Author Topic: Dead Flash Drive  (Read 8721 times)

hyorinryu

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Dead Flash Drive
« on: May 20, 2009, 12:36:19 AM »
Does anyone have an idea on how to recover data from a dead flash drive? I ad a lot of information on it like score dat.s
Yes, did have a backup, but I only update it so often and I don't want to ave to capture Cat Walk wit Marisa C again. 

*currently under repair*
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Re: Dead Flash Drive
« Reply #1 on: May 20, 2009, 12:49:48 AM »
Flash drives are linear-access drives. Unlike random-access drives (e.g. your hard drive) if a single block goes bad, you're screwed. You can't traverse broken links, just like you can't walk across a broken tightrope.
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