subject: Choosing Software to Recover Lost Partitions [print this page] Choosing Software to Recover Lost Partitions
In order to have different operating systems on the same hard disk, the computer hard drive disk can be divided into multiple logical divisions known as partitions. A large amount of data can be stored on the hard drive and you can manage it without difficulty. The hard disk can be divided into different partitions for simple and efficient management of your valuable data stored on the hard drive. Once your operating system got corrupted, the logical partitions help you in preventing data loss situations. A proper backup can be used to recover lost partitions in such situations.
Moreover, there are many other reasons, which can damage or corrupt your partitions and can lead to partition loss situations. Some of the reasons are virus infection, files system corruption, damaged partition table and hard disk reformatting. Accidental hard drive formatting can also cause partition loss. When partition loss takes place, only the partition entries from partition table are removed. The logical divisions remain physically unbroken on the drive, and can effortlessly retrieve the data using advanced Partition recovery software.
Formatting will remove all the data stored in the hard drive partitions and in such situations, with the help of a good Partition recovery software you can get back your lost data. Make sure that you have installed the recovery software on the healthy drive. Once the partition is recognized using the software, it is better to search inside the partition to ensure your files and other information are protected. Store the retrieved data to a healthy machine or to an external storage device.
