A computer will never function properly without drive. Can we recover lost drive data when drive is damaged? How is USB drive? Here I would like to recommend user a powerful data recovery program - MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

Frequent data loss scenarios:
- Unexpected file format
- Man-made damage to drive
- Failure to read or recognize removable drive
- Software or hardware malfunction
- USB read error or unformatted display
- Physical damage

How to secure USB flash drive?
Two extensively-used methods to secure USB flash drive:
Software encryption: the key is stored in storage device to encrypt or decrypt data. Though this is a safe method, storing the key in storage device allows hacker access to the key and the specific format of the key.
Hardware encryption: in this way the key will never separate from hardware which is comparatively safe then software encryption.
Software encryption adopts the AES128 or AES256 (no report on 128 or 256AES cracking to data). However, it far from enough merely employing AES since the applying method is equally important. The key is generated via user password, suggesting the key strength relies on the strength of password. Moreover, AES128 requires password of 16 characters ideally. Analogously AES256 needs password of 32 characters.
No matter how safe the drive is, data loss scenarios would probably emerge. What we can do is protect which couldn't absolutely prevent inevitable data loss. Fortunately, we have solution to recover lost data, namely by utilizing data recovery software. Here I would like to recommend user MiniTool Power Data Recovery - a powerful data recovery program which has small size and easy-to-use operations and is totally free for home and personal user. User could download it at MiniTool Power Data Recovery Download Center.



In this interface, user could see the five function modules of MiniTool Power Data Recovery: Undelete Recovery which is designed to recover accidentally deleted data, for example, the deleted data is usually stored in recycle bin, in case recycle bin is emptied, user should adopt this module to recover lost data; Damaged Partition Recovery could recover files from damaged partition or formatted partition and yet perform full scan to partition. Whatever partition is formatted, damaged, crashed or system is reinstalled, user should employ this module to recover lost data; Lost Partition Recovery is to recover files from lost and deleted partition; Digital Media Recovery is to perform digital media recovery, mainly directing at video or audio data, such as JPG, GIF, PNG, MP3, WMA, MP4, AVI and ASF, etc; CD/DVD Recovery is to recover lost data from CD/DVD and discs like DVD+RW, DVD-RAM, HD-DVD-R, HD-DVD-RW, BD-R and BD-RE.

User could see the corresponding descriptions to each function module if moving mouse on them. For instance, if we moves the mouse on "Damaged Partition Recovery", description like "Recover files from existing partition for any condition. For example: damaged partition, reformatted partition, drive displayed as RAW and Windows asks - 'Do you want to format this drive?" would emerge in the red zone.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery will first search all disk partitions when staring recovery. There are two buttons are available on the right of this interface, "Open" is used to recover deleted data when disk partitions function normally, "Full Scan" is designed to completely scan damaged or lost data when disk partitions are damaged or inaccessible. Now we should click "Full Scan".



In this interface, all partitions are listed here, now we should choose the desired one and click "Show Files" to enter next step.



Now all partition files are searched here including compressed files, deleted files with mark "D" and lost files with mark "?". User should check desired files and save them into assigned path by clicking "Save Files".
For more information, please go to the official of MiniTool Power Data Recovery http://www.powerdatarecovery.com.

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