{"id":29205,"date":"2018-12-17T06:42:46","date_gmt":"2018-12-17T06:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=29205"},"modified":"2024-12-26T06:30:24","modified_gmt":"2024-12-26T06:30:24","slug":"how-to-convert-raw-format-hard-drive-to-ntfs-without-losing-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-raw-format-hard-drive-to-ntfs-without-losing-data\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Convert RAW Format Hard Drive to NTFS Without Losing Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><p>Windows supports NTFS, FAT (FAT12\/FAT16\/FAT32), Live File System, REFS, and exFAT file systems. Any storage media with a file system other than the supported ones are not accessible and recognized as <strong>RAW format drive<\/strong> in Windows (see screenshot). Also, a hard drive <strong>without any file system<\/strong> or <strong>damaged file system<\/strong> is also detected as a RAW drive by the Windows OS.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"561\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Drive-Not-Accessible.jpg\" alt=\"Drive Not Accessible\" class=\"wp-image-29206 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Drive-Not-Accessible.jpg 561w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Drive-Not-Accessible-300x105.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 561px) 100vw, 561px\" \/><\/figure><p>Malware &amp; virus infection, corrupt files, system crash, abrupt shutdown, removing drive without ejecting, etc. can lead to <strong>file system errors<\/strong>, which can turn a healthy drive or partition into a RAW partition.<\/p><p>Therefore, a RAW format drive doesn&rsquo;t necessarily mean that the drive is damaged or corrupt. However, if the drive was accessible earlier and now it isn&rsquo;t, it most probably is corrupt.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAW-format-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"RAW format Drive\" class=\"wp-image-29207 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAW-format-Drive.jpg 757w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAW-format-Drive-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><\/figure><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"convert-raw-format-hard-drive-to-ntfs\">Convert RAW Format Hard Drive to NTFS<\/h2><p>To convert a RAW format hard drive to NTFS, just format the hard drive by using the Disk Management tool.<\/p><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000\">But beware!<\/span><\/strong><\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"663\" height=\"252\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAW-Drive-Erase-Data.jpg\" alt=\"RAW Drive Erase Data\" class=\"wp-image-29208 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAW-Drive-Erase-Data.jpg 663w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/RAW-Drive-Erase-Data-300x114.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 663px) 100vw, 663px\" \/><\/figure><p>Formatting <strong>permanently erases<\/strong> all the data contained in the affected RAW drive. Thus, before you convert RAW format hard drive to NTFS, make sure you have <strong>the required data backup available<\/strong>. If there&rsquo;s no backup, consider <strong>fixing the corruption<\/strong> with Windows proprietary tools and utilities. Otherwise, you will end up losing all the data permanently.<\/p><p><strong>IMPORTANT NOTE:<\/strong> Windows may prompt to format the RAW drive. DO NOT click &lsquo;<strong>Format<\/strong>&rsquo; if such prompt message appears (see screenshot below). Hit &lsquo;<strong>Cancel<\/strong>&rsquo;<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Format-RAW-Hard-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"Format RAW Hard Drive\" class=\"wp-image-29209 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Format-RAW-Hard-Drive.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Format-RAW-Hard-Drive-300x147.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>Fixing the RAW Format Hard Drive<\/strong><\/p><p>To help you, we have <strong>listed a few methods<\/strong> that can help <strong>fix the file system errors<\/strong> and the drive corruption. However, in case the fixes don&rsquo;t work, we still can <strong>get back the inaccessible data<\/strong> from such a corrupt hard drive. So follow the fixes carefully.<\/p><p><strong>1. Run Error Checking Tool<\/strong><\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Open &lsquo;<strong>File Explorer<\/strong>&rsquo; and right-click on the RAW format hard drive volume<br>If the drive isn&rsquo;t visible in File Explorer, use Disk Management tool and assign a drive letter to it. DO NOT FORMAT.<\/li><li>Select <strong>Properties<\/strong> and click &lsquo;<strong>Tools<\/strong>&rsquo; tab<\/li><li>Click the &lsquo;<strong>Check<\/strong>&rsquo; button<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"369\" height=\"505\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Error-Checking-Tool.jpg\" alt=\"Error Checking Tool\" class=\"wp-image-29210 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Error-Checking-Tool.jpg 369w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Error-Checking-Tool-219x300.jpg 219w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 369px) 100vw, 369px\" \/><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Click &lsquo;<strong>Scan Drive<\/strong>&rsquo;<\/li><\/ul><p>Wait for a while until the scan and repair process is finished. <strong>Restart<\/strong> the system or reconnect the drive and try accessing the volume by using Windows File Explorer.<\/p><p><strong>CAUTION:<\/strong> After clicking &lsquo;<strong>Check<\/strong>,&rsquo; if a prompt message (see screenshot below) asking to format the drive appears; click &lsquo;<strong>No<\/strong>&rsquo; to avoid permanent data loss. And use the subsequent fixes.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"507\" height=\"314\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Format-Hard-Drive.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-29211 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Format-Hard-Drive.jpg 507w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Format-Hard-Drive-300x186.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 507px) 100vw, 507px\" \/><\/figure><p><strong>2. Run CHKDSK Scan<\/strong><\/p><p>If you see the prompt to format the drive while running the error-checking tool, run <strong>CHKDSK scan<\/strong> on the affected drive volume.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Press <strong>Windows+S<\/strong> and type cmd<\/li><li>Right-click on &lsquo;<strong>Command Prompt<\/strong>&rsquo; and select &lsquo;<strong>Run as administrator<\/strong>&rsquo; (see screenshot)<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"691\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Run-Command-Prompt.jpg\" alt=\"Run Command Prompt\" class=\"wp-image-29212 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Run-Command-Prompt.