How to Fix Raw Drive Without Formatting or Losing Data

Your external hard drive, much like a USB drive, might suddenly turn RAW, preventing you from accessing the saved files. Formatting is one way to repair a RAW USB drive and make it functional again, but this process will erase all your data. This post will guide you on how to fix a RAW USB drive without formatting.

How to Recover Data from RAW USB Drive

Repairing a RAW USB drive without formatting and ensuring the files remain recoverable is feasible. Thankfully, with the help of the Data Recovery Wizard tool, you can learn how to fix your RAW USB drive and recover data from the RAW USB drive.

The reason for using RAW Recovery software is that it can retrieve files from a USB drive that has already been formatted. It specializes in USB Data Recovery following deletion, partition loss, disk formatting, or virus attacks.

• It can recover RAW, deleted, formatted, Recycle Bin emptied data, lost partition recovery, virus attack recovery, and other challenging data recovery scenarios.
• It is a powerful RAW recovery software that scans and retrieves data from various drives in record time.
• It recovers deleted files from all USB drive brands, including SanDisk, Seagate, Kingston, Toshiba, and Samsung.

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 has lost its label, it will be identified as "Lost Partition." Simply select "Lost Partition" and click "Scan" to initiate a comprehensive scan of the RAW drive.

Select the RAW partition and click "Scan".

Step 2. Preview the found data from the scan results

Once the scan is finished, all available files in the RAW hard drive will be displayed. Review these files and locate the ones you wish to recover. You can sort the scanned data by file format or directly search in the "Search files or folders" box.

Step 3. Recover data from RAW partition

Select all files and click "Recover" to retrieve all the data. Choose another internal or external hard drive to save the recovered data, then click "OK" to begin the RAW drive recovery process.

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Repair RAW USB Drive Without Formatting using CHKDSK

If the USB drive shows up as RAW but still has a drive letter, you can repair the RAW drive using CMD by following this guide. You can utilize the CHKDSK command line to fix it without formatting the RAW USB drive. Although some might say that CHKDSK is not applicable to RAW drives, this is not true. CHKDSK is a built-in Windows utility designed to check and recover RAW file systems or partition issues. Hence, it can be employed to address the problem of fixing a RAW USB without the need for formatting. Here's how to proceed:

Step 1. Connect your RAW USB hard drive to your computer.

Step 2. On the taskbar, click on the "search" icon and type "cmd". Next, right-click on "Command Prompt" and choose "Run as administrator".

Step 3. Type chkdsk j: /f /x and hit Enter to fix your RAW external hard drive. (Replace 'j' with the letter assigned to your RAW drive.)

Once the repair is done, you can launch Disk Management to check if your hard drive has been fixed.

Repair by Updating the RAW USB Driver

RAW drives can also result from incompatible, damaged, or outdated drivers, which you can update for a USB driver. If your computer is running an earlier version of Windows, you can access Device Manager by following these steps:

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• Right-click the Computer icon on the desktop
• Select "Manage" - "Device Manager" from the left pane.

Step 1. In Windows 11, right-click on the "Start" menu and choose "Device Manager".

Step 2. Scroll through the items in the right pane to locate the external hard drive.

Step 3. Right-click on it and select "Update Driver".

Repair RAW USB Drive with Data Recovery Services

You can also utilize manual data recovery services to fix RAW USB drives without formatting. These professionals excel in handling challenging recovery scenarios like drive reformatting, RAW disk issues, partition loss, system boot errors, and virtual disk corruption.

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In conclusion

We've demonstrated how to fix a RAW USB drive without formatting it, ensuring you won't lose any data even when converting the RAW drive to NTFS. If an external hard drive turns into a RAW file system, avoid formatting it until you've recovered all essential files. Prioritize RAW drive data recovery. Always consider using data recovery software for PC as your first option.

How to Fix RAW USB Drive Without Formatting FAQs

If you still have some questions regarding RAW USB recovery, refer to the quick answers below for assistance:

**1. How do I fix the RAW USB not formatting issue?**

If the drive appears as RAW but still has an assigned drive letter, you can utilize the Command Prompt (CMD) to attempt repairing the RAW hard drive without formatting it. You can employ the CHKDSK utility to fix your RAW hard disk without the need for formatting.

< strong > 2. How can I access a RAW drive without formatting it?

CHKDSK can repair a RAW USB without formatting.

• To open Command Prompt, type CMD into the Windows search box. Then, right-click on it and select Run as Administrator.
• Enter chkdsk e:/f and press the Return key.
• Wait for the process to complete before checking if the issue has been resolved.

3. How do I fix a corrupted RAW flash drive?

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• In the taskbar, click the "search" icon and type "cmd."
• Then, right-click "Command Prompt" and select "Run as administrator."
• Run the command "chkdsk /f G:" (replace G with the drive letter of your RAW drive) and press Enter to repair your RAW USB drive.

4. How do you fix a RAW USB drive without using the format command?

You can attempt using manual data recovery tools to fix RAW USB drives without formatting or utilizing CMD commands. Although various solutions are available online, the Data Recovery Wizard tool is the best program for restoring files from a RAW file system.