Partition

[Guest jerryokie]

I had to completely re do my computer (crash) I inadvertly removed the

partition on my external drive which I use for storage. Is there a way to

reestablish the partition without destroying the data?

[Guest Colin Barnhorst]

Re: Partition

 

If you removed the partition you have already destroyed the data. Do not

attempt to use the drive until you can make an attempt to recover the data.

Talk to your local computer shop about their services for doing that. There

are also programs which might work but the really effective ones like

OnTrack can be pricey.

http://www.ontrackdatarecovery.com/

I'm sure other replies will make various other suggestions for software.

 

"jerryokie" <jerryokie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I had to completely re do my computer (crash) I inadvertly removed the

> partition on my external drive which I use for storage. Is there a way to

> reestablish the partition without destroying the data?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Partition

 

 

"jerryokie" <jerryokie@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I had to completely re do my computer (crash) I inadvertly removed the

> partition on my external drive which I use for storage. Is there a way to

> reestablish the partition without destroying the data?

 

I have done this successfully with Acronis RecoveryExpert.

[Guest John John]

Re: Partition

 

TestDisk should be able to recover the partition.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TestDisk

 

John

 

jerryokie wrote:

> I had to completely re do my computer (crash) I inadvertly removed the

> partition on my external drive which I use for storage. Is there a way to

> reestablish the partition without destroying the data?

[Guest Pegasus \(MVP\)]

Re: Partition

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

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> If you removed the partition you have already destroyed the data.

 

No, removing a partition does not destroy the data.

It only makes it inaccessible to Windows. Specialised

tools can restore deleted partitions.

[Guest M.I.5¾]

Re: Partition

 

 

"Colin Barnhorst" <c.barnhorst@comcast.net> wrote in message

news:726441E1-F12A-4546-8199-7AE286638DBD@microsoft.com...

> If you removed the partition you have already destroyed the data. Do not

> attempt to use the drive until you can make an attempt to recover the

> data. Talk to your local computer shop about their services for doing

> that. There are also programs which might work but the really effective

> ones like OnTrack can be pricey.

>

 

No, the OP hasn't destroyed the data provided he has made no attempt to do

anything else. Removing the partition merely removes the partition

information from the partition table. The data itself is still present on

the disc. There are specialist programs that can recover the data from

disc. I have never had to do this myself, but googling with a suitable

search phrase should turn up many options. Try something along the lines of

'data recovery software' for starters.