The Disk Management Snap-in tool is a free data recovery program which helps in recovering the deleted Windows partition (NTFS or FAT32 dynamic volume). Whenever a dynamic volume is deleted it is actually the sector 0 which is deleted. That data can be restored from the backup boot sectors.
Things to remember before performing partition recovery:
The FAT 16 partition cannot be restored with the help of this method as there is no provision in it for back up boot sector. Also the RAID-5 or dynamic mirror volume cannot be restored with the help of this method. A Windows XP user would have to try the Windows XP Recovery Console for restoring the deleted data.
Steps for restoring the deleted NTFS Volume
The basic idea is to recreate the NTFS volume without actually formatting it. So a user should remember the exact size of the previous volume which was created.
First run the Dskprobe.exe tool for restoring the backup boot sector of the NTFS volume. This tool restores backup from the remotest corners. Search the backup boot sector with the help of Dmdiag.exe tool. Exit the Dskprobe program after rewriting the NTFS boot sector. In the Disk Management options select the Rescan Disks Tab from the Action menu. This would make the NTFS ready for instant use.
The basic idea is to recreate the FAT32 volume without actually formatting it. So a user should remember the exact size of the previous volume which was created.
First run the Dskprobe.exe tool for restoring the backup boot sector of the FAT32 volume. This tool restores backup from the remotest corners. Search the backup boot sector with the help of Dmdiag.exe tool. Exit the Dskprobe program after rewriting the FAT32 boot sector. In the Disk Management options select the Rescan Disks Tab from the Action menu. This would make the partition (FAT 32) ready for instant use.
Steps for restoring the deleted partition in Windows XP
First, Check whether the recovery console is installed on the Windows XP installation disc or not. If it is not installed then he would have to set the startup option in Windows.
Things to remember before performing partition recovery:
The FAT 16 partition cannot be restored with the help of this method as there is no provision in it for back up boot sector. Also the RAID-5 or dynamic mirror volume cannot be restored with the help of this method. A Windows XP user would have to try the Windows XP Recovery Console for restoring the deleted data.
Steps for restoring the deleted NTFS Volume
The basic idea is to recreate the NTFS volume without actually formatting it. So a user should remember the exact size of the previous volume which was created.
First run the Dskprobe.exe tool for restoring the backup boot sector of the NTFS volume. This tool restores backup from the remotest corners. Search the backup boot sector with the help of Dmdiag.exe tool. Exit the Dskprobe program after rewriting the NTFS boot sector. In the Disk Management options select the Rescan Disks Tab from the Action menu. This would make the NTFS ready for instant use.
The basic idea is to recreate the FAT32 volume without actually formatting it. So a user should remember the exact size of the previous volume which was created.
First run the Dskprobe.exe tool for restoring the backup boot sector of the FAT32 volume. This tool restores backup from the remotest corners. Search the backup boot sector with the help of Dmdiag.exe tool. Exit the Dskprobe program after rewriting the FAT32 boot sector. In the Disk Management options select the Rescan Disks Tab from the Action menu. This would make the partition (FAT 32) ready for instant use.
Steps for restoring the deleted partition in Windows XP
First, Check whether the recovery console is installed on the Windows XP installation disc or not. If it is not installed then he would have to set the startup option in Windows.
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