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RAW NTFS Partition by Mistake / Recover Data from RAW Partition

If the NTFS partition on our computer turn to raw, all files stored on that partition are inaccessible. They become inaccessible because the raw NTFS partition can not be opened, and as a result, we can not access its information. What should we do then? We can format that partition if we want to use it and save new data on it. But we should get what we need back from the raw NTFS partition at first if those files are precious or valuable. We can format the questionable partition later.

Example of NTFS partition becoming raw system

I can not access files saved on my computer NTFS partition. I have no idea what is going on to that data, because I can not open the NTFS partition. Now I know the reason is that the NTFS partition becomes raw file system. Though get the reason, I still have no idea what can I do to access that information. But I know I can solve the NTFS partition raw problem by formatting it. I can't because I do not want to lose those files. Is there any for me to access that data? -Quasars form New York

How to retrieve information form the raw NTFS partition with data recovery software

We can access files and folders saved on the NTFS partition after it turning to raw by restoring them. Data recovery too is very helpful at that time. So we can retrieve what we need form the NTFS partition which is not formatted with the help of data recovery software and then format the raw NTFS partition. Here are the steps as follows:

Recover data from raw partition

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then run the software and you can select a proper recovery module.

1Download the data recovery software and launch it on the computer.
2Double click the data restoration program to start it.
3We can choose the recovery model and aim disk to scan.
4Preview the contents in the list after the scan. So preview them and pick up the wanted to recover.

Related problems to raw NTFS partition

What is raw NTFS partition, and what problems would be brought about by the NTFS partition which shows not formatted error? Some people do not make it clear exactly. Maybe what they know is just the raw NTFS partition can not be opened to view data on it or store new information on it. Now we know more information that we can restore those files with data recovery tool. Actually, there are some related problems to the raw NTFS partition below:

1. Convert is not allowed when the NTFS partition turns to raw. We can change the NTFS partition to other normal disk partition such as FAT32 when it works well. But we can not convert it to any other file system if the NTFS partition shows raw error. What we can do is just to format it to let it be used normally. As we have known, we should restore the needed data at first and then format it.

2. The used space and free space are 0 byte. We can check the disk properties when suspect the partition become raw and we may find the file system is raw if it shoes not formatted error. What’s more, both the free space and used space are 0 byte. In a sentence, the disk space is 0 byte, no matter how much data we have stored on it at the previous time.

3. Disk is not formatted; do you want to format it now? This is one of the prompt of the system when the drive becomes raw. Other similar prompt is you need to format the disk in drive before you can use it, do you want to format it now. as a matter of fact, the NTFS partition not formatted error is as same as the raw NTFS partition problem.

4. Other related problems, such as the files names are weird

Various computer partitions

The NTFS partition is one kind of computer partitions. It means that there are other kind of computer partitions, such as FAT partition, FAT32 partition, exFAT partition, and so forth. The reason of the appearance of different partition is that different partition has distinct function and feature. What's more, the raw partition is an error and need to be formatted.

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