Windows 10: Please help to recover data. Error: "You need to format the disk in drive E: before you...

Hello! Hoping someone can help me save a couple of days of After Effects work. video files, etcI'm on Windows 11. The problem drive is the SanDisk 1TB Extreme PRO Portable SSD. I've had the drive 2 months. ExFat format. I'm in LA.Tried to open folder in drive. Said the folder was corrupt. I immediately closed everything down and rebooted my system.Then I got this error: "You need to format the disk in drive E: before you can use it."I hit "CANCEL" and then this error message pops up: "E:\ is not accessible. The volume does not contain a recognized file system. Please make sure that all requi

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Unable to recover missing partition: Error “You need to format the disk in Drive D”

Hi Perfmaster,

Thank you for writing to Microsoft Community Forums.

I can understand the inconvenience you are experiencing with the missing partition after installing the Update.

1. Do you see a partition showing up as a RAW in disk management?

The possible cause for the Partition loss or Deletion on Windows 10:

1. Sudden power loss can corrupt Windows 10 partitions, as a result, you will not be able to access the data present on it
2. Sometimes on Windows 10 operating system, converting the dynamic partition to basic type also damage partition table on hard disk drive result in partition loss that leads to huge data disaster
3. Mistakenly formatting the HDD partition to extend the size of the partition, repartitioning, or unintentionally selecting faulty drive of Windows 10 for formatting thereby you may end up losing all data stored in it and also wipes out your existing
   partition
4. If you attempt to a dual-boot or multi-boot environment to install and run multiple OS on the same system, then it might damage the existing file system and all the partitions will go missing from Windows 10 PC

However, you may try the below suggested steps to fix the issue.

Run check disk utility

Note: While performing chkdsk on the hard drive, if any bad sectors are found on the hard drive then chkdsk tries to repair that sector, if any data available on that might be lost.

When we encounter this kind of situation, first thing we have to verify if OS is able to detect the file system on the partition on it or not. Best tool to verify this is to run chkdsk in read only mode. To do so,

1. Open Command prompt as administrator.
2. Type the command: chkdsk (driveletter /r
3. If you are asked to recover files, select 'Yes'.
4. If the above command doesn't work try with the command:
   
   Chkdsk (driveletter /f
5. Restart the computer once and check the status of the issue.
6. Repeat the same procedure by replacing the drive letter with E, if the above steps helps you to recover the missing partition.

Hope it helps.

Muralidhar

Microsoft Community Moderator

 

How to recover data from corrupted WD external hardisk

Hi...

I have Western Digital Passport 1 TB external Hard disk. It has got corrupted. When I connect to my Window 7 machine, my external hard disk rotates but my machine does not recognize it.I have checked External hard disk with other working cable as well but still it is not working . I have tried to recover data with Hiren boot cd ,. On hiren boot machine it is recognizing the disk. I can copy some data in form of dd format with data rescue but not able to recover data with this DD format file. I have used different softwares to recover dd file but all are giving error. Please suggest how can i recover my data.

 

How to recover data from usb before formatting?

quick format loses no data, and at least makes it show as a partition. most recovery tools wont work if the drive is showing as RAW or without a partition.