Often, a Urescue tool is needed to restore full capacity. If a 16GB drive shows as 2GB, it usually has a corrupted partition table. Use Rufus or the Urescue tool to select "Non-bootable" and "Large FAT32." If that fails, the controller chip has failed, and the drive is e-waste.
This is a double-edged sword:
Recovery Feature: The bundled recovery tool (exclusive to Top) successfully restored 92% of JPEG files from a formatted SD card. Better than Recuva’s free mode, but not as deep as GetDataBack. urescue format tool top
One of the most frightening messages a Windows user can see is: "You need to format the disk in drive E: before you can use it." When a drive becomes RAW, the file system is corrupted. A standard Windows format will erase the data. A top-tier tool like Urescue can perform a virtual format or recover the files before any destructive action is taken. Often, a Urescue tool is needed to restore full capacity