Recover data from formatted

partition with MiniTool Power

Data Recovery Formatting partition is a common method to clear partition frequently employed by users.

Some directly employ the Windows build-in tool to format partition while others utilize

third-party software. Whatever, once formatted, partition data would get lost and sometime

users' important would be unconsciously formatted. At this moment, user should turn to

third-party data recovery software to recover lost data. Speaking of data recovery, I would

like to recommend MiniTool Power Data Recovery.

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http://www.powerdatarecovery.com/data-recovery-resources/format-recovery.html

High-level formatting and low-level formatting:

Hard disk formatting generally comprises low-level formatting and high-level formatting.

High-level formatting only clear booting information generated by disk data, initialize FAT

and mark logical bad track, etc. While low-level formatting mark out hard disk cylinder and

track, subsequently divide track into several sectors and then mark out ID, segment, GAP,

and DATA section, etc. Low-level formatting is a preparatory task prior to high-level

formatting and every hard disk is performed with low-level formatting before leaving

factory. Low-level formatting is a dissipative operation and would exert negative effect

upon hard disk life. The formatting operation usually performed by us under Windows is

high-level formatting. Under Windows, high-level formatting doesn't really delete data

permanently but mark spaces occupied those deleted data as unallocated space and the

deleted data still exists on hard disk. This is why we can recover data with data recovery

software from formatted partition.

MiniTool Power Data Recovery is free data recovery software developed by MiniTool

Solution Ltd. gathering features of powerful function, highly efficient and purely green.

Furthermore, it runs perfectly under 32/64 bit (whatever personal, professional or

corporate edition) operating systems including Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows

2003, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, and Windows 7 and supports all kinds of file

systems like FAT12, FAT16, FAT32 and NTFS, etc. In addition, MiniTool Power Data

Recovery bears five data recovery modules: "Undelete Recovery", "Damaged Partition

Recovery", "Lost Partition Recovery", "Digital Media Recovery" and "CD/DVD

Recovery".

After running MiniTool Power Data Recovery, user could meet the five function

modules:

Undelete Recovery

This module is to recover deleted data, for example, the deleted data is usually

stored in recycle bin, in case recycle bin is emptied, user should adopt this module

to recover lost data.

Damaged Partition Recovery

This module could perform full scan to partition. In case partition is formatted, or

system is reinstalled, user should employ this module to recover lost data.

Lost Partition Recovery

This module is to recover lost partition, such as deleted partition or crashed partition.

Digital Media Recovery

This module is to perform digital media recovery, mainly directing at video or audio

data, such as JPG, GIF, PNG, MP3, WMA, MP4, AVI and ASF, etc.

CD/DVD Recovery

This module is to recover lost data from CD/DVD.

The following is a demonstration on recovering data from formatted partition:

Select "Damaged Partition Recovery", and then select a desired partition and click "Full

Scan".

Now many partitions are listed in the interface above, select the highly suggested partition

(usually the fist one) and click "Show Files".

Check those desired files that you want to recover and then click "Save files" to store

them into assigned location. For more information about MiniTool Power Data Recovery,

please go to the official websitehttp://www.powerdatarecovery.com.