How to recover data from pendrive showing shortcut file?

While connecting your pendrive to computer or laptop containing shortcut virus may end up in creating frustrating situation; as the original files on the pendrive cannot be viewed or opened.

Solution

1. Press Windows + R keys.
2. Type cmd in the Run command to open command prompt.
3. Type attrib -h -r -s /s /d Drive Letter:\*.* (Replace Drive Letter with the drive letter of your pendrive.
For eg. In case, you have pendrive with Drive letter E:, then the command becomes: attrib -h -r -s /s /d E:\*.* )
After execution of the command, an unnamed folder appears in your pendrive containing complete data restored.

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