Issue: ASUS Recovery Partition Is Lost
The Windows recovery partition is a special partition that is hidden by default. It does not have a drive letter and therefore does not show up in File Explorer.
There are two types of recovery partitions, including Windows recovery partitions and recovery partitions created by computer manufacturers, such as ASUS, Dell, etc. The former only contains the Windows pre-installation environment and usually only occupies a few hundred megabytes of disk space. The latter is pre-installed on the computer by the computer manufacturer and is used to store system recovery images and other pre-installed software, so it generally takes up more disk space than the Windows recovery partition.
Generally speaking, these two recovery partitions are designed to quickly restore the system to a normal operating state through system backup images when the computer fails. However, during computer use, the recovery partition may be deleted or formatted due to incorrect use of third-party disk management software or lost due to virus attacks and other reasons.
Now, you can read this post to learn how to recover deleted ASUS recovery partition or create a new one.
How to Fix ASUS Recovery Partition Missing
Solution 1. Recover Deleted ASUS Recovery Partition
MiniTool Partition Wizard, the best partition management tool, provides you with a powerful feature called “Partition Recovery”. It helps recover deleted/lost partitions due to accidental formatting, mistaken deletion, virus infection, and so on.
Step 1. Download, install, and launch MiniTool Partition Wizard Free.
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Step 2. When you see the following page, click the Partition Recovery option.
Step 3. Click Next to continue.
Step 4. Select the disk where the recovery partition loss happens, then click Next.
Step 5. Choose a scanning range and click Next.
Step 6. In the new window, choose a scanning method and hit Next. You can choose Quick Scan first, if this scanning method fails, then you can opt for Full Scan.
Step 7. After scanning, make sure all the needed partition is selected, including the existing volumes, or else they will be removed. After that, click Finish.
Step 8. Finally, click the Apply button located in the lower left corner.
Solution 2. Reinstall Windows/Contact the Support Team
According to user experience, reinstalling Windows may bring back the lost recovery partition. If you are not willing to use third-party software to recover the recovery partition, you may consider reinstalling Windows.
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Besides, if your computer is from a major manufacturer, you can try contacting manufacturer support for help.
Further Reading:
If your data or system partitions are lost, MiniTool Power Data Recovery is of great help. It is a data recovery software that is designed to recover documents, pictures, videos, audio files, emails, etc. from computer internal hard drives, external hard drives, USB drives, SD cards, and so on. For detailed steps, you can refer to this article: Top Ways to Recover Data After Deleting a Partition.
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Bottom Line
All in all, this post introduces how to deal with the problem of “ASUS recovery partition missing”. Hope you can bring back the recovery partition successfully.