Flash Drives are used for transferring
data from one PC to another. These include the pen drive, SSD or the hybrid
device or any type of external devices. These may contain some of the problems when
your PC are not protected with viruses infections and as a result all the files
that are stored on these flash drives becomes shortcuts of files and all of
them have a weird type of files extension .src files and even your disc space
would be full but you will not able to access your files. If you want these files back or want to
recover them back. Then firstly you need to remove the virus from the flash
drive. Then connect the drive to the PC with the latest version of updated antivirus
software that can scan and detect the virus and remove them.
To recover the existing files that has converted into shortcuts:
You need to connect the flash drive to
the computer, and then you need to check the drive and assign the flash drive.
Then you need to go to the Start option and choose the Run and then Command
prompt by typing CDM in the text field.
Then you then need to run the DOS
command:
attrib -H -R -S /S /D
G:\*.*
Whatever your flash drive letter, for
example here is G. This command will help you to delete the shortcut files and
you will get the converted and recovered files.
This step will detect the virus
infected hidden files from the drives. If it Show hidden files in the folder
option will not show anything which run on the CDM command. Some of the viruses
hide within the registry values. Then you need to type cd\ in the command
prompt.
This will open the root directory and
the subfolders also. Then you need to type:
- You need to write the letter then press Enter.
- Then you need to type dir/ah and press Enter.
- Then you need to write –h –s /s /d and press enter.
This will obtain you back the drive
letter.
Sometimes files may intentionally get
hidden which can be recovered with simple procedure:
For which you firstly need to Go to
Start and then Run and then type “control folders” then go to View and then
Show hidden files and folders.
Also read: Recover music files from iPod
You must always need to avoid such type
of errors by taking preventive steps such as making use of quality antivirus
software, scan daily and add additional layer of security to your system, use
firewall and protect your system again virus attacks. However somehow if you
lose any data from your infected flash drives or memory card then you can
easily recover your flash drive data using Rescue Digital Media software. It is the best software
that allows you to efficiently recover back deleted and lost media files and
even the infected or corrupt flash memory drives.
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