Bending a flash device is not uncommon. I've done it twice. Odds are, it is beyond repair, especially if the bend broke any internal connections. An 8GB thumb drive is basically expendable. Translation . . . replace it. Anything on it is likely unrecoverable.
I assume the "bend" is where the metal connector meets the plastic housing?
If the connections are broke, surely they can be resoldered? Not by me personally, but possibly a repair shop... just thinking out loud.
Not sure how that will extract the files needed from the bent USB stick?Today, BestBuy has 16GB flash drives for $5.99. Might want to check that out.
Sorry, I remember this place for asking "pics?" on anything. Just assumed it was another joke. My mistake.
However, no photos of the damage, it is only a slight bend as it is still even to be inserted into the port. The make is Busby lite 8gb, and model buslpd0080r.
If it's just the connector that's askew, I don't see why it couldn't be resoldered with a bit of care. Heck, I bet you could even replace it with a usb cable if all you wanted was to get the data off it.
Unfortunately I have never used a soldering iron since high school, don't own one in the house, nor would I know where to solder. Going to err on the side of caution and stay away from it myselfI remembered I had a naked 4GB thumbdrive once. Got bent when my leg accidentally knocked it while it was connected to the front. The copper traces lifted off from the PCB. Got a soldering iron, bridged whichever gaps with tin solder and it worked fine afterwards with zero issues. Then I misplaced it somewhere a few months afterwards. :\
What do you mean about the USB cable though?