USB Flash Stick - Dead ! ! !

Tysonator · 13 May 2009 at 15:01

Hi,
I have a USB 1GB Flash Stick which work supplied for us to move our files from one office to another, and of course so we can work at home in our own time to get work done, how nice of them !

Any way, I left the said USB Flash stick in my Dell Ultra Sharpe 24'' Monitor USB slot when I shut down and then the following day i booted the PC up. Only to discover the USB Flash Stick was still in the monitor USB port and was not not working !

I have tried the USB stick in a few other PC's and it just does not even power up, so does not even apear in Windows explorer !

any ideas on how i can rescue the data please ?

many thanks

T

archer_dan · 13 May 2009 at 15:04

buy a new flash drive and copy your backup onto the new drive? If the flash drive is dead, I don't think the data on it is coming back.

garylouden · 13 May 2009 at 15:19

Well I doubt you didn't backup your pen drive as anyone who doesn't backup such a small device is plain stupid. I guess the best idea is to buy another pen drive and copy your files back onto it.

Tysonator · 13 May 2009 at 15:31

Well of course i did not do a back up !
i normally do back up at the end of the week and this happened mid week before my scheduled back Up, typical ! ! !
Problem is i can not access the Pen Drive !

FaceplantSi · 13 May 2009 at 15:51

I cannot think of a way to read the data if the drive wont power up and detect - borked I'm afraid. Data gone.

spleenharvester · 13 May 2009 at 15:54

Wiggle it around a little, and try it halfway in the slot. If it shows power one of the small components managing the power is dead.

garylouden · 13 May 2009 at 16:27

Tysonator said:
Well of course i did not do a back up !
i normally do back up at the end of the week and this happened mid week before my scheduled back Up, typical ! ! !
Problem is i can not access the Pen Drive !

Well im guessing your not saving directly to the usb drive so you will have local copies on your home/work machine.

doiks14 · 17 May 2009 at 15:44

I guess theres a moral lesson in this story.. but not so much solution to backup your stuff from your dead stick I'm afraid.

gary's solution is the only option.