How to Convert RAW to NTFS Without Formatting (3 Ways)

Why is it necessary to convert RAW to NTFS?

When a hard drive/partition, external hard drive, USB/SD card, or memory card turns into RAW format, you cannot access or read the data on the RAW drive. A few reasons that can cause this error are:

Most of the time, you need to format the RAW file system to NTFS to make the disk/driver usable again. It is well known that formatting a disk will wipe everything from the storage device, and thus many users are looking for ways to convert RAW to NTFS without formatting.

But the fact is that to fix a RAW drive and change the file system, you need to format it. Don't worry. We have a solution that can help you convert RAW to NTFS without losing data. You can use professional data recovery software to retrieve data from the RAW drive and then safely convert RAW to NTFS.

To prevent data loss, you can try converting RAW to NTFS system using CMD first. If this method fails, proceed to use a data recovery tool to recover RAW drive, and then format it to NTFS without losing data.

How to Convert RAW to NTFS Without Losing Data (With Data Preservation)

To protect your important files from being lost due to the conversion of RAW to NTFS before formatting, we strongly recommend that you first recover data from RAW disk with the easy three-step Data Recovery Wizard tool.

This versatile data recovery tool allows you to retrieve lost files from both internal and external storage devices after formatting, deletion, partition loss or damage, software crash, virus attack, power failure, or any other unknown reason.

Please follow the steps below to recover data from a RAW drive:

Step 1: Select and Scan the RAW Partition

If the RAW partition has a partition label, you can directly select it from the drive list and click “Scan” to search for lost files. If the RAW partition is label-less, it will be recognized as “Lost Partition”. Just select “Lost Partition” and click “Scan” to perform a full scan on the RAW drive.

Step 2: Preview the data found from the scan result

When the scan is finished, all recoverable files on the RAW hard drive will be displayed. Look through these files and find the one you want to recover. You can sort the data by file type, or use the “Search for File or Folder” box to search directly.

Step 3: Recover Data from RAW Partition

Select all the files, and then click “Recover” to get all data back. Choose another internal or external hard drive to save the recovered data and click “OK” to start RAW disk recovery.

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This is a video tutorial on how to convert a RAW file system to NTFS and how to recover data from a RAW system. Watch the guide and follow the detailed steps carefully.

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Method 1: Convert RAW to NTFS using Diskpart

If you don't want to format the RAW drive, you can use CMD to convert RAW to NTFS. Before formatting, recover files from the RAW drive. Then, follow the steps below to convert RAW partition to NTFS using Diskpart.

Now, your RAW will be fixed by CMD without formatting. However, usually, CMD will fail and show the message "CHKDSK is not available for RAW drive". If this happens, do not lose heart. Keep reading to know how to change RAW to NTFS without data loss.

Method 2: How to Convert RAW to NTFS with Disk Management

After retrieving your lost data, you can now format it to convert RAW to NTFS. To convert RAW partition to NTFS, follow these steps:

Step 1: Right-click on the RAW partition or drive in “This PC” or Disk Management and choose “Format.”

Step 2: Set the label, file system (NTFS), and allocation unit size. The default formatting option should be “Quick Format.” Click “OK” to proceed.

Step 3. After formatting, you can access and use the RAW file system partition or drive as you normally would.

Method 3: Convert RAW to NTFS using a Partition Manager

Another way to convert RAW to NTFS is by using the Partition Master tool. This partition management software can help you format RAW to NTFS easily. More importantly, you can undo the operation before you apply it. In addition, the software has many other highlights that can be of great assistance.

• Migrate OS to SSD or HDD
• Partition hard drive in Windows 10/8/7
• Increase C drive space with ease
• Erase disk or delete partition

How to use Partition Master tool to convert RAW to NTFS:

Step 1: Run Partition Master.

Right click the RAW partition or RAW external hard drive/USB/SD card that needs formatting and choose “Format”.

Step two: Format the RAW partition and reset the file system.

Assign a drive letter to the new partition, set the file system (NTFS/FAT32/EXT2/EXT3/EXT4/exFAT) and cluster size, then click OK.

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Click “Yes” to allow the program to format the target RAW partition to the file system format of your choice.

Step 4: Perform the Action

Click the “Execute 1 Task” button at the bottom-right corner to review all the changes, and then click “Apply” to start formatting the RAW partition/USB/SD/external hard drive.

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Other hints – what does RAW mean?

Raw data usually refers to a table of data where each row represents an observation and each column contains variables that describe some attribute of each observation. Such formatted data is sometimes called tidy data, flat data, raw data, atomic data, or unit-record data. Sometimes, raw data refers to data that has not yet been processed in any way.

In other words, RAW refers to a file system that is not formatted with the NT File System (such as NTFS or FAT). Many storage devices can become RAW, including hard drives, external hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, and so on. You might receive one of the following error messages:

• "You need to format Disk F before using it."
• "Disk F is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?"
• "The file system type is RAW. CHKDSK cannot be used on RAW drives."
• "An error occurred while accessing Disk F: The disk is not formatted."

Conclusions

This article has offered you multiple ways to recover RAW data and convert RAW partition to NTFS. Try them as needed. Feel free to contact us if any issue remains.

FAQ: How to Convert RAW to NTFS Without Formatting

Here are some common topics and questions that most people ask. These questions and answers can give you additional hints. Keep reading for more help.

How do I convert RAW to NTFS?

You can convert RAW to NTFS using any of the following methods:

• Convert RAW to NTFS using CMD
• Convert RAW to NTFS via Disk Management
• Convert RAW to NTFS with Software

How to Convert RAW to NTFS Without Formatting?

1. Click "Start," then type: cmd and hit Enter. 2. Right-click "cmd" and select "Run as administrator." 3. Type "Diskpart" and hit Enter. 4. Type "H: /FS:NTFS" and press Enter. (Replace "H" with the drive letter of your RAW storage device.)

How to recover files from an unallocated partition?

Before you take any action, it's crucial to retrieve data from RAW drive. All you need is a reliable data recovery software. Then, follow the steps below to recover RAW data.

Step 1: In the “Data Recovery Wizard” tool, locate the RAW drive and click “Scan”. The program will automatically scan all lost files and data on the RAW drive.

Step 2: Once the scan is over, you can look for your lost RAW partition data under "Deleted Files," "Lost Files," or "Existing Files." You can also use the "Filter" and "Search" options to locate the files easily. Check each file and preview them by double-clicking on them.

Step 3. Select the files found from the RAW partition and click “Recover” to save these items to a new location.