Last updated on... May 3rd, 2020
The Problem:
When I click on a USB thumb drive in windows explorer, windows explorer opens a short cut of the USB thumb drive. And when I click on the USB thumb drive short cut icon, windows display the message “The specified module could not be found”. I can not access the files in my USB thumb drive, even though windows shows the correct size and available free space in the USB thumb drive”
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I am sure many of us have faced this Pendrive Shortcut Problem, error in reading the content of the USB thumb drive. Windows just can not read any content of the USB thumb drive.
This is a problem with the file structure. Most likely your USB thumb drive was hit the shortcut virus. Your anti-virus must have detected the virus and either isolated it or deleted it. Resulting in a problem with the file structure of the USB thumb drive.
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What this shortcut virus does is take the help of one the system program to create a shortcut.exe on the Pendrive and you will not be able to access the data on your Pendrive without double-clicking on this shortcut (Which in return again install the virus on your system).
To get rid of it you either need to remove the shortcut virus manually or prevent the virus from getting access to that system program.
Follow this step to remove shortcut virus from pen drive, USB drive
- Insert the USB thumb drive on the PC and scan for any virus.
- Open windows explorer (open my computer) and note down the USB drive letter.
- Go to start>Run> type CMD in the field.
- Open Command prompt as Administrator.
- In the command prompt window type the following line
attrib -h -r -s M:*.* /s /d
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Note: M should be replaced by your USB drive letter. Press enter. Wait for a few seconds.
In most cases, the above command works. But just in case it doesn’t solve your problem you can try the following command.
attrib -h -r -s /s /d M:*.* ( M stands for the drive letter for your Pendrive)
Now open My computer and check your Pendrive. It should open, it may contain the shortcut for the USB thumb drive and also a few folders.
Check the folder if all your files are intact, you can delete the shortcut icon. Copy your files save it on Desktop and format the Pendrive, to be on the safer side.
Additional TIP: If you know your Pendrive is infected with a virus, don’t double click on it. Try to browse it using right-click or try to open it in a new window.
Double-clicking runs the “Autorun.inf” which is mostly accompanied by a virus. Inside Autorun.inf there are commands written which finally execute your virus. Hence double-clicking an infected PD runs your virus and infects the PC.
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This guide line included.How to Recover Shortcut Virus From pen Drive,I have received Lot of emails asking How to get their Files from pen Without Virus.
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“My pen drive infected Virus. There all files converted to Shortcuts, what I should do now”
“Hey GoGoRapid, my all folders and files changed to Shortcut. Is it Virus? Then what I do?”
“I can’t open my files and videos from my pen. All are converted Shortcut”
“My files and folders are appearing as Shortcut in pen. I can’t open it. How to solve”
First of all, I want to tell you. This is Small Virus. Computer is not damaged by this virus. But now you think that your all files are gone. Nopz, we can get your files again. This guide line is for that. Unfortunately your files might be lost also. So harry up
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If you want to check that your data is gone. Then see the size of pen.. (MB – GB) If your data is gone then you can see totally free space in your pen. But I don’t think that your pen’s data is lost because this is a shortcut virus. It’s mean automatically create Shortcuts and hide original one.
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Follow with me now, Go to desktop on your computer and press Windows key and “R” key together. Then it will automatically open “RUN”. When RUN opened, type “CMD” and enter.
Now you can see Black screen Box. For this we call “Command prompt” We can type DOS Commands from this.
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Type this Code on Command prompt
ATTRIB -H -R -S /S /D N:
Please don’t copy and paste because it may be not working. If you want to copy and paste then Copy and paste to Notepad First, after then copy and paste to Command prompt.
Important
The Letter N denotes the letter of the Dives’s letter (you can see it from “my computer”)
If your pen Drive’s letter is R then replace the R intend of N.
Please type this code correctly. ATTRIB Space Hyphen (no space) Letter H, space any hyphen. (No space) letter S, space forward slash and S, space forward slash and D, then your Drive’s Letter.
If your pen drive name is Jon.
Jon (T 🙂 then Drive’s letter is T.
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After this, wait 3-4 minutes and go and see your pen. Now you can see all data is back. Get copy of Files. Don’t get shortcuts. And paste it to where ever to your computer hard. And Format your pen drive. Job is done.
Another way For this
Type dive letter in at command prompt. (N:/ ) Now you can see Directory Changed.
Now type this “attrib -s -h /s /d *.*”
OK then open Drive in new window and Check “autorun.inf” If you found,then Remove it. Now you can see one Folder. open it. 🙂
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