NTFS, New Technology File System is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft. Starting with Windows NT 3.1, it is faster, safer and more advanced compared with other file systems, such as FAT, and HPFS. Therefore, most of the Windows users would prefer NTFS when create or format partitions.
On the daily use, NTFS partition will also get problems just like other files system volume. And when the NTFS partition is corrupted, formatted, damaged, or inaccessible, you may lose files on it saved before. If you are lucky, you may repair the corrupted and get the data back. But most of the time, you can't fix the damaged partition issue, and face permanent data loss. At this time, what concerns is how to recover files from corrupted or formatted NTFS partition without data loss.
Also read: How to recover data from C drive Windows 11/10/8/7
Possible Causes for NTFS Partition Corrupted/Formatted/Inaccessible
Some common factors listed blow are the main reasons for NTFS not working properly. Then, the data loss happens.
- The partition table is altered or corrupted, then NTFS partition goes inaccessible.
- NTFS partition may get corrupted due to erroneous file system conversion
- Inappropriate operation when managing NTFS partitionin Disk Management cause it corrupted
- Too many bad sectors on the hard drive make NTFS in accessible
- NTFS partition gets virus attack
How to Recover Data from NTFS Partition for Fee in Windows 10?
If you can't access or repair your NTFS partition through the Windows built-in utilities or CMD command, there is a feasible and effective way to recover lost files from corrupted or formatted NTFS partition by using a free data recovery for Windows. And TogetherShare Data Recovery is a smart choice.
This tool can be installed on Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8.1, and Windows 10 computer to:
- Recover data from external hard drives, USB drive, emptied recycle bin, hard drive, SSD, memory card, etc..
- Recover lost or deleted files, photos, audio, music, emails from an external hard disk effectively and safely
- Recover data for sudden deletion, formatting, hard drive corruption, virus attack, system crash under different situations.
Now, follow the step-by-step guides below to start the free NTFS data recovery on Windows 10 PC and laptop.
Notice: TogetherShare Data Recovery Free enables you recover up to 1GB files without any requirement. If the lost data on the NTFS partition is more than 1GB, you can update to TogetherShare Data Recovery Pro to fulfill you needs.
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Step 1: Launch TogetherShare Data Recovery once the installation completes.
Step 2: Choose the NTFS partition as the right place to be scanned for lost data. Then, click "Scan" to start for a quick scan.
Step 3: Wait for the process finishes. You can preview all the discovered files before the recovery. Select what you need to recover and click "Recover" to go on.
TogetherShare Data Recovery can easily recover lost data from NTFS hard drive partition or digital device. It also supports FAT recovery, HFS recovery, APFS recovery, etc.
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