Advice on memory stick failure – what to do if it happens
March 31, 2010 by admin · Comments Off on Advice on memory stick failure – what to do if it happens
It is a common fact of life that in the modern age we are very likely to be the victim of our usb memory stick failing on us, either via accidental damage or component failure.
As ever users of these devices need to know that help is always available when this occurs as. Here at Flash Data Recovery we often hear from people whom have been recommended to call us, but have previously been unaware that recovery is even possible from these types of storage media. This therefore begs the question how many people throw away a failed or broken device without ever knowing that we can help?
Flash Data Recovery are confident that regardless of the fault or failure type we will be able to recover your critical data for you.
Our main advice in this type of situation is not to panic and to contact a professional data recovery or repair specialist who will be able to advise you on the correct form of action.
So what to do if your USB Memory Stick or SD card fails?
1/ Don’t Panic -Panicking will only increase the stress of the situation and potentially put you in a position where the wrong decision is made – so please stay calm!
2/ Do not try to use the device again – particularly if the end has been bent to an angle, normally these circuit boards can be repaired but they connectors and the boards they attached to can be damaged further by trying to bend the board or wiggling it to restore connectivity.
3/ Do not attempt your own repair or allow just anyone to “have a go” very often we have received devices that have been badly re-soldered and have simply been damaged beyond repair by people who don’t know what they are doing – no matter well intentioned involve a professional.
4/ Contact a Data Recovery industry professional with a proven track record 99 times out of 100 they will be the only people whom can assist you.
5/ Shop around – companies offering high prices are often simply resellers of our of other similar companies services. There are only about 3 genuine companies who can recover data from faulty / failed flash media. VenSys Ltd (who run the Flash Data Recovery brand) is one of them.
Flash Data Recovery offer recovery and repair of failed USB Memory Sticks every day of the week and affordable prices. We can offer quick turnaround times if required but our popular “Gold Service” will normally see your data back in your hands within 5-6 days from the day you dispatched it to us.
Contact us on 0845 224 1594 or (+44 161 955 3699 if outside the UK) for further information.