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RAW exFAT FAT32 Partition / Recover Files from RAW exFAT32 Partition
Have you ever experienced that the computer partition goes wrong, such as exFAT FAT32 partition turn to raw? We need to format the problematic exFAT FAT32 partition if we want to use it normally. After formatting the raw exFAT FAT32 partition, we can store new information on them. The raw problem is solved if there is nothing important on those partitions. And we should not format them but to restore needed files at first if we intend to access those contents.
Case of exFAT turning to raw
The exFAT partition on one of my computers shows raw file system now, and I do not know the reason exactly. It must be fixed to be used normally. What's more, files and folders saved on that partition at the previous time are so vital and crucial that need to be retrieved. Those files are my study documents and other kinds of documents, and what makes things worse is that I have no backup. Is there any possible way for me to fix the raw exFAT partition without losing its data? -Lyon from LA
How to get files back from the raw exFAT FAT32 partition with data recovery software
It is possible for us to get what we need back form the raw exFAT FAT32 partition without losing its data. The way is to restore the needed information and then format those problematic partitions. As for retrieving that data, we can use the data recovery tool. Here are the steps as follows to restore what we need:
Recover data from raw partition
Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. you can select a proper recovery module.
Reasons that exFAT FAT32 partition become raw
Some of us do not know why the exFAT FAT32 partition turns to raw suddenly. And maybe at last they just hold it is the problem of the computer. As a matter of fact, there are some different reasons that result in the raw exFAT FAT32 partition. Some people think there is no need for us to make it clear that what the reason is. But one of the advantages of knowing those reasons is that we can avoid some raw partition cases. Here are some of them below:
1. Virus infection. If there are files that contain virus and worms saved on the exFAT FAT32 partition, that partition may be infected later. It may just damage the only folder, in which the harmful data saved, and it may damage the entire folders and cause the whole partition is infected. One of the consequences is that the partition become raw and need to be formatted. The protection way is to download and launch anti-virus software on those partitions.
2. The exFAT FAT32 partition is not formatted. Some times, we need to format the partition before we can use it normally. If we do not format it before store new data on it, it may turn to raw after a while. The system will ask us to format the problematic partition before we can use it at that time. So it is necessary for us to format that partition when we use it at the first time.
3. Quit during the process of formatting the exFAT FAT32 partition. When we format the exFAT FAT32 partition, we may not be able to complete the format due to some events. For example, power failure lead to the computer closed abruptly, or click on the quit button by mistake, or other possible actions. And then the exFAT FAT32 partition may showing raw problem and can not be used normally.
4. Other possible reasons. For example, the bad sectors in the hard disk drive.
File types could be retrieved from the raw exFAT FAT32 partition
We can save various types of files on the exFAT FAT32 partition, such as videos, audio files, pictures, software, movies, TV, songs, PPT, word documents, excel documents, and so on. Here comes the question that which type of files could be restored after the exFAT FAT32 partition turning to raw. Actually, data recovery tool is so powerful that can support every types of files' recovery.
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