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Quick Formatted NTFS Partition by Mistake

Have you ever quick formatted the NTFS partition on your computer by accident? It is really an annoying thing to meet such an accidental formatted NTFS partition, because all files and folders saved on this partition are lost after it being quick formatted. It will also influence our life and work if we lost the useful information. What if those lost files and folders could be retrieved? We do not need to worry about it any more. Actually, the lost information has a chance to be restored by data recovery software that can recover data after formatting.

Case of quick formatting the NTFS partition accidentally

I quick formatted the NTFS partition last weekend by error. As a result, I lost all information saved on it. The question is that lost data is important and crucial for me to work. So I have to get them back as soon as possible. I have tried some ways my friends told me through those days, but I still can not restore any one of them. Though hard it is, I still want to give up. I need your guys help now. Is there possible method for me to get the lost files back from the formatted NTFS partition? -Neil from LA

How to get back lost information from the formatted NTFS partition with data recovery software

Those lost files and folders could be retrieved from the quick formatted NTFS partition as long as they have not been overwritten by other new contents. Data recovery software could get them back quickly and safely. The software can recover formatted hard disk partition and it can also recover formated external hard disk removable partition.

Recover data from formatted NTFS partition

Preparation: Download and install data recovery software on your computer. Then, you can run the data recovery software and select a recovery module to recover lost files after formatting.

1Download the data recovery software and install it on the computer.
2Open the data restoration tool and choose the recovery model and then select the target disk to scan.
3Operate the contents in the list after the scan and choose the files need to be retrieved to recover.
4Select one location to save the information to be restored.

Other reasons that cause data lost from NTFS partition

Data saved on the NTFS partition would be lost if the NTFS partition was quick formatted, or complete formatted. So we can conclude that information would be lost because of formatting action. Is there any other operation that could bring about data loss problem? Absolutely there is, and more than one reasons actually. But the good news is the lost files could be retrieved by data recovery program on most data loss situations. Here are some of them below:

1. Data saved on the NTFS partition is deleted. We may delete some files and folders by mistake or by intention sometimes. We can find them in the recycle bin if they are deleted directly and recover them easily. But we can not view them in the recycle bin if they are deleted by shift delete. Those lost files also could be restored by the data recovery tool quickly no matter they are shift deleted or the recycle bin is emptied.

2. Files saved on the NTFS partition are infected by virus and worms. Virus and worms would affect the information wherever it stored seriously. For example, it could lead the data disappear or let it turn to messy code, or other possible consequences. Generally speaking, the virus and worms are contained in the harmful software such as malware, adware, etc and the suspicious files and links. So we should be careful when we encounter them.

3. System error. Sometimes the system error will result in the partition problem, such as the NTFS partition can not be opened, information saved on it lost, and so forth. We could reboot the computer and check whether files and folders save don the NTFS partition are normal or not on that moment. We need to ask the data recovery software for help to get back the lost data if we still can not get those files after many trails.

4. Power outage. We may lose the information on NTFS partition when we read or write it but the computer closed suddenly. Sometime we may just lose the certain file, but sometime the whole files saved on the NTFS partition may be lost. So we should ensure the power state and supply when we use the computer.

5. Other similar logical reasons that may lead to data loss trouble.

Other file system partition

NTFS is a kind of file system, and NTFS partition means that files saved on this partition are NTFS system. There are raw, FAT, FAT32, FAT16 and other file system except NTFS file system. Each file system has its own special features.

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