When it comes to establishing credibility and trust, nothing speaks louder than customer testimonials. Below are 100 comments our clients have posted to our Facebook Fan Page.

Thank you for your services with our flash drive problems. You went above and beyond to recover our lost Great Northern Brewery documents. We will most definitely use you again in the future if necessary. Thank you again from all of us at the brewery. If you're ever in Whitefish, MT stop by for a beer on us! -Marcus Duffey

You folks are awesome. Great communication. Great service. Honesty and integrity. Everything a business should be, but is so very rare these days. Thank you! -Rich Burke

You guys are absolutely amazing! Recovering my son's flash drive data saved him a ton of work. Thank you again for recovering all 1.32GB of his High School Web Design projects. I will certainly recommend you to anyone who need to have data recovered. -Michael Dunbar

Thank you so much for saving the files off of my broken flash drive! You guys are life savers. So looking forward to having those files back. -Amber Wright

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!! I thought my files were lost forever! I love you guys! -Mary Coulby Adelsberger

I used your AMAZING services about 6 months ago and at the time I purchased an 8 GB drive. The connector on that drive is now coming loose - I am not worried about losing my data (I use I-Drive now), but I was wondering if the warranty covers this? Thank you. Susan Wookey

If I could triple like you guys, I would! Thanks for working your magic! I will recommend you to my friends/students/colleagues should they need data retrieved! -Emerald Archer 

The most wonderful statement to hear - Your Files Are Recovered! THANK YOU Flashdrive Pros! My world is at peace again. When I thought everything was lost, you were able to recover over 5 years of work and almost 9 GB of data. I am so grateful and saying thank you will never reflect how thankful I am. I will forever sing your praises - You are the best. -Dennise Smith-Berger

I'm just another grateful customer of FLASHDRIVEPROS.COM. These guys really know how to save your day...or in my case, 5 years of work files. I highly recommend your services to all who have a flash drive problem. Thanks!!! -Brian Dillon

All I can say is FLASHDRIVEPROS.COM are nothing but the truth. When I tell you I lost years of information when my kids broke my USB flash drive and I knew it was over. However, they recovered everything file. Thanks so very much. Words cannot explain how grateful I am for your service. I would definitely recommend your service to everybody. Once again, thanks! Have a wonderful and prosperous New Year! William B. Wiggins II

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! My life on disk was definitely worth every penny! -Tracy Caruss

Excellent service and unbeatable price! I had 4+ years of schoolwork and projects that I thought were lost forever. PC Doctors charged just to look at my broken drive and tell me they couldn't fix it; Geek squad wanted to charge up to $1000 to recover the files! Flash Drive Pros seems like the only reliable place that doesn't try to take advantage of people. Definitely will recommend to my classmates and professors. Thanks a bunch! :-) -Julie Townsend

Great company, fast service - give these guys a try. They did a great job for Slocum Insurance Agency on recovering important files on a flash drive. -Bartt Slocum

Paul was awesome to deal with and very kind! I was a complete mess when my flash drive died along with ALL of my client files on it! I had been up all night typing when it died and was distraught over losing everything. Paul was able to save every bit of it and get it back to me quickly. Now I can get caught up on the work I was unable to do without my files! You guys rock and I would definitely recommend you to anyone! -Kimberly Heather Small

Let me just say, unequivocally, these guys are the absolute BEST in the business. Paul, I am going to start a religion in your honor. You saved my literary ass. Literally. You have no idea how happy I am and thankful I am to you for being able to save the last 4 years of my hard work from being lost forever. I am forever in your debt and can never thank you enough. FlashDrivePros.com is THE ONLY place anyone should ever consider sending broken, fried or dead flashdrives to be saved, fixed and revived. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. -Brian Recker

Finals week can be stressful, especially when you lose all your work the week of finals. Paul and Ryan were very responsive, and Paul was able to get me my files in less than 24 hours of receiving my broken thumb drive. I am truly grateful for these guys and their company! Thanks FlashDrivePros!!! -Tiffany Coffey

You all are great. My daughter thought she'd lost her short story masterpiece forever when a friend toss her the flash drive from across the room while her arms we full. It hit the table corner, I hit the road to you. Well done and many thanks. -Gwen Cook

I love you. -Kel Meserole

FlashDrivePros - Fantastic!
There are a many companies providing data recovery. I contacted one, and they wanted an initial fee to examine the USB thumb drive, and then a bunch more $$$ to recover the files. FlashDrivePros has a fixed fee (they explain it on their web site). It's one of the best companies I researched for the recovery they perform. In my case, a specific controller chip was required to recover the files. Paul and his team ordered the needed chip, replaced it, and recovered the files. They went the extra mile! -Gerald Grzenia

I have just got my academic life back! I do not have words to thank Paul and his crew! It was quick efficient and I am one happy customer. Thanks a mil, I really thought I was done. Now let me get down to work now that all my documents are right here in front of me! -Busi Dube

Thank you so much FDP! My connector tip had broken off and every other place I called quoted me $600-800+. FDP was able to recover all my files for under $200! Thank you so much, you saved this grad student's life! Hollyn Michaels

