USB FAT32 Turned into RAW

[imrpat]

Hi Guys

I am bit stuck with this one, My USB drive was running on FAT32, howevwe recently when i plugged it in and opend it, it shows no files, however it shows that its still using 800MB in use and 150MB free AND also my file system is showing RAW

Has anyone experienced this before and whats the best way to recover the files,,,, does RAW mean my DATA is gone or is there a chance the data can still be rescued

cheers

 

[Freestone]

Perhaps a recovery utility would help?

GetDataBack has helped a lot of people here, but I don't know if it works with thumb drives. They have a trial version so can't hurt to try:

http://www.runtime.org

 

[G0AOZ]

You'll need the FAT version of GetDataBack for your flash drive. As long as the drive is recognised in Windows Disk Management, you should have a good chance of recovering your files.

OnTrack's Easy Recovery Pro v6 should also do the job on your flash drive. That version covers FAT as well as NTFS.

Good luck.


ROGER - G0AOZ.