Extract Data from Hidden Partition on HP Laptop

“I have two partitions on my HP laptop and saved many confidential files in one of the partition and hidden it to prevent unauthorized access. But today, when I tried to open the hidden partition, it popped up with unknown error message and blocked my access. Can anyone help me to fix this issue? Awaiting for reply!!!”

All computer users want their data to be safe and doesn't wants any unknown person to access files from HP partition. As a protective measure, user hide their partition with confidential information. This is a reliable way to shield data, but still it may end up in data loss from hidden partition due to any kind of logical errors as seen in first paragraph. Some common reasons for loss of data from hidden partition are given below:

  • User may accidentally format hidden partition from HP laptop without backing up important files tends to data loss
  • If HP laptop hard drive is infected by malware then user will loss files not only from hidden partition but also from other system drives
  • Sometimes OS pops up error message that can crash entire drive making data unreadable
  • Accidentally erasing hidden partition from HP laptop using DOS command renders severe data loss
  • Other reasons like partition header corruption, catalog file corruption, installation of unsafe third party application, etc. are frequent disasters for taking away user data from hidden partition

If user undergo this kind of situation, firstly try to find hidden partition from HP laptop. Open System Management to check whether hidden partition exists or not. Always it's a good idea to obtain backup of all info present in invisible partition. Otherwise it gets obsessive to use reliable recovery software to get back lost files from HP laptop hidden partition.

HP laptop hidden partition recovery software:

Yodot Hard Drive Recovery tool can restore lost files from hidden partition on HP laptop proficiently. It is engineered to rescue documents, Excel sheets, PDF, presentation files, generic media files, compressed files and other file types. It has recovery algorithm that scans and recovers files from formatted, reformatted, unreadable or corrupted partition. This tool supports data recovery from various storage devices such as internal hard drive, memory card, flash drives, SSD drives, removable hard drives, etc. It can easily retrieve data from computer hard drives having ATA, IDE, SATA, SCSI, PATA and other interfaces. In demo version of Yodot Hard Drive recovery, user can know steps to be followed to retrieve partition data. This app helps to regain files from storage media formatted with FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5 and ExFAT file system. Addition to HP, it can retrieve data from Compaq laptop, Acer laptop, Wipro laptop, Lenovo laptop, LG laptop, Dell laptop, Asus laptop and many more. This product is compatible on Windows 10, Windows 8.1, Windows 8, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Server 2008 operating system.

Steps to rescue hidden partition from HP laptop:

  • Download Yodot Hard Drive Recovery tool on the HP laptop and install it
  • Now launch the utility and main screen will show two options like ‘Partition Recovery’ and ‘Formatted / Reformatted Recovery’
  • In that opt for ‘partition Recovery’ option and go further
  • Now, select drive which represents hidden drive on HP laptop
  • Choose required file types that you want to retrieve or by default all file types will be selected
  • Now allow the tool to initiate scanning process and wait till it gets over
  • After completing the scanning process, you can view restored data either in 'Data View' or 'File Type View'
  • Finally use 'Save Recovery Session' option to save scanning information that can be used to resume scanning process after purchase of product
  • Then, save retrieved data in desired destination location

Points to Remember:

  • After losing information from HP laptop hidden partition do not save any new information on it
  • Avoid downloading recovery tool on same hard drive on which data is lost
  • Take back up of important files in multiple external storage device on regular basis

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