How to Overcome Virus Hidden Flash Disk Data
Data suddenly disappeared from the flash? Calm down, it’s just the work of a virus, it doesn’t damage or delete your files or data, it’s just hidden. By relying on system settings we can retrieve it safely and securely without any file or data damage.
The method :
1) Open Control Panel
2) Look for “Folder Options” then click, then the “Folder Options Tab” will appear and then the “View” tab.
3) “Uncheck 3 components” As shown below then change
“Don’t Show hidden files,folders or drives” to “Show hidden files,folders and drives” then click “OK”
4) Check your flash disk, a hidden file will appear, immediately copy the open file to another hard disk then format the flashdisk.
5) If it has been formatted, copy back the file that was saved on the Hard Disk.
6) However, if you move the unformatted fkashdisk to another laptop/computer, the file will still be hidden, repeat the steps above so that it is unhidden.
Addition :
After all is done, it’s better to restore the settings to their original state