Partition/Drive can be found via Partition Table.In this case recovery software accesses this drive on the low level bypassing system boot (for example, if you boot from another HDD or bootable floppy) and will help you to see all other files and directories on the drive and allow you to copy to the safe place onto another drive.įor the partition/drive to be visible to the Operating System the following conditions should apply: However, if these files are missing or corrupted then OS will be unbootable - remember the famous error 'NTLDR is missing. ) depending on the file system type on that partition. If so, executable code in MBR selects an active partition and passes control there, thus it can start loading proper files (COMMAND.COM, NTLDR. Partition Table exists and contains at least one active partition.Master Boot Record (MBR) exists and is safe.Clusters chain recovery for the deleted entryįor the machine to be able to start booting properly, the following conditions should apply:.Defining clusters chain for the deleted entry.Partition is deleted or Partition Table is damaged.User Guide: How to recover NTFS Step by step guide with examples
