A USB drive suddenly turning RAW is such a pain, especially when you’ve got important stuff on it. But don’t panic, your data is usually still there, it’s just that Windows can’t read it anymore. The number one rule right now: do NOT format the drive, and don’t save anything new to it, or your data may truly be lost forever.
When a USB drive suddenly becomes RAW, it's usually not physical damage but a logical error. Could be corrupted file system, bad sectors, or even a virus.Whatever the cause, just remember: get your data back first (you can choose data recovery software to help you, in most cases, your files can be recovered). After that, you can consider formatting the USB drive.
