USB Data Recovery: How to Recover Lost Files from Imation USB

• Part 1: How Can I Retrieve Data from a Imation usb flash drive?
• Part 2: Process Imation USB data recovery in 3 Steps

Part 1 How Can I Retrieve Data from an Imation USB flash drive?

My PC suddenly got frozen, so I rebooted it. I removed my 8GB Imation USB without unplugging. When I inserted it into my PC again, my computer recognized my USB drive but I got the message that I need to format the USB if I want to use it. Is there any solution to solve my problem? I do need to get my data back!

This USB formatting problem is one of the most common reasons that cause USB data loss issues. Other reasons could be deletion, virus infection or even system error. Fortunately, programs are available on the Internet that are able to help you retrieve deleted and formatted files from USB flash drives, including your Imation USB. Wondershare Data Recovery, or Wondershare Data Recovery for Mac is what you need, which makes it possible to retrieve a variety of file types from your Imation USB, including images, videos, audio files, document files, etc.

A trial version of Wondershare Imation USB Recovery is available now. This trial version helps you to learn how the program works and gives you the chance to scan your Imation USB flash drive before purchasing the registered version.

Download the trial version free now! Windows version of Wondershare Imation USB Recovery is now fully compatible with Windows 10.

Part 2 Process Imation USB data recovery in 3 Steps

Connect your Imation USB with your computer and run Wondershare Data Recovery on your desktop.

Setp 1. Choose File Type to Recover Data from Imation USB

Select the type of files you want to recover. You can select the option of "All File Type" to start USB lost file recovery.

Setp 2. Scan Your Imation USB to Perform Imation USB Recovery

Select the drive letter of your Imation USB and click “Start” to begin scanning for lost data.

Note: If quick scan can't find your files, go to scan again with deep scan. "Deep Scan" suppory deeply search more files from Imation USB drive, which takes longer time than the quick scan.

Setp 3. Retrieve Data from Imation USB Selectively

Now Wondershare Data Recovery will list all found contents on your Imation USB in categories, just as you can see from the image below.

To check how many files you will be able to reclaim, you can check file names one by one; or for images, you have a chance to preview them too.

Then select files you need and click “Recover” to save them back to your computer or other storage device.

Tips:
1. This guide is based on the Windows version of Wondershare Data Recovery. If you are a Mac user, you can follow the similar operations to recover data from Imation USB with Mac version.
2. To avoid data being overwritten, we highly suggest you do not save the recoverable data to your Imation USB during the recovery.