and the files gone forever.

At this point you stand a chance of recovery - the drive is likely suffering from a power rail short and can be easily fixed if done properly by a specialist.

Search on Google - vet the leads you find and get prices. This sort of job won't cost much but is possible!

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