Detailed Guide: Diskpart Fix RAW Partition Without Data Loss

Fix hard disks that unexpectedly become RAW format and cannot be accessed: Use diskpart to repair RAW partitions

This article will explain in detail how to use the diskpart tool to repair RAW partitions and format them without losing data.

RAW Partition Overview

A RAW drive indicates that the drive's file system is lost or corrupted. Virus attacks, incomplete formatting, bad sectors, power failures, etc. can all cause RAW file systems. If the internal hard disk or external storage device becomes RAW, the drive and its data are not accessible.

One of the most common ways to fix RAW drives is to use the diskpart tool to format it into other identified file systems such as NTFS, FAT32, exFAT, etc.

Detailed steps: Use diskpart to repair RAW partition

Disk formatting is the process of deleting existing files and creating a new file system on disk. How to repair RAW partitions using CMD without losing data? First, you need to recover data from the RAW drive; second, you can format the RAW partition using diskpart.

Step 1: Recover data from RAW partition

Can I access and recover files from my RAW drive? sure. As long as you use MiniTool Power Data Recovery (the best data recovery software), you can easily recover files from your RAW drive.

This is a green and secure free data recovery service that helps you recover files without causing any damage to the original drive and data. MiniTool Power Data Recovery Free Edition supports free recovery of 1GB of files.

1. Launch MiniTool Power Data Recovery Free and go to its homepage. Then select the RAW drive and click the Scan button.

2. After the scan is complete, all files will be classified by file path by default. You can switch to the Type category list to view and find files by file type. The Filter and Search features help find the required files.

What's even more exciting is that you can preview the file to confirm before recovering it.

3. Finally, select all required items and click the Save button to select a safe location to store the recovered files. Of course, you should not choose a RAW drive.

Step 2: Format RAW partition using CMD without losing data

After restoring files on the RAW partition, you can safely format RAW to another file system. Here is how to convert RAW to NTFS using diskpart without losing data.

1. Open a command prompt as an administrator.

2. In a new window, type the following command line. Remember to press Enter after each command line.

• diskpart
• list disk
• select disk * (* represents disk number)
• list partition
• select partition * (* represents the actual RAW partition number)
• format fs=ntfs quick (You can replace "ntfs" with another file system you want)

3. After executing the command line, the RAW drive should be formatted to an NTFS file system and can be reused.

Further reading:

If diskpart formatting is stuck at 0% or encounters other errors, you can choose MiniTool Partition Wizard to format the RAW drive. This software can effectively perform disk formatting, creation, deletion, resizing, merging, segmenting, copying and other operations. The "Format Partition" feature is available in the MiniTool Partition Wizard free version.

1. Download, install and run the MiniTool Partition Wizard.

2. Select the RAW partition, and scroll down, click the "Format Partition" option from the menu bar on the left. Alternatively, you can right-click on the RAW partition and select Format from the context menu.

3. Specify the partition label, select the NTFS file system, and click the OK button.

4. Preview formatting effects. Finally, click the Apply button to make this change take effect.

Summarize

In summary, this article describes how to perform diskpart repairing RAW partitions without losing data. You need to first recover the file using MiniTool Power Data Recovery and then format the partition to reuse.

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