CityCity Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 I have a dongle that has been working for a month up until yesterday when I inserted it and it brought up a message that said I had to format.Anybody know how this can be rectified and how I can get my information back? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/40109-it-question/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidKruger Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 Dongle, or USB stick ? Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/40109-it-question/#findComment-710507 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityCity Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 Forgive my ignorance but I didnt even know there was a difference. I'm guessing it's a USB. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/40109-it-question/#findComment-710518 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DulwichFox Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 If you have at some time connected your phone or even your camera to your PC using USB. An AUTO-RUN programme may have been set up in the registry. If so your USB stick may not be recognised. You should try the device on another PC to check if OK. DulwichFox. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/40109-it-question/#findComment-710525 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CityCity Posted January 11, 2014 Author Share Posted January 11, 2014 I've only been plugging it into my laptop and nothing else has been connected to it. Ive also tryed it on different PCs and laptops and the same message comes up. I'm lost. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/40109-it-question/#findComment-710533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquarius moon Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 If you type 'usb format message' into Google, quite a lot of info comes up.Looks a bit complicated but apart from that, can't really help I'm afraid. Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/40109-it-question/#findComment-710542 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukcomputers Posted January 11, 2014 Share Posted January 11, 2014 This can happen if you do not eject the USB stick before physically removing it from your laptop. Unfortunately if the device is not ejected properly the data can become corrupt and that's what happened in your situation. If you have any important data you've lost the only way to get it back is to perform a data recovery. If no important data was lost and you don't need to get any files back, just format the USB stick and it will work again. If you need to recover your files I'll be happy to help. Regards,Pawelhttp://www.ukcomputers.euoffice@ukcomputers.eu020 3086 7882 Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/40109-it-question/#findComment-710545 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Try this (the free download):http://www.piriform.com/recuva Link to comment https://www.eastdulwichforum.co.uk/topic/40109-it-question/#findComment-711302 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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