All files on flashdrive but they say "zero bytes" - please help!
After plugging in my usb flashdrive I noticed that all my files say "zero bytes." I have been using this flashdrive for about a year without problem. I think it may have been improperly ejected. There are years worth of lesson plans on it, I'd appreciate any advice.
The files:
All the files have their correct names and dates. When I open a file, it opens in the correct program (either Word or Powerpoint), but the document is blank. As there are different document types, I don't think it is related to Word, but to the flash drive. I was able to successfully save a new sample word doc with writing to the flash and see the size.
What I've tried:
- Tried Disk management first aid - no change.
- Tried the USB on another Macbook and saw the same thing- all the correctly named files with blank documents ("zero bytes")
- Tried iBoysoft Data Recovery on documents. When I tried to open Word said: "The file is corrupt and cannot be opened" --> also "Word found unreadable content..."
Flashdrive: Kingston Digital 64 GB Data Traveler SE9 G2 USB 3.0 Flash Drive (DTSE9G2/64GBET).
I'm using a MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017) on HighSierra 10.13.6.
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