Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Ooops! I wasn't quite finished - the second URL ; http://www.pcinspector.de/smart_media_recovery/uk/welcome.htm Douglas Sharp wrote: > http://www.pcinspector.de/file_recovery/UK/welcome.htm > > Peter, > I've had some success with ths bit of Freeware, maybe it'll work for > you too- > hope so, > Douglas > > Peter Klein wrote: > >> Off topic, but would appreciate an assist: >> >> A colleague just returned from Africa with a bunch of files on her >> flash drive. Or so she thought. She plugged it into her computer. >> Nothing there. The drive shows up, but it appears to have zero total >> space, zero bytes free, zero files. >> >> I've looked at the flash drive on several computers. Same story. In >> My Computer/Explorer, it acts like a Zip drive with no disk >> inserted. It shows up as a drive letter E:. If you double click on >> it, Windows prompts you to insert a disk. This worries me. It's not >> that the drive has been erased, so we see empty memory. It's like >> there's no memory at all. Almost like the memory is physically damaged. >> >> In her email, she mentioned that she had some difficulty copying >> files to the drive in Africa, so it could be that she's corrupted the >> structure to the point that Windows sees nothing. I don't have any >> more information yet--I didn't see her, as she's still on Africa time >> and went home early. >> >> The problem device is a Sandisk "Cruzer" mini 2 gig USB 2.0 flash >> drive. Any suggestions on a file recovery utility that has the best >> chance of recovering anything would be appreciated. Sandisk has >> their own utility, and I recall Tina mentioning a couple a while >> back, Photo Rescue and Restorer 2000, I think. Are these still my >> best bet, or have others gotten better? >> >> Thanks! >> --Peter >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >