Recover Files from USB FAT32

Written by Lucy John on April 25, 2023

It is known fact that most removable storage devices are using FAT32 file system and USB drive is one such device. However, sometimes user lose or delete files accidentally and try to find reliable method to retrieve them from FAT 32 USB drive on Windows computer.

Let us consider a situation like you are using USB drive for many months to save all your important files. When you plug FAT 32 USB drive to computer it popped up a message saying 'You need to format the drive before you can use it'. In such case, with no other option you would format FAT32 USB drive and lose entire data from it. Apart from this situation there are many other issues that contributes files loss from USB drive using FAT32 file system on Windows desktop. Some are listed below:

If you had experienced any of these problem and lost or erased files from FAT32 USB drive then no need to worry about it. You can opt for prominent file recovery application to retrieve files easily.

Software to recover files from USB FAT32:

Yodot File Recovery software can effectively get back files from FAT32 USB drive on Windows operating system. It can scan entire computer hard drive within few minutes and get back files efficiently. It can retrieve deleted files based on file name, date of creation, file size and file type. This utility can recover various files like Office files, compressed files, basic media files, PDF files, PST files, etc. It can rescue files form external storage devices such as pen drives, portable hard drives, flash memory card, FireWire drive, SSD drive, etc. Addition to FAT32 file system, it can support file recovery from FAT, FAT16, ExtFAT, NTFS and NTFS5 file systems on Windows system. Along with lost and deleted files, it can recover hidden files and folders various operating system such as Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows Server 2008 and Windows Server 2003. Moreover, this application is facilitated with 'Save Recovery Session' option, which helps user to stop recovery process at any point of time and restart it at later stage without scanning the entire drive again.

Steps to recover files from USB FAT32:

Points to be Noted:

  • Have proper look at all selected files before deleting any files from USB drive
  • Backup all essential files on multiple reliable external storage device to avoid data loss

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