Thank you FDP for saving all of my files and offering excellent customer service as well as economical options. Truly amazing. ? ? ?-Alicia Dallman

OMG! Let me be the first to say, that Paul and his staff are miracle-workers. You guys are the GREATEST! Thanks again. A very necessary business. -Rhonda Blackwell-Flanagan 

Dr. Flanagan, I am a former coworker of yours in need of repair on two flash drives. I was skeptical at first, but reading your testimony has convinced me that FDP are the company that they claim to be. Hopefully they can recover my grad school files!! -Nina Reyes 

I called looking for assistance for a 32GB flash drive that all of the sudden was not recognized by my computer (Windows kept wanting to reformat which means ERASE all my data). When I called, my representative, Paul, after hearing my situation suggested trying a freeware that would probably be able to recover my data. He walked me through the steps. -Michelle Rodriguez

Thank you so much!!! You are life savers. My flash drive was run through the washer and dryer, taken to 3 PC stores that said there was no possible way to recover the data. After sending my flash to you guys, I had my files in 24 hours just as promised. Thanks again! -Kevin Wilson

Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!! I know you guys were swamped with stuff this last week, but you were still so prompt with getting it done. You saved 3 1/2 years of my life's work! Thank you! -Chelsea Crews

You are LIFE SAVERS! I had a whole month's worth of billing on my flash drive and the whack Geek Squad wanted to charge me at least $400 and said it would probably be $1700!!! Then they had the nerve to tell me that there are only two machines in the WORLD that is able to retrieve information off flash drives! Thanks FDP, guess you guys are one of the two! You rock! -Marcie Littlejohn

If anyone is reading other people's comments in order to decide whether to go with these guys or not, let me save you some time...DO IT!!! They REALLY come through and save all your files for at least half the price of competitors. They get the job done. Great work guys! I promise to spread the word. -Rob (San Francisco,Ca) -Roberto Jimenez

I just got my flash drive back. My work IT folks said it was a ost cause but the FDP guys recovered everything. This couldn't have been better. You guys have a customer for life! -Kevin Patrick Quinn

Got my flash-drive files by email a couple days ago, did a happy dance, kids thought I was weird, but hey I got my files. Thanks FDP, you're the BEST!!!!!! -Shannon Hall-Helton

I could not have asked for better service! I will definitely recommend FDP to all my friends. You guys are life-savers. -Gabriela Piedra Massie

Just finished downloading my files, got all my work back for my grad classes. Great service, thanks so much!!!!! And the price is sooo much better than other places I won't mention. Don't go anywhere else!! -Nichole Wiegand

THANK YOU SO MUCH! You saved me! :D -Alicia Harris

Quick turnaround and excellent service. I would highly recommend this company. -

Really fast and best service there is when it comes to data recovery. You saved my daughter from failing her grade by recovering from completely dead flash drive. Can't thank you enough. Anybody in need of data recovery, this is the place. -Changik Oh

Excellent service and SO FAST! What a relief!! Thanks for your help. -Karen Altman Horton

thank you so much for saving hundreds of hours of work! -Judy Lopez Rolph

Thanks again for recovering all my files! You guys are great! -Rachael Krotec 

I thought my files were lost forever. I took it somewhere else to fix it but they said it would cost at least $500. Then I found FLASH DRIVE PROS!!! I'm glad I did, they fixed it a lot faster than I thought. I would recommend them to anybody! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!! Dustin Council

Thank you for getting all of my lesson plans, files, my whole life back for me! I'm going to be backing it up more frequently now. I really appreciated the flat, economical, amazing rate and customer service. Thanks guys! -Jackie Judd

I cannot even begin to express the gratitude and happiness I am feeling right now! -Julie Nicole

Just got the backup license! Thanks so much! You guys are awesome!!! =) -Lindsay Scott

I just received my flash drive today in the mail and am so thrilled with your company! The cover broke off of my flash drive while in our lap top that my sons were attempting to use. Just when I thought all of my lessons were lost, your company was helpful, quick and professional. Thanks for providing such an amazing service!! I have already suggested your company to others. -Valerie Pheiffer Hawkins

I spoke with some1 about my flashdrive yesterday, sent to another company who advised need to recover info from the nand chip, $1000! No way! So once I receive it, I will definitely be sending to FDP! Hopefully data can still be recovered - I have plenty of pics on there, but also patterns which I use to make things for charities. But I just want to give a big thanks for the great customer service I received yesterday. -Rhonda Phrampus

You saved my life. This service is an absolute necessity and there is no other place to go but FlashDrivePros.com. I had borrowed a flash drive from a friend and had bent it while it was in the computer port so it was not longer recognized by any device. When all of the local computer stores told me there was no hope and said they would have to charge $100+ just to take a look at it, FDP fixed my flash drive in less than a week for a flat rate ONLY if they were able to retrieve the files (which they did (: ). There is no way I would have gotten my files back without them. -Simone Renault

When my flash drive no longer worked in my computer I was scared I had lost everything. I talked to many places that wanted money just to look at the drive and then additional money up to $1000 or more to retrieve data. I did some research and found flashdrivepros. I was very nervous my files couldn't be recovered, and that I had lost everything. But since you don't charge unless you retrieve t...See More -Jamie Krakover

