If you accidentally delete partitions from a hard disk for unknown reasons, avoid creating new partitions on the unallocated space and adding files to it. The data that gets overwritten by new content cannot be recovered. Hence, to maximize the chances of retrieving all your files, perform hard drive partition recovery as soon as you realize a partition has been deleted.

However, even if you have created a new partition and stored files in it, you still have the opportunity to recover your lost files by following the steps below.

Method 1: Recover Deleted/Lost Hard Drive Partition with Software

In fact, to retrieve your deleted partition on the external hard drive, you simply need reliable partition recovery software. Partition Recovery Tool is a powerful utility that can help you restore lost or deleted partitions. It is specifically designed for HDD partition recovery. This partition recovery software boasts numerous features.

    • It fully supports all Windows systems, allowing you to restore anything you've lost from a lost hard disk partition.
    • It assists in recovering NTFS partitions that were lost due to accidental deletion, corrupted partition table, power outage, or bad sectors.
    • You can recover your valuable files and partitions within minutes.

下载并运行这款分区恢复软件,以恢复丢失的分区。

You can use the software to scan the corrupted disk for lost partitions and then preview the files as per your requirements before proceeding with the recovery process.

Step 1. Run the Partition Recovery tool on your PC.

Select the disk or device where you lost partition(s), and then click "Scan" to proceed.

Select disk to scan lost partition

Step 2. Wait for the scanning process to complete.

Allow the program to scan the selected disk and locate the lost partition(s).

Scan lost partition

< b > Step 3. Preview and restore the lost partition (s). < / b >

Double-click on the partition that is labeled as "Lost" with "Good" recoverability.

Preview lost partition

Preview the contents of the lost partition. Click "OK" and then click "Proceed" to start restoring the lost partition.

Select found partition to restore

Step 4. Click "Recover Now" to complete the partition recovery process.

注意:如果程序警告存在冲突,请首先将包含重要数据的列出分区备份到外部硬盘。然后执行最后的操作来恢复丢失的分区。

Finish partition recovery

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Method 2. How to Recover Deleted Files from Hard Drive Partition

The data recovery tools software can assist you in recovering both the partition and the files on it. If you wish to recover data from a deleted partition and manually create a new partition on the unallocated space, you can try an alternative method for data recovery from lost partitions.

This utility will help you recover all the files and folders from the lost partition, that is, from the unallocated space. However, unlike the Partition Recovery tool, it won't restore the partition itself.

Step 1. Select and scan the lost partition

Launch the Data Recovery Wizard tool, select "Lost Partition," and click "Scan" to search for all lost data. If there are many lost partitions, you can identify them by their partition size.

Note: Since the Windows system does not support the Linux file system, the Ext2 or Ext3 partition will be recognized as a lost partition without a drive letter in the software. If you wish to recover data from an Ext2/Ext3 partition, you can follow these steps.

select the lost partition to scan

Step 2. Filter the scanned results

Since there will be many scanned files, you can opt to filter quickly by file type, such as Pictures, Videos, Documents, Audio, or Others. Alternatively, if you recall the file name, you can utilize the search bar located in the top-right corner.

check all found files

Step 3. Preview and recover data from the lost partition 这一步骤的英文翻译是:Step 3. Preview and recover data from the lost partition

Before recovery, you can preview the file to ensure it's the data you need. Select all the required files and click "Recover" to restore them.

recover files from lost partition

Method 3: Recover Deleted/Lost Hard Drive Partition using Command Prompt

If you've lost your partition due to a missing volume label, you can recover the external HDD partition using CMD by following this link: Recover External HDD Partition by CMD. Attempt to assign a drive letter to the drive and restore the lost partition.

Step 1. Press "Windows" + "S" to open the search box. Type cmd. Right-click on the Command Prompt when it appears, and choose "Run as administrator."

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Step 2. Type diskpart in the command prompt. Press "Enter".

Step 3. Type list volume, and then press "Enter".

Step 4. Type select volume. Replace the volume number within the <> with the actual volume number you want to select.

Step 5. Type assign letter. Replace the new drive letter within the <>> with a new letter for the drive.

assign drive letter to recover lost partition

关闭这个窗口,然后看看你是否可以访问那个分区。

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Recover Lost Partition on External Hard Drive

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You can refer to the article on how to recover data from deleted partitions, and then proceed with the steps below to create a new partition.

Step 1. Right-click on "This PC" and select "Manage".

Step 2. Go to "Disk Management".

Step 3. Right-click on the unallocated space on your hard drive and select "New Simple Volume..."

Step 4. Next, follow the New Simple Volume Wizard to specify the volume size, assign a drive letter, and format the partition...

Create New Volume in Disk Management

Upon creating a new partition, you can utilize it for data storage once more. Don't forget to bookmark this page by sharing it on Facebook, Twitter, or any other social networking site.

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常见导致丢失/删除分区的原因

When encountering a lost partition, you'll encounter a message stating "XX partition is missing. Why does this occur? Several factors might lead to lost or deleted partitions on your hard disk or SSD.

Accidental Deletion

In most cases, users get their hard disk partition lost by accidentally deleting a volume in Disk Management.

Partition Corruption

Another significant cause of partition loss is partition table corruption. (The partition table is a system file that contains crucial information about the hard disk drive partitions, such as the starting and ending points of the partition, file system, name, size, and other essential details regarding the partition.)

System Reinstallation

Moreover, operating system reinstallation, improper handling, and virus infection can also lead to partition loss issues.

When your Windows partition goes missing, all the files and folders stored on it become inaccessible, and there will be no trace of the hard disk drive partition in the Windows Disk Management tool. Therefore, it becomes crucial to learn how to recover lost hard disk drive partitions.

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Still curious? Click here to learn about Tips to Recover Lost Partition on Windows 10.

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Still interested? Click here to find out more about Guidelines for Recovering Lost Partitions on Windows 10.

底线

Accidentally deleting a volume in Disk Management is a common occurrence. However, more frequently, data is unintentionally deleted from computer hard drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, memory cards, and other storage devices. This is why you shouldn't overlook the use of data recovery software, which comes to the rescue whenever you experience data loss.

Thus, you can create new partitions on the unallocated space as you wish after retrieving the deleted files from the lost partition.