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Restore Deleted D Drive

While trying to extend the storage space of my C Drive, I deleted my D Drive and I would like to restore it but I don't know how. I tried to use a few recovery apps but nothing seemed to bring it back. Is there another way to bring back my D Drive or is it gone forever?

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Can you describe what exactly, or how it was deleted?


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@MeganStarr-6414
Hi,
After mistake deletion, you should stop adding data to the hard drive for fear that new data could overwrite the deleted data.

Follow the steps below:
Open disk management and after the tool opens up, do a right-click on the drive with the lost partition and navigate to its properties.
Check the affected disk for errors or optimize the disk fragmentation by navigating to the “Tools” tab at the top of the properties menu. And let's go a little bit more advanced. 1. Click the Windows icon or hit the Windows key to launch windows start menu and type “cmd” into the search bar
Right-click on “cmd.exe” and run the program as administrator
Type chkdsk followed by the letter of the drive, a colon and “/r” or “/f” e.g. chkdsk D: /r. /f fixes errors on the drive while /r locates and fixes bad sectors on the drive.
Hit the Enter key. Press letter Y on your keyboard if the program asks for further permission. Type "Yes" if prompted for approval during the process. Here's the full command list. /r and /f arguments should do. The argument is entered after the chkdsk keyword.

Also you could turn to third-party recovery software for help. You have many choices on current market. Download a free version to scan your drive first to see if you can find the deleted disk and data it contains.

Hope above information can help you.

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