Memory Sticks

[lonestar]

I have a memory stick that I PC now says it is un-formated although it contains files and I have been using it for the past 6 months. How can I recover the data?

[smorodina]

Unfortunately, this happened to one of mine, and I never succeeded in reviving it. I suspect yours is dead too. Hope there was nothing too important on it, but never trust these devices to be your only storage.

[wideboy]

Try Google with 'memory stick recovery' there are loads of products - some free, some as cheap as �7.50, some with downloadable demos.

Once you've recovered the data, make sure that you backup onto your hard disc and/or CD/DVD.

There's always Norton Utilities with its Disc Doctor - I used to use Disc Doctor when we used floppies a lot!