Today, my pup jumped on the couch and knocked down my laptop. My flash drive with 10 years worth of personal and work files and photos are lost! I don't blame my little pup...it's entirely my fault! I will be sure to ship my flash drive tomorrow! You have my life in your hands! =( [And a few days later:] WOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO! THANK YOU!!! No more sleepless nights! I am your walking advertisement! -Grace Yoon

Downloading my SAVED files right now!!! Thanks soooo much! i ? flash drive pros! -Jenika Sheldon

Thanks again guys for quick and reliable service. I usually am great at backing up, but when my drive snapped in half, I nearly lost 3 years of teaching lesson plans and files. Thankfully you were able to get all my files back safe and sound so I won't have to remake everything! The price was fantastic too, especially when the first quote I called with another company was 1300 dollars! Highly recommend for future services or anybody else who broke a drive. -David Budimir

I'd just like to thank you very much for retrieving my data. I was very impressed with your speedy service and your excellent prices. I will definitely recommend FlashDrivePros to anyone I know with flash drive issues. Keep up the good work and thanks again!! :D- Ryan Ritten 

Just received my data! Thank you sooooo much FlashDrivePros! You are truly my heroes!!!! Without your help I would have lost YEARS of work! I DEFINITELY recommend your service to anyone who suffers data loss via flash drive or data card disaster!!!! -Karen McDonald Elliott 

you guys are great -Syed Askari 

Great Job, you were able to restore all my files. I will be your biggest word of mouth advertiser. Geek Squad wanted to charge $250 just to look at, plus whatever they recovered, WHAT A RIP OFF!!!! Thank you flash drive pros. -Gilberto Alvarado

You guys are the best! I never thought I would see those files again!!! Thank you so much!!! -Tobin Chidester

Late on leaving my feedback, but about a month ago, you recovered all the data from my broken flash drive. I'm so glad I found y'all on the web! Thank you so much. -Elle Gray

WOW! Thank you!! You guys are the best! I went to so many places to get it fixed, and they told me it was DEAD, and that no data could be retrieved. However FLASH.DRIVE.PROS, recovered all my data in less than 2 days! I'm so thankful... I highly recommend you to anybody who is in doubt with their flash drive. Thanks again! -Tessa Herbert

My FDP flashdrive survived a trip through the washing machine, no problem. Even if your current drive isn't broken, I highly recommend an FDP flashdrive. -Matthew Gregory Tkach

Highly recommend FDP! Retrieved files off my broken flash drive that I never thought I would see again. Also at a great price and fast. Thank you FDP! -Jason A Weisel

FlashDrivePros rescued my business. After a trip to the beach and a bad packing job, my flash drive was split in two and a project I had been working on that was only 75% backed up was in jeopardy. If I hadn't got it back, I would be out thousands of income. Luckily, the rational part of my brain decided to search if t...here was any options and was blessed that I found this highly recommended service! Thank you! I will recommend you to all my friends, colleagues, and clients (college students). -Tracy Brisson

Downloaded my data from your recovery of my broken thumbdrive this weekend. You guys ROCK!!! Thanks so much for your service. Another happy and satisfied customer :-) -Terri Standridge Slizewski

I had four years of educational portfolio, lesson plans, unit plans etc saved on my flashdrive when it crashed... FlashDrivePros.com saved my life....and my grade. I have all my info back.....THANK YOU!!!!!! I owe you my LIFE -Jennifer Hickey

omigosh! You did a great job! I am so happy I could cry. Every testimonial is true, you have saved me hours of work! i'm recommending you to everyone i know! -Melanie Leitman

I just got the email that you were able to save ALL OF MY FILES! I just opened it and low and behold in all their glory they have re-appeared. You guys are amazing. I took that thing to an electrical engineer with a soldering iron and he couldn't fix it! -Laura Cannon

Flashdrivepros are amazing! Over two years worth of work and research for my Master’s and thesis was on my flashdrive that just stopped working! Franticly I took my disassembled (cause I thought maybe I could fix it) flashdrive to the “Big Box” store….where I waited in line for over 30 minutes for a Geekette to tell ...me they could send it off, it could take 3+ weeks, and they could NOT give me a price quote OR their success rating…AND my $60 deposit would be no-refundable! Because I am not an idiot I walked away and by god-send found Flashdrivepros.com!!! The service I received from them was impeccable….a set price, a week turn around time all with the reassurance of a money back guarantee and an outstanding success rate! I have definitely learned my lesson about backing up my data and will defiantly be recommending these guys to any other desperate broken thumbdrive victims! -BradTanya Simons

This is incredible!...Thank you! You guys are truly EXPERTS! I will
highly recommend you to anyone in need of such services. You have saved
me irreparable loss. I now use your FDP Sync software, to help ensure
that this will never happen to me again, but the lengths you went to
recover my data are amazing... to me and greatly appreciated! -Carl Schell

