How to Recover Data from Diskpart Cleaned Disk by Accident
Diskpart, a Windows built-As a PC user, you won't miss the free command-line tool designed for disk managing, which features a clean command that allows you to clean up a disk with just one click.
The DiskPart clean command will delete all data on a selected disk partition(s), including data on simple volumes or the entire disk, without any regard for the data's presence.
- The data and partitions removed by the "clean" command can be recovered.
- Running the "clean all" command on the database results in the loss of all data and partitions, making it impossible to retrieve them afterwards.
If you've mistakenly run the clean command on a disk or partition, stop using it and take immediate action to undo the command and recover your files and partitions. The provided solutions on this page can guide you through the process to rescue your important data.
Solution 1. Restore Data after Accidentally Cleaned Disk using DiskPart
Applicable to: Urgent and immediate data recovery
After running the DiskPart clean command on a disk or partition, the most pressing task is to recover all essential files. This is crucial to ensure your device and data remain usable. To achieve this, two key operations must be performed.
# 1. Restore lost data from cleaned disk or partition
If you've removed data using the "clean" command, you can restore it, but if you've executed "clean all" operations, you'll need to jump to step 2 to make your disk or partition reusable for saving data again.
If you've cleaned a disk and need to recover the removed data, professional data recovery software can help. We recommend trying Qiling Data Recovery Wizard, a tool that can recover data from a cleaned disk.
Diskpart can deeply scan a cleaned hard drive or partition to find and recover all the removed data in just 3 simple steps.
For unlimited data recovery, activating the software is recommended for a smooth hard disk data recovery process. Alternatively, you can try the free edition, Deep Data Recovery Free, if your disk data is less than 2GB.
Step 1. Select file types and click "Next" to start
To recover data from a device using Open Deep Data Recovery, begin by selecting the type of file you wish to recover. Once you've made your selection, click the "Next" button to initiate the recovery process.
Step 2. Select a drive to scan
To recover DiskPart deleted files, determine where the files were stored before deletion, select the correct drive to scan using Deep Data Recovery, and click "Scan" after hovering the mouse pointer.
Step 3. Check for scanned results
After scanning, select the "Deleted Files" and "Other Lost Files" folders in the left panel, then click "Filter" to display only specific file types, such as pictures, videos, Word documents, or PDF files.
Step 4. Preview and recover
After using DiskPart to delete files, you can recover them by previewing and saving them to a different drive. To do this, double-click each file to preview its contents or use the "Preview" button to check its integrity. Once you've confirmed the files are recoverable, click "Recover" and select a different drive to save the recovered files to, ensuring they don't overwrite any existing data.
# 2. Make cleaned disk/partition usable again with Disk Management
After restoring the lost data from DiskPart clean command, your next move is to re-create partition(s) on your hard disk or external storage devices with Disk Management:
After cleaning a disk, you need to initialize it in Disk Management before using it. For a disk that was cleaned, locate it in Disk Management, right-click and select to initialize it first. If the disk is an external storage device, simply connect it to your PC to make it accessible.
Step 1: To access the unallocated space on a disk or external storage device, open Disk Management, right-click on the unallocated space, and select an appropriate option from the context menu, such as creating a new partition or assigning a drive letter.
Step 2: Select "New Simple Volume".
Step 3: To create a new partition on a computer, you need to set the partition size, choose a file system like NTFS, assign a drive letter, and then click "Finish" to complete the process.
Repeat the process several times if you've cleaned a whole disk.
Now, you can reuse your disk or partition to save data again.
Solution 2. Undo DiskPart clean using partition recovery software
Applicable to: One-time partition recovery, simple and effective
To apply reliable partition recovery software, such as Qiling Partition Recovery, which can directly scan the whole disk and restore removed partitions with data in a few simple clicks.
Step 1. Run Qiling Partition Recovery on your PC.
Select the disk or device where you lost partition(s), click "Scan" to continue. Then, follow the prompts to complete the recovery process.
Step 2. Wait for the scanning process to complete.
The program will scan the selected disk and find the lost partition(s) in one paragraph shortly.
Step 3. Preview and restore the lost partition(s).
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To restore a lost partition, first, preview the content of the lost partition. Then, click "OK" and click "Proceed" to start the restoration process.
Step 4. Click "Recover Now" to finish the partition recovery process.
To resolve the conflict, back up any essential data from the listed partition to an external hard drive first. Once the data is safely backed up, you can then proceed with the final operation to restore the lost partition. This precautionary step helps prevent any potential data loss in case something goes wrong during the restoration process.
Tips to protect data from DiskPart clean command
To effectively deal with the consequences of a DiskPart clean command, it's not just about knowing how to undo the damage and restore lost data, but also about taking proactive measures to protect your data and disk partitions. Two key tips to keep in mind are:
1. Back up valuable data to avoid data loss disasters
To create a backup of valuable data from a computer hard drive to an external storage device, Qiling Backup allows you to back up data and disk partition in just three steps, ensuring you can recover from data loss disasters.
Step 1: Launch Qiling Backup and choose "Disk/partition Backup".
Step 2: Select the disk partition you want to back up, and choose a destination to store the backup file.
Step 3: Click "Proceed" to start the data backup process.
2. Be aware of using the clean command in DiskPart
Be cautious with DiskPart's clean command, ensuring all important data is backed up before executing it on a disk partition or external storage device, to avoid data loss.
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