If Windows won't format your USB drive to the FAT32 file system, remove the write protection or use CMD, PowerShell, or free software to do the same.

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Recovering data from an unformattable USB drive can be challenging, but not impossible.

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Open a second File Explorer window and double-click the drive letter of the USB recovery drive to display its contents. Position the two File Explorer windows side by side.