Your flash drive is broken. I'll see what I can recover.
Independent USB flash drive recovery, hardware repair, NAND investigation, and reverse engineering. Every device is personally examined and worked on by the same specialist.
What I work on
From a deleted folder to a snapped connector to a controller that won't talk: if it was a USB flash drive, bring it.
Logical & filesystem recovery
Deleted files, corrupted partitions, damaged filesystems, and readable but unstable flash media.
Physical USB & PCB repair
Broken connectors, damaged traces, failed components, and power problems.
Controller & firmware investigation
Drives that enumerate incorrectly, report the wrong capacity, or fail to initialize.
Experimental NAND recovery
Chip-off and monolithic recovery for drives beyond ordinary repair, taken on a case-by-case basis.
How it works
Request a quote
Tell me what happened and what's on the drive. You get a case number and a status link right away.
Ship the drive
I'll reply with shipping instructions. Don't send anything until you have them.
Diagnosis & quote
I examine the drive and tell you what failed, what's likely recoverable, and the price. You approve or decline.
Recovery & return
Recovered data comes back on new media along with your original drive. Track every step in the client portal.
Evaluation starts at $49
Simple logical recoveries are often done at the base price. Physical, controller, and chip-level work is quoted after diagnosis, and nothing beyond the base price happens without your approval.
Get a quoteGot a drawer full of dead drives?
Broken flash drives are research material. Donate them, or sell them for up to $2 apiece. They help me develop and test new recovery techniques.
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See connector rework, controller investigation, and NAND experiments up close on the Flash Drive Guy YouTube channel.
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Use the link in your confirmation email, look it up with your case number, or sign in to the client portal.
Questions
What happens if nothing can be recovered?
You'll know after diagnosis, before any further work. If your data turns out to be unrecoverable you pay only the evaluation you agreed to, and your drive is returned or recycled, your choice.
Should I keep trying recovery software first?
If the drive isn't recognized, makes the computer hang, or shows the wrong capacity, stop. Repeated attempts on failing flash can make things worse. If it's readable but files are deleted, stop writing to it and ask for a quote.
What about microSD cards and monolithic drives?
Monolithic devices (where the controller and NAND are a single package) need specialized techniques. Ask anyway: they're exactly the kind of case that drives the research side of this work.
Is my data kept private?
Your files are only accessed as needed to recover and verify them, never shared, and securely erased from my working copies once you confirm you have them.