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**PrimeDirective64** · 12-22-2017, 08:15 PM

today i did the unthinkable. i mistakenly reformatted wrong flash drive to use as second temp OS. i had 2 flash drives plugged in. the one that got deleted, i use that for everyday use and had over 30GB of saved data. and the other, was to be used for peppermint OS as seen in brian's latest video. now iam painstakenly recreating every folder onto the formatted flash drive with data recovery program, and some of that recovered data are in RAW format. so any ideas on some free RAW format data conversion programs for windows? convert RAW to jpg, png, gif etc.

**LarryTheComputerGuy** · 12-23-2017, 03:30 AM

(12-22-2017, 08:15 PM)PrimeDirective64 Wrote: today i did the unthinkable. i mistakenly reformatted wrong flash drive to use as second temp OS. i had 2 flash drives plugged in. the one that got deleted, i use that for everyday use and had over 30GB of saved data. and the other, was to be used for peppermint OS as seen in brian's latest video. now iam painstakenly recreating every folder onto the formatted flash drive with data recovery program, and some of that recovered data are in RAW format. so any ideas on some free RAW format data conversion programs for windows? convert RAW to jpg, png, gif etc.

To start off, what recovery software did you use? This is important because different software recovers files in different ways. Secondly, recovery software usually has a way of putting together files to their original form and file name... It would also help if you posted a screenshot of what you are seeing...

((((((Do not try to write to the drive till this is resolved))))))

**PrimeDirective64** · 12-23-2017, 05:07 AM

I have tried recuva as well as another one, forgot the name...but the issue is moot, all the data is unrecoverable. So i just reformatted it. There is nothing more to do now, thx for reply

***Britec*** · 12-23-2017, 01:34 PM

https://www.cgsecurity.org/wiki/TestDisk

**PrimeDirective64** · 12-26-2017, 04:23 AM

Whoa. Good info bri bro. When i get my pc up and running again, ill give that a go. I had 52,400 ico and png icons saved on that flash...plus all of my interior art projects.. Rebuilding will be long process. But no use to be in mourning. Life goes on