Summary:

This article explains error This type of file system is RAW, chkdsk is not available for RAW drives which might happen when you run chkdsk command and offers the solutions on fixing the chkdsk is not available for raw drives error without losing any data.

What is the RAW file system?

RAW means the partition is not ready to be accessed or explored. So it is not an accepted file system in Windows, Linux, Mac, Android, etc. A disk can turn to RAW due to files system damage. Thus RAW drive brings about data loss issue as it cannot be opened.
Why chkdsk is not available for RAW drives

CHKDSK, short name for check disk, is used in Windows to scan the hard drive and find the problem which is a useful utility for disk maintenance and troubleshooting. However, since chkdsk command fails to repair file system errors, the RAW file system is no longer repairable. You need to recreate the file system instead of repairing it.

Therefore, we have to format the RAW drive to create a new file system for the corrupted partition. Formatting can be done in Windows Explorer or Disk Management, but formatting will erase all data on the RAW drive, which means you will lose everything. Thus it’s not recommended to format it if there are important files in the RAW drive. The first and foremost step is recovering data from RAW disk.
How to recover data from the RAW disk?

We would like to recommend you the free data recovery software Bitwar data recovery to recover data effectively, safely and completely from the RAW drive or the disk shows 0 bytes.

Download and install Bitwar data recovery on your windows, then follow the guides to recover data from the raw partition.

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