Date: 03/23/08 (Computer Help)    Keywords: software

I'm a first-time  poster, but I have a terrible problem with my USB.

My USB is a Verbatim Store 'n' Go Mini 1GB, with most of the files password protected. I've used it for a few months now with minor glitches and it's worked fine. However, these last few days I keep receiving the message that it has to be formatted.

I wouldn't mind that so much...but I have lots of files on that I haven't been able to back-up. I've definitely learnt my lesson about that now...but is there any way I can back up the files before formatting it, despite the fact that it is probably corrupt? Or is there any way I can fix the USB without having to format it, as it says? These files are incredibly, incredibly important to me, right now.

I've downloaded numerous trials of programs that claim to backup files, as well as free software that claims to back USB files up...but none seem to work or do much at all.

I could do with any word of advice, thank you.

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