- HOW TO RECOVER FILES FROM FLASH DRIVE USING FORMAT INSTALL
- HOW TO RECOVER FILES FROM FLASH DRIVE USING FORMAT MANUAL
Replacing X with your actual USB drive letter, type the following and then press enter ĭd if=/dev/zero od= X: count=1 bs=4096 -progress
HOW TO RECOVER FILES FROM FLASH DRIVE USING FORMAT INSTALL
For exFAT, (if using Ubuntu or Debian), type apt install exfat-utils and then type mkfs.exfat /dev/sd x1 (replacing xwith your drive letter).For Fat32, type mkfs.vfat -F 32 /dev/sd x1 (replacing xwith your drive letter).
The last step is to create the fat32 or exFAT filesystem. Type umount /dev/sd x1 (replacing x with your drive letter).Ĭ.Type w to write the new partition information to the USB key.
HOW TO RECOVER FILES FROM FLASH DRIVE USING FORMAT MANUAL
The following manual tasks to restore a USB drive can be performed from a Linux terminal window.Ī. Restoring a USB key to its original state using Linux