Raw Partition Recovery: A Beginner’s Guide

I have noticed several users experience issues with their drive partitions. More often than not, they have a RAW partition drive that needs to be fixed. If you too are facing difficulties accessing your drive partition along with other related issues, your search for answers ends here.

I have tried out a wide variety of potential solutions and have presented the ones that work in the form of this article. Here, you will find everything that you need to know about RAW partition recovery and more! Just make sure to read and understand everything I have to say before proceeding to recover your partition data.

Understanding RAW Partitions

You can consider a drive partition to be RAW when the operating system cannot recognize its respective file system.

While your computer won’t directly inform you, there are tell-tale signs that your drive may be housing a RAW partition.

Symptoms of a RAW partition

• You are unable to access your partition through File Explorer.
• You run into error messages. (example: drive needs to be formatted)
• Disk Management displays the partition as RAW.

How to Check for RAW Partitions Using Disk Management?

• Use the Windows+R shortcut to open Run.
• Type in diskmgmt.msc and click on OK.

• Your disk partition will be displayed and labeled with its respective file system format. However, if a partition is damaged or corrupted, It will be labeled as RAW.

What Causes RAW partitions?

1. File System Damage – When the logical hierarchy of your drive partition gets corrupted, the operating system will recognize your partition as RAW.
   
   
2. Partition Table Corruption – When your partition is damaged, the operating system can’t read the partition or recognize certain parts resulting in a RAW partition.
   
   
3. Virus/Malware Attacks – Viruses, Malware, and other malicious programs could easily harm your drive and create RAW partitions. Installing an effective antivirus software can counter this.
   
   
4. Disk Errors and Bad Sectors – Any other minor inconsistencies or errors could create a RAW partition. (they may be solved using the CHKDSK command.)

Precautionary measures:

While my readers benefit from the solutions I provide, the importance of precautions is often overlooked. Given below are some precautions that you would like to take if you prefer to have a safety net and improve your chances of a safety net. (trust me, I insist.)

1. Avoid using your drive: Avoid using your drive until you have securely recovered all your data. By trying to access or use the affected drive, you risk overwriting old data with new data. This in turn decreases the chances of recovering the overwritten data.
   
   
2. Creating a disk image: A disk image is a compressed folder that contains a copy of the entirety of the drive content. Creating a disk image before attempting to recover data from your RAW partition will ensure that you do not lose any healthy files.

How to Recover RAW Partitions?

Recovering RAW Partition using Rikvr

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Steps to Recover RAW Partition using Rikvr

• Download, Install, and Launch Rikvr Data Recovery

• Now, if you truly have a RAW partition, chances are that it won’t show up among other normal drives. You will need to use the Find My Drive option to locate the sneaky partition.

• Now, select the uncovered RAW partition and click on Start Scan. The scan time may vary depending on the size of your drive.

• After the scan, all the data recovered from your RAW partition will be listed.

• You can use the Preview feature to view all the long-lost files that the software was able to recover.

• Select the files that you wish to recover and save them in a healthy drive. (because saving recovered data to your RAW partition will bring you back to square one.)

After successfully recovering all your data from the RAW partition, make sure to take a moment to pat your back for a job well done! Now, with all the heavy lifting out of the way, all you need to do is format the RAW partition and then use it like a regular partition.

How to Fix RAW Partitions?

The most surefire solution I recommend to fix a RAW partition is by formatting it. Formatting a RAW partition gives your partition a fresh start. After formatting you will be able to use your drive partition as usual. Formatting will have 2 major effects on your RAW partition.

1. Repair your RAW Partition – Formatting your RAW partition will get rid of any errors or corruption that your drive may have and take it back to default settings.
   
   
2. Delete all partition contents – Formatting a RAW partition will mean that you lose all the data on it. So make sure to recover all your data from your RAW partition before going forward.
   
   
3. Changes the File system – If you choose to, formatting can also change your file system index altering its compatibility options by changing the way data is stored on the partition.

How To Format a RAW Partition Using DiskMangement?

Formatting your RAW partition is a fairly straightforward process. After recovering all your data from the RAW partition you can follow the steps below to restore your drive partition-

• Use the Windows+R shortcut to open Run.
• Type in diskmgmt.msc and click on OK.

• Right-click on your RAW partition and select the Format option.

• Set the Volume Label and select a File system format. (preferably NTFS)

• Click on OK to begin the Formatting process.

Closing Thoughts

I hope that you were able to safely recover your RAW partition using my article. The best way to avoid such partition issues is to always maintain a backup drive that is regularly updated. If you have any related queries or feedback, please feel free to reach out!

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