Thank you very much for recovering my much needed data from my broken flash drive. I had some very important work documents that I needed to turn in. You saved alot of work for me and I will recommend more clients to you. This was the best money spent. -Gina L Alvarez

I wanted to thank you for the awesome job you did on recovering my data from my damaged flash drive. It would have seriously been a nightmare if I had to recreate all the data. Also, I very much appreciate you expediting my order. I hope this never happens to me again, but if it does, I know who to contact. Al...so, will definitely recommend flash drive pros to my friends. Thanks Again. -Ron Hendrix

I'm looking at my saved files right now. FDP went out of their way to help me when I had trouble using the website payment. The retrieved my data in just a few days. I will be sure to tell my friends about this service. they saved my life and did so with great customer support. Highly recommend. -Maureen Clark

At first I wasn't sure that this was legit, however, you all provided excellent service at a great affordable price! I am so thankful to access my files and stories which I thought were lost forever. You all definitely earned my recommendation. Thank you and good luck for future success. -Tene Wilson

I was a skeptic, but now am a believer! Flash Drive Pros recovered all the files on my broken flash drive in short order. Ryan was very helpful and responsive to my questions. Thanks for your help. -Robert Phillips

Ok I wrote a REALLY long story about my problem and how flashdrivepros was able to save me, but it was too long. In a nutshell, my flash drive DIED with no indication, I was scared, but sent it to the pros anyway because nothing else was working. Flashdrive pros got me my files back (years worth of work) in just a fe...w days!!! AWESOME!!! I definitely will recommend flashdrive pros to anybody I know that needs data recovery! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!! -Cynethia Gillispie

You guys are truly awesome!!! You recovered all my files and saved my life!!! you are a blessing and do great work! I am forever thankful!!! -Elizabeth Saavedra

Recovered everything perfectly and quicker than expected. Thanks! -Kurt Gordon

These amazing folks recovered all of my files! I literally thought that all was lost, and now I've got it back. Yesterday was my birthday, and this is the BEST late birthday gift ever! -Darby McClendon Kennedy

These guys have by FAR the best customer service I've ever seen out of anyone I spoke to about my flash drive problem. I was very apprehensive but every question I had was answered and the communication couldnt have been better! -Andrew Yee

Thank you so much for all the work you put into trying to get my files back. Of all the companies I have ever dealt with you have, by far, the BEST customer service. I wouldn't hesitate to send something to you again in the future. Thanks again. -Jenn Sylvester-Reardon

got all my files back! Thanks!!! -Nicole Adamczyk

These guys recovered a drive for me. It was easy to download the recovered files. The price they charge is amazing for data recovery. -Justin Arent

I had a high level director lose all of her daughter's pictures and recommended FlashDrivePros.com to her after using them successfully for several other departments. She is extremely excited about getting all her photos back and is on a sharing spree about flashdrivepros.com Thanks for all your help! -Sharkbait Ooahha

We were told it was impossible to get files off a broken flashdrive, you made possible. THANK YOU! I've shared this with my family, friends and coworkers. I hope no one has to go through this, but if they do, they know all about the excellent service and turnaround time, along with the information on your flash drive. Thanks again!! -Molly Kelzer

I cannot thank you guys enough! My flashdrive was plugged into my laptop when my laptop toppled over, ripping the circuit board and snapping the prongs of the drive. I had my Wedding Guest list as well as big project I was working on for grad school on the drive, which I had not backed up for over a month! I lived in Vi...rginia, so I mailed the drive to you guys all the way in Washington and I still got my data back in less than a week! Thank you so much! Definitely the best $99 I have EVER spent! -Melissa Davis

Thank you so much for recovering my files! I'll be applying to dental school this summer and all of my applications, essays, and other documents needed for that were on my flash drive that died. I've been working on those things for 7 months and when I lost all of it, I didn't know what to do. I went to Best Buy and th...ey wanted to charge me $1500. I'm in college and have no way of paying that kind of money. I'm so glad that I found you guys. I highly recommend you guys! -Brandi Gervais

Well Done Guys, Thank you for your services, and I would highly recommend you to everybody. Thanks again -William McGhie

You just recovered my life! Literally, 3 months before graduating with my masters, my flash drive breaks. You know, the one with EVERYTHING on it! Did I have a backup of the files? Nope, that was on my "to do" list that of course I never got around to doing. LUCKILY, you were able to recover my files and I have everything back! You are the BEST!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU! -Amy Prettyman

With 4 months of UNI coursework to do in the space of 2 months, my usb decided to die out on me with all my work on I seriously didn't know what to do, I took it everywhere they all told me its completely gone, but then the impossible turned to possible thanks to you guys... found about flash drive pros on a blog over ...the net and I wasn't too sure until you told me it was "94% certain to recover the files" I was so worried for like 4 days but you don't know how happy I am now, thank you so so much guys! TOP TOP STUFF! 10 OUT OF 10 !!! -Messi Mooqs

Well you did it....you saved all my files! Yeah!!! When the flash drive broke I thought I would have to start over --- thanks -Debi Rogers Riepe

