Recover Files from a RAW Drive

Use GiliSoft Data Recovery to recover files from a RAW drive when Windows can see the device but the file system is no longer readable.

What This Recovery Page Covers

Recover files from RAW partitions, inaccessible external drives, and unreadable removable storage.
Scan before formatting or repair steps change the drive further.
Restore documents, photos, videos, and archives to another safe location.
Fit users facing a RAW file system or a drive that suddenly became unreadable.

1. Stop using the RAW drive and do not format it yet.

2. Launch GiliSoft Data Recovery and select the affected drive.

3. Run the scan and review recoverable files from the RAW file system.

4. Restore important files to another healthy storage location.

This page is strongest for RAW-drive recovery intent rather than ordinary deleted-file recovery.