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Run-Command-Prompt-174x300.jpg 174w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>In the command prompt window, type <strong>chkdsk \/r \/f X:<\/strong> and press &lsquo;<strong>Enter<\/strong>&rsquo;<br>Here<strong> X:<\/strong> is the drive letter that turned RAW (see screenshot below)<\/li><\/ul><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"460\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Check-Disk.jpg\" alt=\"Run Check Disk\" class=\"wp-image-29213 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Check-Disk.jpg 660w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Check-Disk-300x209.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure><figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"661\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/File-system-errors-repaired-in-RAW-format-hard-drive.jpg\" alt=\"File system errors repaired in RAW format hard drive\" class=\"wp-image-29214 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/File-system-errors-repaired-in-RAW-format-hard-drive.jpg 661w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/File-system-errors-repaired-in-RAW-format-hard-drive-300x211.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/figure><p>After CHKDSK scan is finished, reboot the system or reconnect the external drive to access it.<\/p><p><strong>3. Scan the Drive for Inaccessible Data<\/strong><\/p><p>In case you are not able to access the corrupt drive even after running the error-checking tool and CHKDSK scan, install <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/windows-data-recovery.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Stellar Data Recovery software<\/strong><\/a> on a Windows PC. The software <strong>natively recognizes a RAW drive<\/strong> and lets you access the data from a corrupt RAW format hard drive. So use the software to backup data and convert a RAW format hard drive to NTFS without losing data.<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.stellarinfo.com\/StellarDataRecovery-Blog.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"252\" height=\"72\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Download-Windows.png\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-81050 apply-gradient-on-post-images\"><\/a><\/figure><\/div><p>Just follow these steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Run the software<\/li><li>Select what data you want to recover and then click &lsquo;<strong>Next.<\/strong>&rsquo;<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/public\/image\/catalog\/screenshot\/data-recovery-standard\/wdr-standard1.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-74396 apply-gradient-on-post-images\"><\/figure><\/div><p>Then select the <strong>RAW<\/strong> format hard drive volume under &lsquo;<strong>Connected Drives<\/strong>&rsquo;<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/public\/image\/catalog\/screenshot\/data-recovery-standard\/wdr-standard2.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-72545 apply-gradient-on-post-images\"><\/figure><\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Turn on the &lsquo;<strong>Deep Scan<\/strong>&rsquo; toggle switch located at the bottom of the software window and click &lsquo;<strong>Scan.<\/strong>&rsquo;<\/li><\/ul><p><strong>Deep Scan<\/strong> takes time depending on the storage media size and I\/O speed. So stay calm and wait for the scan to finish.<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>After the scan, click &lsquo;<strong>File Type<\/strong>&rsquo; tab in the left-pane to sort the scan results<\/li><li>Use the <strong>search bar<\/strong> to quickly locate the important files and click on any photo, video, document, or audio file to<strong> see its preview<\/strong><\/li><\/ul><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/public\/image\/catalog\/screenshot\/data-recovery-standard\/wdr-standard3.jpg\" alt=\"Stellar\" class=\"wp-image-72547 apply-gradient-on-post-images\"><\/figure><\/div><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Then select the required files you wish to save from the scan results and click &lsquo;<strong>Recover.<\/strong>&rsquo;<\/li><li>Click &lsquo;<strong>Browse<\/strong>&rsquo; and choose a location on any internal or external volume to save the selected recovered files and folders<\/li><li>Click &lsquo;<strong>Start Saving<\/strong>&rsquo; and Wait for a while until software saves the recovered files at your desired location.<\/li><\/ul><p>Additionally, after scan a user can<strong> save the scan information<\/strong> (size in a few KBs) on the PC. Later, the <strong>scan information<\/strong> can be loaded to restore the data.<\/p><p>This feature helps save time and be more productive as users can<strong> resume data recovery later<\/strong> as per their convenience.<\/p><p>Now that you have the access to the data, go ahead, open <strong>Disk Management<\/strong> tool in Windows and format the RAW drive to NTFS.<\/p><h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3><p>A storage media may turn into a <strong>RAW format drive<\/strong> without any prior indications. There are several reasons that can cause drive corruption and may turn a drive into RAW format. However, when a hard drive or drive volumes turn RAW, <strong>never format<\/strong> them if they contain important data.<\/p><p>Instead, try to<strong> fix the corruption<\/strong> with the help of the fixes discussed in the blog post. If the <strong>fix doesn&rsquo;t work<\/strong> in your case, get back the inaccessible data with the help of <strong>Stellar Data Recovery software<\/strong>. The software can restore data such as photos, videos, audio, documents, etc. <strong>from severely corrupt<\/strong> and formatted external or internal drive volumes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Windows supports NTFS, FAT (FAT12\/FAT16\/FAT32), Live File System, REFS, and exFAT file&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/how-to-convert-raw-format-hard-drive-to-ntfs-without-losing-data\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">How to Convert RAW Format Hard Drive to NTFS Without Losing Data<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":29377,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[692],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-windows-data-recovery-standard","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How to Convert RAW format Hard Drive to NTFS Format<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Yes it is Possible to convert RAW format hard drive to NTFS without lossing data. 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