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    Data Loss, Leading Causes: I Bumped my USB by Accident

    Home » Data Recovery Blog » Bumped USB Data Loss Used by NASA · the FBI · the U.S. Navy · Since 1999 98% Average success rate recovering customer data eProvided averages a 98 percent success rate on data recovery. Bumped Your USB Drive? What Actually Happens Next No Data, No Data Recovery FeeChip-off recovery — our specialty27+ years of recovery experienceEvery brand, every capacity Start My Free Evaluation Bumped or broken USB drive? Call (866) 857-5950 I Bumped My USB Drive — Is My Data Gone?Usually not. If the drive was idle when bumped, your files are almost certainly fine. If it was actively writing, the interruption can corrupt that file — and a hard enough knock can shear …