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Partition Suddenly Reports Unformatted
What would you do when abruptly be asked to format the partition? You can format it as required if there is not data useful or precious saved on it. But what if you have stored much valuable information on the partition? You will lose them once the partition is formatted. You may say that you lose them as the same though you don't format it. But you could retrieve data from the unformatted partition with data recovery software, and the opportunity will be reduced if you format the partition first.
Example of encountering partition need to be formatted problem
You need to format the disk in drive E before you can use it. Do you want to format it now? I am bothered by such prompt for a few days. I saved my thesis on it and have no backup at all. I can not format this partition because I have not completed my paper and send it to my tutor. Is there any way can I get back my thesis without formatting the partition? I have no idea so I have tried nothing yet in case of the false action. Help me, please. –Timmy from Canada
How to restore information from the unformatted partition with data recovery software
Don't worry when be asked to format the hard disk partition on which important data have saved. And do not format the problematic partition immediately, but retrieve information from the unformatted partition with data recovery software first. Here is the guidance to use it correctly as follows:
Recover data from unformatted partition
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can launch the software and select a proper recovery module.
Reasons that partition turn to unformatted suddenly
It may confuses you that why the partition need to be formatted abruptly. Actually, there are more than one reasons that lead to the partition need to be formatted problem. Here are some common reasons that bring about such error:
1. Virus attacks. Do not use software contain virus or view information carry with virus on the partition. You may be asked to format the partition if it is infected by virus.
2. Poor quality. It is hard for system to read data from the poor quality hard disk. So it may be asked to format. Purchase the external hard disk with the good quality if partition on it is prompted unformatted.
3. Bad sectors. You will be asked to format the partition when there are bad sectors on the disk.
4. Raw file system. OP can not read the raw file system, so you need to format this partition first.
Various data loss situations happen to the partition
Data loss happens a lot to the partition in this day and age. There are a number of actions that may lead to data lost from it, so you should be careful when read or write it. It is just one cast of data loss situations that partition need to be formatted before you can use it. Here are some other common data loss scenarios below:
1. Data is lost because of accidental or intentional deletion.
2. Information is lost due to mistaken or purposive formatting.
3. Virus attacks. It is one of the most common data loss situations.
4. Files are lost in the process of cut and paste.
5. Data loss happens when computer or other digital devices close abruptly.
Brief introduction to partition
Disk partition is essentially a kind of formatting to the hard disk, and then the hard disk could save all kind of files. System partition is a common term in windows OP. It mainly refers to partition to open windows and contain the startup files in this partition's root.
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