How to Recover Damaged NTFS Partition

New Technology File System (also known as NTFS) is a data collating system which is used by a PC’s operating system for retrieving and storing files located on a hard disk. However, the NTFS partition can sometimes get corrupted hence making the files unreadable and inaccessible. Unless your data has been overwritten by another data (in which your data has been lost forever and can never be recovered), it can still be recovered. But before we go ahead and discuss how to recover raw partition that is damaged, there is a need to look at the reasons why NTFS partition occurs in the first place.

Reasons for NTFS Partition

• Unexpected power outage of a computer can cause NTFS partition
• This defect can also lead to corruption of the NTFS file system
• This, in turn, can lead to an error in Windows 7, 8 or 10 and when this occurs, you will need recoverit software to repair damaged partition. This ensures you don’t lose your data entirely but instead get to recover them even when they get lost
• A defect in the NTFS file system will require to be fixed, and this can be done by using recoverit recovery tool, a software that helps you restore your data

Procedure for recovering a damaged NTFS Partition

You can fix the NFTS partition by using the Windows tool located on your computer. The device used is called ‘mounting the disk image,’ this tool helps solve problems relating to missing clusters, cross-linked files, corrupted sectors, and directory errors.

There are three choices to make in mounting disk image on Windows 8, 8.1 and 10

• Double click on dsk/img to enable it Mount. Ensure you have no other file associated with dsk/img as this will hinder the process
• Right-click on the dsk/img file and then select Mount
• On File Explorer, locate “Disk Image Tools,” from the options shown click on ‘Mount.’
• This should fix the NFTS partition issue

How to Repair NFTS boot sector and NTFS MFT

When the NFTS file system has been damaged beyond a certain level, the inbuilt recovery system may not be able to handle the problem. You will need a better solution to the problem, a solution that can be provided by recoverit recovery tool. But before we go on to how the repair can be done, let’s talk about the effect of a damaged NFTS file system:

• A defect in the NTFS boot sector and you will not be able to access your files and documents. Instead you will keep getting a message informing that your disk is not formatted and asking if you would like to format it, do no format as this would lead to loss of all your data. If it’s a Linux mount, you will get an error message. To fix this, boost the OS from an external disk like a flash drive and then launch the Recovery Console. Log in and input the fix-boot command to fix the problem in the boot sector
• On the other hand, a defect in the NFTS MFT will lead to the NFTS saving a copy of MFT, which is called the MFT mirror. If this NFTS MFT is corrupt, NFTS will try to link with the MFT, and this is not good as the files in it may be overwritten. To solve this, open the Check Disk Utility on your Windows. If the Window cannot be opened, try opening from a flash drive. When you have succeeded in booting it, locate the Recovery Console, input the “chkdsk” utility, this should fix the problem.
• However, if the MFT is severely corrupted, then the above procedure will not work as you will keep getting an error message

How to Fix a Corrupted NTFS Partition

When an NFTS file is severely corrupted, you may have to consider a more advanced method to help fix it as built-in recovery tools may not be effective in fixing the problem. To ensure you recover damaged partitions, its best to use recoverit recovery tool. It’s safe and secure. The following easy steps should be taken to recover damaged NTFS partition:

• Download recoverit software on your computer, after that launch the software and select the corrupt file you need to recover
• It should be noted that there are six files and over 1,000 file formats, choose your most preferred choice, and then select Scan.
• Recoverit will bring out a list of all the files you have on your system. Click on the ones you selected at the last step and Scan.
• After that, select the files and save them on a location or storage system of your choice
• Note that to keep the data you will need to purchase the software and input the license key sent to your mail in the right box to enable you to store the information
• You have successfully recovered your damaged NTFS partition