You guys are awesome! I thought my files were lost, but you were able to recover them. Thank you! Thank you! I also thought it was pretty neat that after I emailed you about problems I was having trying to download my files, you actually called me! I didn't think anyone did that anymore. Great customer service. ...I'm so glad I found you. I hope I never need you again, but its nice to know you're there. -Laura Fox Huston

OK..I will admit it...I was HIGHLY skeptical @ this. I broke my flash drive & although I could have recreated the files or gathered them from here & there, the time involved would have been a killer. I googled around & for some reason I kept coming back to the flashdrivepros.com website. I finally decided to try the service because I figured if I did get scammed at least the price wasn't as much as the other sites. I mailed my flash drive off on 3/23/10 & got confirmation of delivery on 3/25/10. Less than 8 hours later I received an email saying "Woohoo...Your Files Have Been Recovered!!". If that is not prompt service I don't know what is. Everything that I was looking for had been recovered & even a couple of things that I thought that I had gotten rid of. You guys are AWESOME. Thank you!!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!! I will definitely spread the word as often & as loudly as I can. :-) -Keira KMac McMillan

Thank you thank you thank you! There really aren't enough words to explain how grateful I am!!! I'm an English major and pursuing graduate study in Creative Writing, and my flashdrive had dozens of shorts stories and novel ideas, in addition to fifty plus poems that I've been working on for six years. Basically every document I had ever written, used, or received was on my flashdrive and my laptop fell, snapping the head neatly off at the port. The campus tech people said it was hopeless, the local computer guys did too. But the Pros did it!!! Again, thank you thank you thank you!!! -Katelyn Boyles

THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH FOR SAVING THE DAY! You not only saved the day but you also saved me thousands of hours worth of work that I would have had no idea how I would recreate. After being told my files were lost, you came to the rescue and I am sitting here now looking at all the files that I am ever so grateful to have back. I have been telling everyone - including the IT Dept. where I work! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! No one should doubt your service for it is truly the best around! -Ella Stevens

Thank you so much... As a teacher, I had all my lesson plans, units of study, PD lessons, and so much more on my flash drive.. Anyone who saw crushed flash drive told me I needed a specialist to recover the files. THANK YOU !!! for giving me my data life back.. You Rock! -Joanne N Tim Hiller

Thank you!! Best Buy's Geek Squad and my company's IT department both told me it was a lost cause, but you guys recovered everything on my broken flash drive!!! I'm definitely recommending this service to my family and friends! -Elizabeth Schmitz

Thank you so much! I thought all my files were gone for good! Thanks! -Amanda Smith

Flashdrivepros is AWESOME! Super FAST Service! -- Complete Recovery! -- More Than Satisfied!!Thank You! -Tracy Jernigan

Thank you for saving my trip pictures! You are the best! Anyone reading and hesitating to use their service, go for it! -Bojan Odobasic

you are the best, if anyone has a problem with the usb please send it to them, they are fast, reliable and honest. They saved almost 7 gb's of my info that would have cost me thousands of dollars re-gather. Thanks guys. -Michael Teague

Thanks so much!!! Receiving the email at 1 am ET was an absolutely wonderful interruption to an otherwise sleepless night! All my files were recovered quickly and at an affordable and reasonable price. Flashdrivepros gave me back at least 300 hours of work on my dissertation!!!!!!! -Allison Wisecup

As I sit here paging through the 259 documents that FlashBack Recovery just saved from my dead jump drive, I'm hearing that silly song "Happy Feet" in my head. I want to tap dance. This is phenomenal! -Michael Smith

You are my hero! Can you say "saved my entire academic life?" I live in Kirkland, so y'all being localish is great too. Made my parents (the financiers) more comfortable. Thank you so much! -Mary Jones

PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. Certainly the best and most important new year present i ever had. All my work recovered which I thought was impossible. You guys are the Real Mission Impossible :) -Veysel Cakin

Thanks to Ryan at Flashdrivepros.com. He recovered ALL the files on my failed memory stick. Service was EXCELLENT! On time and for the promised price. I highly recommend this service. - Scott Herness

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What do you do? You got files you need in your flash drive, and you didn't get a chance to back it up. Well, you can breath a sigh of relief because the Flash Drive Pros can probably recover your files.

Before you hire us to rescue your flash drive files you may want to help yourself first.

Read this blog post:

Windows No Longer Recognizes My Flash Drive

If there is obvious physical damage, like you bumping the flash drive when it was plugged in, or you dropped it, this may be a hardware failure. Therefore, you may need to send it to a flash drive data recovery company like FlashDrivePros LLC.

Once you've gone through these steps and determined that the flash drive is still not recognized. You may want to send it to us. You can find out more about our services here: Flash Drive Data Recovery

If You Know All These, Then You Must Be A Flash Drive Hunk

No, seriously...we'd like to think we're the only ones. Okay for real this time. Here is a list of a few things that people may not know about flash drives, and that you should:

1. Flash Drives Don't Have LoJack (like your Range Rover does) - if you misplace a flash drive, you're out of luck; you can't call someone to pinpoint its exact location.
   
