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Below are some of the failed USB flash drive recovery attempts we have seen come to our facility. DIY is not recommended…

2 thoughts on “Do It Yourself Hall of Shame”

  1. Have a broken USB flash drive that the light stays on, but not recognized. Would like to try and get the files off of it. I think it has a broken part and the data is retrievable.

  2. My USB flash drive’s light work but my laptop does not recognize it, I believe i broke it. I would really like to get my files off the drive and i think the data is retrievable

    P.S the flashdrive is a SanDisk brand

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