Recover formatted partitions
No need to panic. What you need, is a data recovery software that can recover all your data with as little effort as possible. Until then, it is advised, that you stop using the formatted drive to perform any Read/Write operations,in order to increase the chances of data recovery.
What exactly happens, when you format a drive/partition?
Formatting a drive/partition does not erase the data on it. When a partition is formatted,only its corresponding entry in the partition table is removed,and not the entire data. Hence, the data in that partition is no longer accessible. Though all the data on the partition is deleted, it still exists on the hard drive, until it gets overwritten by new data.This is the reason, why recovery is possible even after formatting a drive.
REMO Recover (Windows) Pro Edition software, lets you recover all your lost data from the formatted partition with ease.It’s easy to use interface, lets you recover all the lost data using few simple steps. Try it Now!
Steps to recover data using REMO Recover (Windows) Pro Edition software.
Step 1: Launch REMO Recover (Windows) Pro Edition software either by double clicking the desktop shortcut, or by selecting the icon from the Programs list in the Start Menu. The Main window pops up, as shown in Figure a. Select the Recover-Advanced option.
Figure a: Main window
Once the Recover-Advanced option is selected, a new window displays the types of partition that you can recover, as shown in Figure b. Depending on the file system you are using, select either NTFS Partition Recovery, or FAT Partition Recovery.
Figure b: Select file system
Step 2: As soon as you select the NTFS Partition Recovery option, a new window is displayed.Click on the Wizard button present on the upper left hand corner of the window, as shown in Figure c.
Figure c: Wizard
Step 2: Select the Recover your Data option and click on the Next button to continue. A window will now be displayed, to select the source drive from which, you wish to recover your data (See Figure d).
Figure d: Select Source Drive
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.
There are two types of Disk Scan methods available, namely, Quick Scan and Thorough Scan to search for lost partitions as shown in Figure e.
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.Select one of the methods, and click on the Next button.
Figure e: Select Disk Scan Mode
Step 3: The application analyzes the drive, and lists all the found partitions in the partition table as shown in Figure f. Select the formatted partition from which data has to be recovered and click the Finish button (See Figure f).
Figure f: Select partition
Step 5: Once you click the Finish button,the software automatically scans the partition for files and folders, and displays all the found files and folders in a tree format, as shown in Figure g.
Figure g: Found files and folders
Step 6: Once the tree is formed, the final step is to save data to a safe location. Select the file(s) you wish to recover, and click the Save button. A window is displayed to select the destination drive, to save the recovered data as shown in Figure h.
Figure h: Select destination drive
Step 7: Select a logical drive in your hard drive, where you wish to save the data. Specify the file type you wish to ignore while saving, by using the (file filter) option .
Select Save deleted files option, to recover only deleted files and folders. This will save deleted data to the specified destination drive. If you want to save a particular file (press ctrl key for multiple file selection), right click and select the Save option. This will save the selected file/folder to the specified destination drive.
Note: Avoid saving the recovered data onto the partition from which you are recovering data.This prevents permanent loss of the data that is to be recovered.
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