   
2. Flash Drives Don't Have AI's (its not KITT in Knight Rider) - AI (Artificial Intelligence), yeah like the one David Hasselhoff use to drive. If you're flash drive did have an AI, it would know how to back itself up, how to make itself faster, and protect itself from all forms of viruses and intrusions.
   
   
3. Flash Drives Are Not Indestructible (only Superman is) - so if you bump it while it's plugged into your computer, the USB connector can stop working. If you accidentally dropped it in your dog's mouth, and it starts chewing on it...say goodbye to your data. Another thing to mention, is that over time, you're going to wear the flash drive memory chip out. Read this post on when to replace a flash drive.
   
   
4. Cheap Flash Drives Suck (don't buy them) - this seems to be happening a lot, we get tons of cheap flash drives that need data recovery. Its because they break easily. If it's not a good reliable brand, be cautious. Don't believe me, check this out. One way to find out if your flash drive is cheap...
   
   
5. Flash Drives Will Lie To You (only 'coz it was programmed to) - and the guy from the TV show "Lie To Me" won't be able to help you until it's too late. How? Lets say you buy a cheap flash drive, and you think you got 4GB in it, and later on you use it, and you can only put half that amount, you'll know the flash drive is lying to you. Yes, you really only have 2 GB worth of space, but you paid for a 4GB flash drive.
   
   
6. Flash Drive Files Hang Around (not your typical monkey) - this is important. Let's say you accidentally deleted some files, and then stopped using your flash drive immediately, take it to a flash drive data recovery company (Ahhheemmm!!) and get those deleted files recovered. If you use it, you may write over the deleted files.
   
   
7. You Can Clone A Flash Drive (the soul can be transferred) - especially for some of you who utilize your flash drives quite a bit, you'll need a flash drive backup application to backup your important data. This way if you ever lose it, or it gets physically damaged, you won't have to dish out some money to get your data recovered.

Things happen; computer parts or electronics eventually wear down or get damaged for whatever reason. So if you ever find yourself in this jam, just know, don't throw your flash drive away and lose valuable data. Send it to a flash drive data recovery service provider.

Hope that helps!!

If you have another to add, just let us know, and we'll add it on here.

The short answer is…nothing at all! Since the USB flash drive came into use about a decade ago, it has became incredibly popular, replacing inferior technologies like floppy disks and Zip drives almost overnight. There’s no denying that everyone loves flash drives. The problem is, we’ve just never been able to agree on a name for these marvelous little contraptions. Though USB flash drive is the most widely adopted nomenclature here in the States, most of Europe has decided to call it a pen drive. Many other titles also persist: Zip drive (actually a misnomer since this refers to those big, square-shaped Iomega branded disks from the late 90s). Thumb drive is also a popular name. Jump drive and usb drive are common as well. Some call it a USB key or key drive. Other names include memory stick, finger stick, data stick, and disk-on-key.

That's 12 names, and I'm probably forgetting a few.

Part of the reason for so many names stems from producers like Kingston, SanDisk, Lexar, Corsair, PNY, Crucial and other flash memory companies seeking to differentiate their USB flash drives from others by coming up with a unique name.

In the end, no matter what we decide to call them, we sure do love these gadgets. That is, until they stop working, become corrupted, break, or get accidentally erased causing us to lose all our important files. Yes, as good and as useful as they are, there is still plenty that can go wrong. Fortunately, FlashDrivePros.com’s flash drive data recovery service exists to rescue your important files should your flash drive break or stop working. We’re also here to help ensure you never lose your files again (or, better yet, prevent it from happening in the first place) with our easy-to-use automatic flash drive backup application.

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This is the scenario...You click My Computer to access your flash drive just like you always do. This time, your flash drive isn't showing up in Windows Explorer. You unplug/plug/unplug/plug it, but nothing, NOTHING! What happened? More importantly, what do you do about it? FlashDrivePros.com can recover your files in most cases no matter what happened. But you might also be able to do it and save yourself the time and money of having us do it. Here's how:

First, the Preflight Checklist:

a) The flash drive doesn't appear to be physically damaged. (i.e., the tip isn't loose and the device isn't overheating, etc.)

b) You've tried it on a few different computers.

c) Your flash drive is plugged into a working USB port.

Ok, here it goes:

1. Hit the Windows key (between the Alt and Ctrl keys) and E key simultaneously to open a new Explorer window.

2. Right-click My Computer and select Manage.

3. Under Storage, select Disk Management.

4. (This is the critical step that will tell you if this is going to work or not) At the bottom of the window you should see a list drives associated with your computer. If your flash drive is listed, good news! This procedure should fix your problem. Go to step 5. If not, this solution won’t work and you might want to consider hiring a data recovery shop like FlashDrivePros.com. We charge a flat rate of $147 and charge you only if we're successful. We have a 94% success rate and will make your files available for download right to your hard drive or a new flash drive.

5. Right click on the drive listed in that window which will bring up a menu. Select Change Drive Letter and Paths.

6. Another window will appear showing your missing drive. Select Change.

7. Another window will appear with a drop down menu on the right. Select the letter W.

8. When the message Changing The Drive Letter of a Volume Might Cause Programs No Longer To Run. appears, click Yes.

9. Your flash drive should now appear under My Computer.

If not, or if you have any comments or questions, send us an email (support@flashdrivepros.com), give us a call (1-888-806-6567)

Here is a very well written blog post from a recent FBR client expressing how painfull it is to break a flash drive. (Used with permission- Thanks Ashley!)

