Solution 1. Recover shortcut files using CMD
If the flash drive is not formatted, the shortcut files should be stored in the hardware under a hidden mode. You can recover them by using CMD by following these steps:
1. Press Windows + R and type: cmd.
2. Type: chkdsk E: /f and hit Enter. (Replace E: with the drive letter of your device where you lost or deleted files.)
3. Type: Y and hit Enter.
4. Type E: again and hit Enter. (Replace E: with the drive letter of your pen drive letter where you lost or deleted files.)
5. Type: attrib -h -r -s /s /d *.* and hit Enter.
Finish all these steps and you can check your files in on the pen drive. If you can't find the files you want, you can try another solution: recover shortcut files with EaseUS data recovery software.
Credits: easeus RECOVERY
If the flash drive is not formatted, the shortcut files should be stored in the hardware under a hidden mode. You can recover them by using CMD by following these steps:
1. Press Windows + R and type: cmd.
2. Type: chkdsk E: /f and hit Enter. (Replace E: with the drive letter of your device where you lost or deleted files.)
3. Type: Y and hit Enter.
4. Type E: again and hit Enter. (Replace E: with the drive letter of your pen drive letter where you lost or deleted files.)
5. Type: attrib -h -r -s /s /d *.* and hit Enter.
Finish all these steps and you can check your files in on the pen drive. If you can't find the files you want, you can try another solution: recover shortcut files with EaseUS data recovery software.
Credits: easeus RECOVERY

