Windows 10: Windows 10 installation media converted my data to RAW Partition - need help

Discus and support Windows 10 installation media converted my data to RAW Partition - need help in Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade to solve the problem; I downloaded Windows 10 installation media onto a USB drive which had some additional data on it from before. Installation media created a bootable... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Installation and Upgrade' started by RM20QQ, Nov 9, 2020.

  1. RM20QQ
    RM20QQ Win User

    Windows 10 installation media converted my data to RAW Partition - need help


    I downloaded Windows 10 installation media onto a USB drive which had some additional data on it from before. Installation media created a bootable drive, I was able to recover the damaged windows BUT it partitioned my USB drive data into a RAW partition that I now can see in Disk Management tool but can't access my files. I can't format this RAW partition as it has files that i need. Can someone help walk me through as to how to access this data or convert this partitions to be accessible ?

    :)
     
    RM20QQ, Nov 9, 2020
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  2. BILLION DEBBARMA
    Billion Debbarma Win User

    How to convert RAW partition to NTFS partition.

    Hi,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community and thank you for your interest in Windows 10.

    I understand the inconvenience that you are experiencing. I will definitely assist you.

    Please try the below steps to convert the RAW partition to NTFS partition.


    • Press Windows key + X and click on
      Command Prompt (Admin).

    • At the command prompt, type convert drive_letter: /fs:ntfs, where drive_letter is the letter of the drive you want to convert, and then press Enter. For example,
      convert E: /fs:ntfs would convert drive E to the NTFS format.

    • Type the name of the volume you want to convert, and then press Enter. You must use the existing name of the volume or the conversion will be canceled. You can view all available volumes in the
      Computer folder under Hard Disk Drives
    Notes: After you convert a partition to NTFS, you cannot convert it back. If you want to use the FAT file system on the partition again, you will need to reformat the partition, which erases all data on it.

    Although the chance of corruption or data loss during a conversion is minimal, you should back up all data on the partition before you begin.

    Hope this helps. Post us with status we will be glad to help you.
     
    Billion Debbarma, Nov 9, 2020
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  3. RONALDMETHEW
    RonaldMethew Win User
    Recover data from a RAW partition

    I think you should mention that which file system you used. As per of my experience I suggest you Remo Recover utility to recover data from old hard drive. I think it will be helpful for you.
     
    RonaldMethew, Nov 9, 2020
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  4. TF2029
    tf2029 Win User

    Windows 10 installation media converted my data to RAW Partition - need help

    How to convert RAW partition to NTFS partition.

    Thanks for your reply. Apparently the convert drive to NTFS doesn't work when the drive is RAW. After following your instructions in step 2 I get message "convert is not available for RAW drives.

    Any suggestions?
     
    tf2029, Nov 9, 2020
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