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Gone in a 'Flash'

http://abjorgensen.blogspot.com/2010/01/gone-in-flash.html

I believe I may have experienced my first panic attack last night. Beau was gone brewing with the guys and I had plans to get a lot of school work done before my nice, three day weekend. I baked a Tombstone pizza, put on my sweats, and settled in my chair for some unit planning and grade updating (sounds great, I know). My plans for second semester were coming along nicely and I was loving the fact that my weekend 'to-do' list was becoming noticeably smaller.

That is until I decided I was thirsty.

Who knew that the sudden quench for a glass of V8 Splash would end any sense of accomplishment, glory, or confidence? Who knew that the simple brush of my leg on my computer screen would send my laptop tumbling to the floor? Who knew that my computer would land just perfectly on the carpet...just perfectly on my entire teaching career, aka, my flash drive.

I immediately went into panic mode. I gasped. I screamed. I cried. I picked up my broken vessel, the piece of plastic that stored my wedding day slideshow of pictures, my Masters Prospectus, my entire semester of units, worksheets, handouts, and tests, and attempted to bring it back to life. How could something so small, store so much, and suddenly leave you unable to reach it? How could my files just disappear? How could I be so stupid not to back them up???

I desperately searched our desktop computer, looking for anything that might resemble old files, stored data, pieces of the last three years of my life. It seemed everything I found that I had backed up was unimportant. I could piece together just that...pieces; however, knew my winter break work of new unit design was long gone. Vanished. Just...like...that...

Beau was gone. I was home. I proceeded to do what I always do in a predicament. First, I called Beau. Crying hysterically. Next, I called Mom. Crying hysterically. With blue and pink plaid pajama pants, a hooded sweatshirt, and blood-shot eyes, I drove like a madwoman to Best Buy to see if the Geek Squad could give me a glimmer of hope. No dice. No hope. Just a shrug, a 'sorry, there's nothing we can do,' and a piece of broken plastic.

Today, I went to school on three hours of sleep. I arrived at 6:30 AM and was able to salvage a few important files from my recycling bin (good thing I'm not an avid recycler). I vented to my students (who were very concerned), tried to be optimistic, and started retyping the documents I needed to start next semester (which happens to be Tuesday). The loss of sleep is actually affecting my mood in a positive way (or maybe that's from the 'Pants on the Ground' song I can't get out of my head). I also have one glimmer of hope. Hope in the name of FlashDrivePros.com.

For $99, there is a 94% success rate of retrieving data from a broken flash drive. I will forever be indebted to Ryan, the owner of the Washington company, if he fixes it. His website says he can repair "flash drives broken in two, run over, or soaked in a washing machine cycle." My flash drive is still intact, just a little looser than normal. I tucked little USB in a padded envelope and sent it by priority mail to the West Coast. I will know within 2-5 days if my files were found. I will be on pins and needles until then. Until then, I will also struggle with the decision of starting to redo what I've worked so tirelessly on. Do I risk sacrificing productivity this weekend to hear good news or work to recreate files only to find my files restored? This will be the tune of my weekend.

Wish me luck. Say a little prayer. And a little advice...back up your files :/

Now for the rest of the story....

 

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Thank you FlashDrivePros!

http://abjorgensen.blogspot.com/2010/01/thank-you-flashbackrecovery.html

782. 782 files lost in the blink of an eye last Wednesday night. 782 lesson plans, units, activities, worksheets, Power Points, college essays, Masters research, resumes, cover letters, wedding photos, and lists. 782 files and three times the amount of time, energy, and investment.

782 files lost...

...and, yesterday, 782 files recovered!

Recovered thanks to Ryan and his team from FlashDrivePros.com. Although the website for the company declares a hopeful 94% success rate, to be honest, my hope was dim. Maybe because it sounded too good to be true. Maybe because Best Buy told me I might as well throw the broken and 'crushed' flashdrive away. Maybe because I heard horror story after horror story from people with similar experiences the next day at school. Whatever it was, I was not hopeful. But, I had nothing to lose and for $99, it was worth a try.

FlashDrivePros was the best $99 I've ever spent! I sent my flashdrive in Thursday and received my files, all 782 files, on Monday afternoon! The process is so smooth, the people I worked with were extremely helpful, and I now have my files saved in three different places! I had no idea anything like this existed, but I will be sure to spread the word!

My vita and credentials, Master's Prospectus, wedding pictures, and teaching career are saved thanks to FlashDrivePros.com

So thank you, all, who listened to my cries for a time machine, or those who shared similar horror stories.

P.S. I am now looking at alternative forms for saving my information.

Today, we thought we would take you behind the scenes of the FlashDrivePros.com data recovery lab. We'll be demonstrating flash drive recovery recovery from a SanDisk Cruzer Micro. SanDisk flash drives are notoriously difficult to recover compared to other brands of flash drives. This is the one exception. If your SanDisk Cruzer Micro stops working, has no obvious physical damage, and has no indication when you plug it in to a USB port, this is how it's done...

