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Old 11-10-2009, 01:12 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Recovering Data from a USB Thumb Drive

So I've got this 16GB USB thumb drive. It has served me well over the past couple years. Recently, it started acting up where I had to nudge it to reestablish the connection to the USB port. At first it was infrequent, but yesterday I noticed it was a serious issue. Then, today, it stopped connecting no matter how much I try to maneuver it. The problem? The data on the USB drive isn't backed up. I know, I know, and I was going to do that today too! Unfortunately, it stopped working while I was using it at work, before I had a chance to back it up and buy a new drive.

Basically, it seems to me like the connection is possibly bent and no longer in contact with the flash memory. Is there any way to recover this data?
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