Steps to recover lost partition
Hard drive in a Windows machine can be partitioned based on the file system. In Windows operating system, there are generally two types of file systems. One is FAT (File Allocation Table) and the other is NTFS (New Technology File System). FAT or File Allocation Table is a legacy file system that comes with Windows XP operating system. NTFS or New Technology File System comes inbuilt with Windows Vista and Win 7 OS. However, you can convert FAT file system to NTFS easily using a set of commands.
Hard drives can be partitioned based on the file system using disk management utility present in Windows. Using this tool, it is possible to create new partitions, delete an existing partition, merge two or more partitions, etc. In windows 7 operating system while creating partitions, the default file system will be NTFS. However, you can convert, it to FAT file system. Once the partition is formatted and created with NTFS file system, it is not possible to convert it back to FAT file system, until and unless you delete the complete data or format the drive and then recreate it using FAT file system. NTFS is the most preferred and widely used file system, as is much more advanced and faster than FAT file system. The data storage and retrieval process in NTFS is much more easier and faster as compared to FAT file system. However, most of the pen drives and USB drives still come with FAT file system and if you want to convert it to NTFS, you can easily do using disk management utility.
Sometimes, while formatting the drive, the partitions may be deleted or lost due to less knowledge about usage of disk management utility. There are many reasons for formatting the hard drive. Some of the most commonly known scenarios are as follows:
- Re-installing operating system: You may reinstall the operating system, when the system files get corrupt or when the computer becomes slow due to virus or malware attack. In such scenarios, while formatting the hard drive or a partition, we may accidentally delete a wrong partition resulting in loss of data
- File system corruption: When FAT or NTFS file system becomes corrupt, the data present in that partition would become inaccessible or lost. In such cases, we format the partition and make it reusable.
- Accidentally formatting partitions: While trying to format D: drive, you may accidentally format E: drive, resulting in loss of precious data from your computer
All the above-mentioned reasons may lead to deletion or loss of data from the hard disc drive. One of the best ways to recover lost partition is by using Remo Recovery software. The software can easily recover and restore deleted or lost data from formatted, deleted or lost partitions in Windows operating system. The software is also capable of performing NTFS data recovery and recovers all the lost or deleted data and other important files that were lost effectively and efficiently.
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