Accessing Data from Dead Thumb Drive
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Jacquester
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Accessing Data from Dead Thumb Drive
Access Data Volume, Firefly thumb drive, Thumb drive, USB Flash drives
What do I need to access data from a dead Firefly Thumb Drive? - it contains a Toshiba Disk Drive MK2004GAL. Another number is HDD1422 A ZF03?
ASKED: Jul 13 2009  2:43 PM GMT
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Is it not getting power to it? USB connection bad? Or is the solid state memory unit fried?

If it's not getting power to it you could try to plug it into a powered USB hub and increase the output a wee bit.
Bad USB connection can be fixed with a soldering gun and a new connector.
I've yet to find a fix for a sold state memory unit that goes bad...
Last Answered: Jul 13 2009  3:24 PM GMT by SpyMoose   625 pts.
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Technochic   40210 pts.  |   Jul 13 2009  7:56PM GMT

Also have you called the manufacturer about this device? Is it still under warranty?

 

Bouncybrit   10 pts.  |   Jul 15 2009  3:01PM GMT

I have had some luck recovering data from thumb drives, using an application called badcopy pro. As long as the PC recognizes the unit as a drive even if it cannot access it, badcopy and other filerecovery software can often get access to files which where on teh drive

 

KevinBeaver   7610 pts.  |   Jul 17 2009  7:06PM GMT

I would think the manufacturer could help…might be pricey but that many not be an issue if the data is worth a lot to you.

 
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