The error “Windows detected that the EFI system partition was formatted as NTFS” usually occurs when you install Windows on a GPT disk and the EFI system ...

PartitionGuru, now called DiskGenius, is a free Partition Manager, Data Recovery, and Backup software for Windows PCs that will help you manage your disk partitions, back up and restore data, and ...

Partition loss is not synonymous with data loss; they are different issues. It is technically a more complex task to recover data from deleted partitions than restoring accidentally deleted or ...

Tenorshare 4DDig is a very respectable utility in that it makes the process of scanning and recovering your files as user friendly as possible. It can recover deleted files without issue but might ...

The draw of free and open-source software is always strong and while TestDisk and PhotoRec deliver, neither tool seems good enough to fully recover data from the source disk. Useful for low-level ...

Plenty of utilities can recover deleted files, but what if you can't boot your computer, or the whole drive has been formatted? Here's how to dig deep and recover the most elusive deleted files, or ...

As a test run for upgrading to a SSD, I just cloned my Toshiba laptop's 720Gb HDD to a 1Gb HDD using Macrium Reflect. The target HDD was connected to the laptop by a USB docking station. The clone is ...