<div style="color:black;font: 12pt impact, sans-serif;">i<font size="3"> have installed the TestDisk utility. I am still stuck with how to point the utility to the USB drive when it does not show up when inserted. Thank you for the information on the utility. <br>
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From: Annapolis Linux Users Group via Lugstuff <lugstuff@annapolislinux.org><br>
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Sent: Thu, Oct 28, 2021 11:09 pm<br>
Subject: Re: [Lugstuff] Possible to repair a USB drive?<br>
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<div dir="ltr">There is a Linux app called TestDisk that is a powerful utility for retrieving files and partitions that would otherwise be unrecoverable. It runs from the command line, but if you follow the online instructions it should be within your grasp. An explanation on the installation and use of TestDisk is presented by HowTo Geek at <a rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" shape="rect" class="yiv4039077638enhancr_card_5651883166" target="_blank" href="https://www.howtogeek.com/700310/how-to-recover-deleted-files-on-linux-with-testdisk/">How to Recover Deleted Files on Linux with testdisk</a>.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Hope this helps and that you are able to retrieve your files. We've all been there!</div>
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On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, 01:08:45 PM EDT, Annapolis Linux Users Group via Lugstuff <lugstuff@annapolislinux.org> wrote:
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<div style="color:black;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-stretch:normal;font-size:12pt;line-height:normal;font-family:impact, sans-serif;font-size-adjust:none;">I have an 18 GB HP USB stick with mostly photos on it. I had mounted the device and had a computer lock up. I was unable to close the file system before I rebooted the computer [ Open SUSE LINUX].
<div>Subsequently I was unable to mount the stick in either Linux or Windows. I tried running <span style="font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">sudo df </span>to see if I could see the stick at all. It does not show up. Is there any way I can repair the file system on this USB Stick? If not, how can I reformat the stick when I can not find it with the terminal?</div>
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<div>I used to attend the Annapolis LUG before I moved to Lewes, DE. My command line skills are marginal.<br clear="none">
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