A partition as used on a computer hard disk drive can be the entirety of that drive or a portion of it. In usage on the Windows operating system, partition structure will either be in the older FAT (file allocation table) or the newer NTFS (new technology file system) mode. Computers setup using Windows XP, Vista, or Windows 7 all use the NTFS partitioning system. Very often transfer damage or access corruption results in the need to recover lost NTFS partition information.
In most instances we’re not dealing with a need to recover corrupted NTFS partition files so much as the denial of access to the partition itself. The process to restore hard drive access basically involves reinstalling your Windows operating system. Be aware however that simply reinstalling Windows without first recovering data stored on your computer’s hard drive can result in losing thousands of stored files. The solution is to use a quality data recovery tool to access the file stored on the corrupted NTFS partition and copy them to safe external storage. Then you’re free to reload any version of Windows you like.