

If the affected sectors are few, CHKDSK might help. With the right methods, it is possible to recover all of your data. This makes the whole partition inaccessible to the OS, along with all the data on it.īut as the corruption only affects the filing system, your files themselves are probably still intact. Sometimes though it is possible for the system’s partition table itself to get corrupted.

Usually, only a few files get corrupted, which, while damaging, is not enough to take down a whole partition. Improper ejection of the SD card (or USB), sudden power failure, or even a software issue. 🔨 Corrupted Partition Table – If you haven’t deleted the partition, your partition has probably disappeared due to data corruption.Use a data recovery tool to recover your files. Partitions removed like this do not erase the old data but just ‘forget’ where it is. Disk management is another tool where you directly work with partitions, and can easily wipe out an existing partition when trying to create new ones. When you are, let’s say, reinstalling our OS, all it takes is a click to create a new partition. But how do you accidentally delete a partition? It isn’t like you can right-click on your hard drive and delete it, can you?Īs it turns out, it is actually quite easy to delete a partition.

