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19 February 2024  Jennifer Thatcher  Technology Manager of Test Dept.
 

Summary
Learn how to convert the RAW file system of your mobile hard disk to NTFS with these simple methods, even if caused by improper operation or a virus attack.



Table of contents

table iconI. What are RAW and NTFS?
table iconII. Use Renee Undeleter to recover mobile hard disk data
table iconIII. How to convert RAW mobile hard disk to NTFS file system?
convert raw to ntfs

I. What are RAW and NTFS?

1. What is RAW?

The RAW file system is not a standard file system like FAT and NTFS. When a drive is displayed as RAW, the operating system cannot recognize it, and files cannot be accessed normally. This may be due to partition damage, virus infection, bad sectors, or format failure.

2. What is NTFS?

NTFS is a journaling file system used on most hard disk devices. It keeps a log of changes to facilitate recovery from errors without data loss.
To access and read data on a RAW mobile hard disk, convert it to NTFS or FAT32/exFAT for Windows recognition.
fat32 and ntfs
When a mobile hard disk becomes RAW, it can be converted to the NTFS file system through certain methods. However, to avoid data loss during the process, it is recommended to first restore the data on the device. For more information, please keep reading.

II. Use Renee Undeleter to recover mobile hard disk data

Using Renee Undeleter can quickly and effectively help you recover important data in the mobile hard disk. Let’s learn about the operation steps in detail below.

1. What is Renee Undeleter?

Renee Undeleter is a software designed for restoring various data files. It includes four functional modules: file recovery, format recovery, partition recovery, and image creation. This tool can help retrieve lost data from accidental deletion, emptying the recycle bin, or disk/storage formatting, providing a comprehensive solution to all data loss issues during system use.
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2. How to recover mobile hard disk data with Renee Undeleter?

Restoring data with Renee Undeleter is very simple, the specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Download, install and run Renee Undeleter, select the (Whole Disk Scan) option on the main interface.
Note: Do not install on the disk that needs to restore data, so as not to cause data overwriting.
select whole disk scan to scan disk in renee undeleter
Data recovery function introduction:

Fast Partition Scan – Retrieve files lost due to accidental deletion or emptying the recycle bin.

Whole Partition Scan – Recover files lost due to inaccessible or formatted partitions.

Whole Disk Scan – Analyze partition information and perform a full scan of the entire partition.

Image Creation – Create a mirror image for a partition to back up the current partition state.

Step 2: Next, select the mobile hard disk device to be scanned, and then click (Next). Select (default setting) on the advanced setting interface.
select a disk to recover in renee undeleter
Step 3: The software will analyze the mobile hard disk device and prompt you to select the partition to scan. You can choose the partition you need or scan all partitions. Preview and select the files to restore, then click the (Recover) button to complete the process.
preview before recovery
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Step 4: Next, select the target folder, click (Browse) to select another disk to save the recovered files, and then click the (Recover) button to start the file recovery command, you just need to wait patiently.
recover the whole disk data

III. How to convert RAW mobile hard disk to NTFS file system?

1. Convert RAW to NTFS via CMD command

If you do not want to format the RAW mobile hard disk, you can use the CMD command to directly convert RAW to NTFS. The specific steps are as follows:
Step 1: Connect the mobile hard disk to the computer, directly search (cmd) in the search box in the lower left corner, and select (run as administrator) to open the command prompt tool.
run as administrator
Step 2: In the opened command prompt window, enter (convert H: /fs:ntfs) (h refers to the drive letter of the RAW mobile hard disk) and press the (Enter) key. Just wait for the file system to change, if it fails, you can also try to use diskpart command To clear all the content of the mobile hard disk, and rebuild partitions and allocate file systems.
Please replace H: to your target volume drive letter.
convert /fs:ntfs

2. Convert RAW to NTFS by formatting

We can format the mobile hard disk in disk management and convert RAW to NTFS file system. The specific operation steps are as follows:
Step 1: Connect the mobile hard disk displayed as RAW to the computer, and then press the (Windows+X) keys on the keyboard at the same time. Then in the pop-up list, select the (Disk Management) option.
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Step 2: Next, find the RAW hard drive that needs to be formatted, right-click on it and select the (Format) option.
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Step 3: Select the NTFS file system, check (Execute Quick Format), click (OK) and follow the instructions to complete the formatting process. After the formatting operation is completed, the RAW can be converted to NTFS.
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quick Format