I purchased this 64 GB flash drive and used it for a week or 2 before it crashed and changed its name to !Sgoôa and now all my content is removed some help from Reddit and ran scans on it but it wouldn't work. This is unacceptable, I didn't visit any unsecure websites and paid a lot of money for a mac so it'll be better for work, but this happens. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It sounds like you are talking about a USB stick which has failed. USB sticks are very untrustworthy and are not meant for storing permanent copies of your data. They are meant for quick and easy transport of data between two machines. I've had issues even with well respected name brand USB sticks. Inexpensive off brand no name USB sticks are even worse and I won't touch them.
You should always maintain good verified working backups so that you have multiple copies of any important data.
It sounds like the USB stick has a hardware failure. Your only option is to contact a professional data recovery service such as Drive Savers or Kroll Ontrack. Both of these vendors are recommended by Apple and other OEMs and both vendors provide free estimates.
If the "flash drive" is actually an SSD, then my advice still applies. SSDs even from respected name brands can fail without any warning. Backups are essential in preventing the loss of critical files. Multiple backups are recommended.
It sounds like you are talking about a USB stick which has failed. USB sticks are very untrustworthy and are not meant for storing permanent copies of your data. They are meant for quick and easy transport of data between two machines. I've had issues even with well respected name brand USB sticks. Inexpensive off brand no name USB sticks are even worse and I won't touch them.
You should always maintain good verified working backups so that you have multiple copies of any important data.
It sounds like the USB stick has a hardware failure. Your only option is to contact a professional data recovery service such as Drive Savers or Kroll Ontrack. Both of these vendors are recommended by Apple and other OEMs and both vendors provide free estimates.
If the "flash drive" is actually an SSD, then my advice still applies. SSDs even from respected name brands can fail without any warning. Backups are essential in preventing the loss of critical files. Multiple backups are recommended.
N1NJ4.JR Said:
"I purchased this 64 GB flash drive and used it for a week or 2 before it crashed and changed its name to !Sgoôa "
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Data Recover Service:
Rather than just putting this aside, contact a company that performs Data Recovery Services. Western Digital is a large company; one that offers and performs Data Recovery Service. Go Here: Data Recovery - WD Support - Western Digital. Proceed from there as necessary.
So what brand is the flash drive? Was it properly formatted? If it isn't an Apple drive, you will need to check with the mfr.
I will check the brand as soon as I get home, but no, it’s not an apple drive. Thank you for the help btw!
Thank you soo much, guess I got scammed by the guy who said this is great for storing files.
Issue with a flash drive: URGENT
