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Hope

Post subject: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 3:23

Joined: November 23rd, 2010, 1:01
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Location: South Africa

Hi All,

Accidently used HDD LLF Low Level Format Tool 2.36 to low-level format 4Gb NTFS stick. Is there any hope of recovering data at all ?

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einstein9

Post subject: Re: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 3:25

Joined: May 13th, 2010, 11:17
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Location: Kuwait

Well, there is always hope, you may download some demo app. like: r-studio for example and give it a shot
see if it works
but my guess is always possible

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Hope

Post subject: Re: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 3:31

Joined: November 23rd, 2010, 1:01
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Location: South Africa

What actually happens to usb flash drive during a low-level format ?

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dobrevjetser

Post subject: Re: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 3:37

Joined: December 27th, 2006, 10:15
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Location: Belgium

Every byte is replaced by 00.
No hope if you ask me.

Dobre

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pcimage

Post subject: Re: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 3:54

Joined: November 29th, 2006, 10:08
Posts: 7865
Location: UK

dobrevjetser wrote:

Every byte is replaced by 00.
No hope if you ask me.

Dobre

Agree, no hope at all I'm afraid if a proper LLF has been performed. The data is gone.

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hamidbid

Post subject: Re: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 6:53

Joined: January 23rd, 2009, 6:29
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yes , all data is lost! data =000000

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einstein9

Post subject: Re: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 7:14

Joined: May 13th, 2010, 11:17
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Location: Kuwait

am gonna do small test on one of the hdd here, but am really expecting something as a result probably in RAW, will see.

thnx for the info

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BlackST

Post subject: Re: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 7:17

Joined: July 18th, 2006, 3:05
Posts: 7476
Location: ITALY

If the LLF stopped immediately after starting, maybe there is *some* hope, if LLF finished, data is gone.

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cox

Post subject: Re: Recover 4Gb NTFS usb stick from low-level format

Posted: November 23rd, 2010, 9:19

Joined: November 23rd, 2010, 5:14
Posts: 16
Location: Italia Torino

I apologize guys, I also have a problem that is described here :

help-wdc-wd6401aals-00j7b1-internal-error-t17753.html

I kindly ask you to give me a help, and I still ask excuse. Thanks!

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