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First, connect your USB drive to your Mac and check the Trash folder by clicking its Dock icon. If your files are in the Trash, simply right-click them and select "Put Back" to restore them. 

If the Trash is empty and you don’t have any backups, you'll need to use USB data recovery software for Mac like Disk Drill. 

To do that, install Disk Drill on your system drive, select your USB drive, click "Search for lost data," preview the recoverable files, and restore them to a safe location (not the USB drive as you could overwrite them). 

The possibility of recovery depends on the degree of inaccessibility. First, check if your USB drive appears in Disk Utility (Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility). If it's visible there but not in Finder, data recovery software like Disk Drill can likely help you recover files from USB on Mac. However, if the drive doesn't appear in Disk Utility at all (especially if it also shows signs of physical damage), you'll need to contact a professional data recovery service.

While you can check the Trash for recently deleted files and look for backups, macOS doesn't offer native data recovery functionality comparable to specialized software. The Trash only works for recently deleted files that haven't been emptied, and backup tools like Time Machine can help only if you actually do have backups. For permanently deleted files that haven’t been backed up, you'll need dedicated flash drive recovery Mac software to scan for and restore lost data.

First, assess the severity of the corruption. If you notice physical damage (burnt smell, visible damage, unusual sounds) or if the drive doesn't appear in Disk Utility, contact a professional data recovery service immediately. For logical corruption where the drive appears but shows errors, avoid formatting it and use data recovery software instead. Disk Drill is a great choice because its byte-to-byte backup feature can be used to create a complete backup of the corrupted USB drive, and you can then safely recover your lost data from it without risking further corruption.

Open Disk Utility from Applications > Utilities and select your unreadable USB drive from the sidebar (if the drive isn’t listed there, then it’s possibly seriously damaged and not fixable). Run First Aid by clicking the button at the top of the window and confirming when prompted. This tool can fix many common file system errors that make drives unreadable. If First Aid fails or you need to recover data first, use Disk Drill to scan and retrieve your files before attempting any repairs.

Yes, macOS creates a hidden Trash folder on each connected storage device, including USB drives. When you delete files from a USB drive while it's connected to your Mac, they're moved to this hidden folder rather than being immediately erased. You can view these files by clicking the Trash icon in your Dock while the USB drive is connected.

When you delete a file from a USB drive on your Mac, the file is moved to a hidden Trash folder, where it stays until the folder is automatically or manually emptied. While it's still there, you can easily recover it without any software (you just need to connect the drive to your Mac and open the Trash by clicking on its Dock icon). But once the Trash has been emptied, your only recovery option is data recovery software.

You can create a bootable USB drive for Mac with Disk Drill by following these steps:

1. Download, install, and launch Disk Drill for Mac.
2. Connect an available USB drive to your computer.
3. Select the macOS Installer tool in the left pane.
4. Click the Add macOS installer option and locate the desired macOS installation package on your computer or tell Disk Drill to download it for you.
5. Select the connected USB drive and turn it into a bootable macOS installer.

There are several reasons your USB drive might not appear. First, check your Finder preferences by opening Finder, selecting Settings from the Finder menu, navigating to the Sidebar tab, and making sure "External disks" is checked. Also try different USB ports, as the current one might be faulty. Check Disk Utility to see if the drive appears there but not in Finder. If so, it might need First Aid repairs. For drives that don't appear anywhere, try connecting to another Mac to determine if it's a hardware issue. Sometimes a simple restart can fix USB detection issues.

Connect your flash drive to your Mac and check the Trash by clicking its Dock icon (recently deleted folders often appear there and can be restored by right-clicking and selecting "Put Back"). You might also find the folder in your backups if they exist, of course. However, if the Trash has been emptied or the folder was deleted on another computer, you'll need USB recovery software for Mac like Disk Drill to scan the drive and recover the lost folder with its contents.

The best approach is to protect your data first by creating a disk image using Disk Drill's byte-to-byte backup feature to preserve your drive's current state. If you just need to fix the drive without data recovery, try running First Aid in Disk Utility. If First Aid doesn't resolve the issue but you need your files, use USB data recovery software for Mac to scan and recover your data before considering formatting. After successfully recovering your important files, you can then safely format the drive or consider replacing it if corruption issues persist.

To reveal hidden files on your USB drive, open Finder, navigate to the USB drive, and press Command + Shift + Period (.) to toggle hidden file visibility. This keyboard shortcut will display system files and folders that are normally hidden. Additionally, Disk Drill can help locate both hidden and lost files through its comprehensive scanning algorithms, so it can save the day even when standard methods don't reveal all your data.