Remember the ZIP drive? It was sure nice to finally be able to carry my files around. Though, the large disks were kind of bulky, and never mind the fact that they were anything but universal, i.e. you had to have a ZIP drive to read a ZIP disk. What a pain, actually! (Some of you from the younger generation probably have no idea what I’m even talking about.) In any case, there’s no denying USB flash drives represent a big improvement over all previous data storage technologies. We’re now able store huge amounts of data in our pockets and access it from any computer. We can run software on a flash drive. We can even install an entire operating system!

Hey, why not just store all our files on a flash drive and use it like a portable computer?

Well, sure, why not? But there are a few things you need to know before you launch into mobile digital euphoria. 

The problem: Flash drives break really easily. When using a flash drive, one slight bump of a knee is all it takes to break your flash drive in two and separate you from your important files and programs. Not only that, the technology on which flash drives are based can only withstand so many read/write cycles before it wears out and will no longer work. Finally, USB flash drives are made up of hundreds of tiny electronic components that can (and do) fail, rendering your flash drive useless and your files lost.

The solution: Always, always, always back up your files every day. “Ugh, but what a pain” you say? Not any more! iDrive will back up your flash drive automatically and keep a copy of your files on an encrypted online server…for free! The only catch is if you want to back up more than 2GB, you’ll have to pay $4.95 per month. But as a paying customer, you'll get a whopping 150 GB of automatic online storage! And with that much storage space you might as well back up your entire hard drive. Check it out at www.iDrive.com

Plan B: Hey, stuff happens, right? And if you ever do break a USB flash drive and find yourself tragically separated from your important files, FlashDrivePros.com offers 2-5 day data recover services for a flat rate of just $99. And if you need your files right away, we offer 24 hour service for $299. We can recover all types and brands of flash drives with either physical or logical damage. Send us your flash drive, we’ll recover your files and upload them to our secure files share server for you to download. In the unlikely event that we can’t recover your files, you pay nothing and we’ll even mail your flash drive back to you free of charge. 

Your know, ZIP drives did have one thing going for them...the cool bzzzeeerrr-clunk sound they made when you hit the eject button. : )

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In keeping with the halloween spirit, I thought I would share a few spine chilling tales of lost files we've heard over the last few months.

Case #1: A man, whom we'll call Bill, called us and proceeded to explain his preparations for his wife's 50th birthday. The party was just two days away and there were to be over 200 friends and family in attendance, many of whom had flown in from out of state. He went on to tell us how he had booked a beautiful chateau in upstate New York, hired an expensive caterer, and gone all out in the decorations. But, oh, the real centerpiece of the event was to be a masterfully orchestrated presentation of pictures and videos highlighting the memories he and his wife had made over their 26 years of marriage. He told me how he had spent months gathering photos and video clips and pieced it all together with her favorite music in the background. Then something terrible happened. That morning, as he was reaching for some papers, his laptop computer fell on the ground and snapped his flash drive in two. It didn't take more than a few seconds for the gravity of the situation to hit him. His face pale and his palm beginning to sweat, he picked up the phone...

Case #2 School is certainly a lot of hard work, but no homework I ever had could compare with the time and energy that goes into a doctoral dissertation. Sarah called us about a month ago, and through her sobs, managed to explain how her flash drive just stopped working after she accidentally pulled it out of her computer while some files were still transferring. "Can you help me?" she asked.

Case #3 Tracy's computer had to go to the shop for some repair. Being ever prudent with her files, she decided to back up all her family pictures to he flash drive before sending it off. A week later, she got a phone call saying how her computer had been destroyed in transit and they would be replacing it with a new one. "Well that's good news" she thought! That is, until she plugged in her flash drive and a message appeared saying "USB Device Not Recognized." "Oh please, don't let me lose my daughter's baby pictures." She thought to herself as she searched the internet for a way to recover them.

These three stories have two things in common: First of all, each one is true (except for maybe a little embellishment) Secondly, they all have a happy ending. Each one of these customers got their files back in less than two days for $99. FlashDrivePros.com has a 94% success rate recovering files from broken flash drives, and offers 2-5 day data recovery service for just $99, or next day service for $299.

Why are flash drives so prone to failure? As the storage capacity of flash drives increase and prices fall, quality seems to be the last thing on flash drive producers' minds. Consequentially, flash drives are becoming even more likely to fail. Most of the flash drives our customers send us have become physically damaged by someone bumping into them while they are sticking out of the USB port. But more and more of the drives we get have just stopped working. Sometimes an error is displayed saying "Device Not Recognized" and sometimes there is no indication at all.

In any case, there is hope! FlashDrivePros.com has a 94% success rate recovering data from flash drives that have either become physically broken or logically corrupted. Our experienced data recovery engineers can rebuild broken circuit boards, replace damaged components, and even remove the NAND memory chip and read it externally if need be. All this for a flat rate of only $99 for 2-5 day service or $299 for next day service.

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