Stellar Data Recovery/4. Working with the Software/4.2. Recovering Data from Lost Drive/Unallocated Partition

4.2. Recovering Data from Lost Drive/Unallocated Partition

Stellar Data Recoveryallows you to locate and recover data from theLost Drive/Unallocated Partitionfrom a connected hard drive.Partitionbecomesunallocated/RAWwhen a drive letter is not assigned, a partition is accidentally deleted, or a file system is damaged or corrupted. The unallocated partition is not listed under the drives on the PC therefore you cannot access any file from this partition.

With usingStellar Data Recoveryyou can recover your lost data from unallocated space and access your files and folders easily. This function works onRaw Recoveryto recover the lost data from unallocated partition.

Steps to recover data from Lost Drive:

1. RunStellar Data Recovery.

2. FromSelect What to Recoverscreen, select the desired type of data i.e.Documents, Emails, Videos, AudioorPhotosyou want to recover. TheRecover Everythingoption is turnedONby default. You can also customize your scan by selecting your preferred type.

3. ClickNext.

4. OnRecover Fromscreen, selectLost Drive.

Note:When there are multiple unallocated spaces on a hard disk, it will appear underRecover FromasLost Drive 1, Lost Drive 2and so on. You can select only oneLost Driveat a time for recovery.
Note:If you want to view information of the selected volume, click onicon

5. ClickScan. A screen showing the scanning process is displayed.

Note: You can clickStopat any point to stop the scanning process.

6. Once the scanning process is completed, details of the files and folder found are displayed in a dialog box as shown below:

7. For information on how to preview and recover the scanned data, seePreviewing Scan ResultsandSaving the Recovered Files.