Partition Recovery: How to Recover Deleted Partition in Windows/Mac

Theo Lucia

Dec 16, 2024 • Filed to: Windows Computer Solutions • Proven solutions

When receiving a hard disk, users are prone to dividing it into several partitions before using, which is good for data management and maximizes the usage of space. Also, storing data in separate partitions can prevent the loss of data. However, disasters always strike when you are not ready, and you end up deleting your partitions by mistake. In the next tutorial, we will introduce the best Recoverit partition recovery software for you, and how to recover deleted partition in Windows step by step.

Part 1: The Best Partition Recovery Software for Windows and Mac

Yes, there is a way that can help you to recover deleted partition. Lost partitions are not that easy to be overwritten so that they can be retrieved with a lost partition recovery software. Recoverit Data Recovery for Windows and Mac, it supports to recover deleted or lost partition completely and quickly. It can help you to recover deleted, lost or damaged FAT, NTFS, HFS, HFS+, HFSX, Ext2, Ext3 partition under Windows.

Recoverit - The Best Partition Recovery Software

The Partition recovery program can easily recover deleted files lost partition in Windows and Mac. It can retrieve any data files from lost or deleted partitions such as computer hard drive, external hard drive, UBS flash drive partition, etc.

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Part 2: How to Recover Deleted Partition in Windows and Mac

Free download and install Recoverit Partition Recovery software on your computer. The following steps show you how to recover deleted partition in Windows. In this tutorial, we will start with Recoverit Data Recovery for Windows version to perform partition recovery. Mac partition recovery is the same guide structure.

Step 1 Select a location for the scan

Please select a partition disk where your data loss, click the "Start" button to scan and search your lost data.

Step 2 Scan your data from lost partition

Recoverit lost partition recovery software will start scanning to search the data from deleted partition, the process of scanning will take for a while.

Step 3 Preview and recover partition data

After the deep scan, you can check all recoverable files list on the left panel. You can preview the specific recoverable files like images (JPG, PNG, GIF), select your data, and click the "Recover" button to get them back.

Note: Please do not save any recovered data on the lost partition, please get a safe storage device to save them to avoid data overwritten and lost again. The partition will be recovered with original data.

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Part 3: How to Recover Deleted Partition on Windows?

1. Recover deleted partitions by assigning a Drive letter

A partition can be seen as deleted due to the disk not being assigned a letter. This results in the partition being seen as deleted. To assign a drive letter, go to disk management, right-click on the partition and select Change Drive Letter and Paths. Click on Change in the next pop-up window.

Check the Assign the following driver option in the next pop-up window then go to the drop down letter menu to pick a letter. Click okay.
Go back to file explorer and see if you can access the partition.

2. Use Windows file recovery solution

Go to Microsoft Store and search for Windows File Recovery then install the application.
Open the command prompt through your administrator account.
In the command line, type the command winfr C: S /regular (the letters stand for winfr source_drive destination_drive /regular). You can add a file extension at the end of the command to specify the type of files you’re trying to recover e.g. txt, doc, pdf
Windows will create a recovery directory located in the target drive

Part 4: How to Recover Deleted Partition on Mac?

Another solution for restoring lost partitions on Mac is TestDisk, a free data recovery tool. It can recover deleted or lost partitions and fix non-booting disks to regular functionality in case of faulty software effects.

1. Recover a lost partition on a Mac using TestDisk

1. Download the TestDisk software on your Mac device from a third-party source. Install HomeBrew before installing this system by launching Terminal and adding the following command:
   
   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL
   https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

2. Tap on the Return button and insert your user password when the prompt for that comes up. Press the Return button again for the installation works.
3. Wait for the Terminal to mention the successful installation. Following that, add the next command and tap on the Return button after TestDisk installs:
   
   brew install testdisk
4. Type the following command in the Terminal to run TestDisk:
   
   sudo testdisk
5. The choice for adding a new log file will come up with the default recommendation for you to view all tasks the tool completes. You can choose that or another option—hit Enter.

6. Select the drive to scan and choose the partition table. Then, press the Analyse button to evaluate the existing partition structure in search of any lost partitions.
7. Click on the Quick Search option. In case the tool did not find the lost partition, click on Deeper Search instead.

8. After the scanning, a list of all partitions you can recover will appear.
9. Choose the one you want to recover and press Return to start the recovery process.
10. Click on the Write option to save the partition structure.

2. Do a universal partition search (for Mac OS)

This feature lets you to recover deleted partitions on HFS+, FAT and NTFS devices. It treating the disk as a binary device and conducts the search at a disk level, scanning the disk for signatures of known partition headers. The recovered partition is mounted as a virtual Disk Image and is scanned for lost files.

The Universal partition search can be used to recover HFS+ partitions for Mac OS.

It works by scanning the partition to find back up copies of HFS+ partition headers. The backup copy is then used to recover data that was there before the partition was deleted.

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Conclusion:

The methods above will help you recover deleted partitions in both Windows and Mac operating Systems. In case the self service procedures are too complex, get in touch with data recovery professionals to help you recover deleted partitions. Wondershare Recoverit has a team of professionals who will safeguard your data while solving the problem.