Partition Recovery
Your Data Is Still There
Deleting a partition removes the "table of contents" but not the data itself. Your files are still on the drive until they're overwritten. We rebuild the partition structure or extract files directly.
Logical partition recovery: $100-$500. No data, no charge.
How Partition Loss Happens
Accidental Deletion
Installing Windows and clicking the wrong partition. Using Disk Management and selecting "Delete Volume" by mistake. Running diskpart commands that target the wrong disk. These are the most common causes.
Partition Table Corruption
Power loss during a write operation. Malware that attacks the boot sector. Bad sectors in the partition table area. The drive appears uninitialized or asks you to format even though it has data.
Software Errors
Partitioning tools that crash mid-resize. Dual-boot setups that overwrite each other's partition entries. Converting between GPT and MBR without proper backup. These often affect the partition table without touching data.
What We Recover
Supported File Systems
Windows
- • NTFS
- • FAT32
- • exFAT
- • ReFS
macOS
- • APFS
- • HFS+
- • HFS
Linux
- • ext4/ext3/ext2
- • XFS
- • Btrfs
- • ZFS
Partition Tables
- • GPT
- • MBR
- • Dynamic Disks
- • Apple Partition Map
Common Scenarios
"Disk Not Initialized"
Windows shows the disk as uninitialized and wants you to initialize it. Do not click OK - this can overwrite the partition table.
"Format Before Use"
The drive mounts but shows wrong capacity or asks to format. This usually means partition table corruption, not data loss.
Missing After OS Install
Your data partition disappeared after installing Windows or Linux. The installer may have deleted entries but not overwritten all data.
DIY vs Professional Recovery
Try DIY If:
- ✓Drive makes no unusual sounds (clicking, grinding, beeping)
- ✓Drive appears in BIOS and Disk Management
- ✓You accidentally deleted or formatted - no hardware issue
- ✓Data is important but not irreplaceable
Recommended free tool: TestDisk - Open source, works on Windows/Mac/Linux, can rebuild partition tables.
Get Professional Help If:
- ✗Drive makes clicking, grinding, or beeping sounds
- ✗Drive not detected in BIOS at all
- ✗DIY software made things worse or found nothing
- ✗Data is critical - photos, business files, irreplaceable
- ✗It's an SSD (more complex recovery)
Why: Running software on a failing drive destroys data. SSDs have TRIM and wear-leveling that make DIY recovery unreliable.
Partition Recovery Pricing
| Scenario | What's Involved | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Deleted Partition (Drive Healthy) | Rebuild partition table or raw file extraction | $100-$300 |
| Corrupted Partition Table | GPT/MBR reconstruction, file system repair | $200-$500 |
| Partition + Bad Sectors | Clone drive first, then partition recovery | $300-$800 |
| Partition + Hardware Failure | Repair drive, then partition recovery | $500-$1,500+ |
Most partition-only cases fall into the $100-$500 range. If the drive has physical problems, we quote based on what's needed. No data, no charge applies to all cases.
Common Questions
I clicked "Initialize Disk" - did I destroy my data?
Maybe not. Initializing writes a new partition table which can overwrite the old one, but the actual file data is usually untouched. Stop using the drive immediately and get help. The less you write to it, the more we can recover.
Can you recover after a full format?
A "quick format" just rewrites the file system structure - data remains. A "full format" on modern Windows also writes zeros to the entire drive, which destroys data. Check if you did quick or full. Quick format is usually recoverable. See our formatted drive recovery page.
My dual-boot broke and one OS is gone. Can you recover it?
Usually yes. Dual-boot problems often corrupt the bootloader or partition table without destroying data. We can extract files from the "missing" OS partition even if we can't make it boot again.
The drive shows as RAW instead of NTFS. What happened?
RAW means Windows can't read the file system. This is usually file system corruption, not partition table corruption. The data is there but the "directory" is damaged. See our corrupted drive recovery page.
How long does partition recovery take?
If the drive is healthy, 1-3 days depending on size. If we need to clone the drive first due to bad sectors, add 1-2 days. Rush service available for urgent cases.
Get Your Partition Back
Free evaluation. We'll tell you exactly what's recoverable before you decide. No data, no charge.