Presently, the NTFS file system is one of most complex, yet functional file access systems in use. NTFS file system is supported on Windows XP, Vista, 2003, 2008, 2000 & NT. The main advantages of using NTFS file system is, that it supports file-level security, compression, auditing and powerful storage solutions such as RAID.

A partition can be accidentally deleted or can be lost due to various reasons like, virus attack, hard drive crash, power surge or file system corruption.

The most common question that comes into mind, Is a lost NTFS partition recoverable?

Yes, a lost NTFS partition can be recovered along with the crucial data, provided it is not overwritten by creation of a new partition.When a partition is deleted, the data in the partition is not deleted, but the partition table entry of that partition is deleted, making it inaccessible.

Hence, data in the lost partition is recoverable, provided, the given partition is not overwritten.   REMO Recover (Windows) Pro Edition software lets you recover lost partitions with ease.Try it Now!

First Aid!

As soon as you notice, that you have lost  the NTFS partitions, disconnect the hard  drive from your PC, and connect it to another machine, where REMO Recover (Windows) Pro Edition software has been installed. You can use this PC, to start recovering data from the attached NTFS drive.

Follow the easy steps explained below to recover lost NTFS partition

Step 1: Launch the software either by selecting the program icon from the Start menu, or by double clicking the desktop shortcut. The main window of the application pops up, as shown in figure a.

Figure a: Main window

Step 2: Click on the button,to open a new window, as shown in Figure b. This window lets you choose between NTFS Partition Recovery and FAT Partition Recovery. Click on the NTFS partition Recovery button to proceed to the next step.

Figure b: NTFS Partition Recovery

Step 3:As soon as you click the NTFS Partition Recovery button, the Select Appropriate Option window pops up, as shown in Figure c. You can choose from three different options,

• Recover your data- This option lets you recover deleted/ lost files and folders from lost or corrupt partitions.

• Create disk image- This option lets you create a copy of the entire data on disk, and lets you save the data onto a file. This data can later be retrieved using the next step.

• Recover your data from disk image- This option lets you recover data from the disk image that was created in the previous step.

Figure c: Select Appropriate Option Window

Step 4: Click on the icon in the application main window, to launch the wizard. The Wizard window pops up, as shown in Figure d.Click on the Recover your Data option, and then click the Next button to proceed to the next step

Figure d: Wizard window

Step 5: As you click the Next button, a window will be displayed to select the physical drive from which you wish to recover your data (see Figure e).

Figure e: Select Source Disk

Select a physical drive, and the processing mode to process the drive. The software provides two processing modes.

• Display default partitions- This option displays the partitions already present on the hard drive.

• Search for lost partitions- This option displays the lost or corrupted partitions of that hard drive, which are not listed in the Display default partitions option.

Note: By default, the processing mode is set to Display default partition(s). If you do not find the partition(s) you are looking for, in the default list, then, you can search for lost partitions, by clicking the Search for lost partition(s) radio button.

Step 6: You can use the Quick Scan or the Thorough Scan method, for finding the lost partitions, as shown in Figure f.  Quick Scan does a swift search for the lost partitions, and hence saves time. Thorough Scan does a detailed search, and therefore is more dependable.
On clicking the Next button, the application analyzes the drive, and lists all the found partitions in the partition table as shown in Figure g.

Figure f: Select Disk Scan mode

Figure g: Partition Table

Step 7: Select the partition you want to process, and click the Finish button. The application processes the partition, and displays the found files and folders in the form of a tree structure, as shown in Figure h.

Figure h: Found files and folders

Step 8: Once the tree is formed, the final step is to restore the data to a safe destination drive. Select the files and folders you want to save, from the list, and save them onto the destination drive.

Note: The Save option is not available in the Demo Version of the software. You can only preview the found files and folders, in the Demo Version. You need to buy the full version, to activate the Save option, and save all the data..

If you do not want to save the data now, you can save the scanned information into a file, using the Save Scan Information option from the Tools menu. You can later use the Open Scan Information option, to open the scan info file, and recover data onto the desired destination drive.

This reduces the tedious process of scanning the drive again for lost / deleted data.

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