Active Partition Recovery for Windows is a data recovery software designed to recover lost or deleted partitions, and the data within them, on Windows computers. It[SQ]s aimed at situations where partitions have been accidentally deleted, formatted, or become inaccessible due to various reasons like system crashes, virus infections, or hardware failures.

The software typically works by scanning the hard drive or other storage media (like SSDs, USB drives) for traces of the lost partition structures and file system signatures. Once these are identified, it attempts to reconstruct the partition and recover the files stored within it.

Key features often found in such software include :

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Partition recovery:

Finding and recovering deleted or lost partitions.
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File recovery:

Recovering various file types from the recovered partition.
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Data preview:

Allowing users to preview recoverable files before recovery.
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Support for various file systems:

Handling different file systems like NTFS, FAT32, exFAT.
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Image creation:

Creating an image of the drive for later recovery attempts.

Important Note:

While Active Partition Recovery (and similar software) can be effective, it[SQ]s crucial to avoid writing new data to the drive where the lost partition resided after the data loss event. New data can overwrite the lost data making recovery more difficult or impossible. Also, the success of recovery depends on the severity of the data loss and the condition of the storage medium.