- 1). Insert the USB pen drive into an available USB port.
- 2). Download TestDisk. Unzip the files. For Windows, right-click the executable, choose "Unzip" and press "Extract All Files." Open the extracted folder once complete.
- 3). Open the folder "testdisk-6.10". Your version number may vary.
- 4). Open the "win" folder. This folder may be different depending on your operating system. Choose "photorec_win" to open the recovery software.
- 5). Use your arrow keys to select the media to recover files from. Press "Enter" to continue. Your media will be named based on the brand of USB pen drive you have.
- 6). Select a partition type. If unsure, choose "None."
- 7). Choose one of the options from the bottom of the DOS screen. Most users will only need to select "Search". "Search" begins the file recovery process. Recovered files are stored in the "recup_dir.1" directory in the "win" folder from Step 4. "Options" determines whether to recover corrupt files or not. "File Opt" allows you to choose specific file extensions to search for. "Quit" exits the program.
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