Dell recovery partition missing? The Dell recovery partition may not show up due to a mistaken deletion or an unassigned drive letter. Here this MiniTool tutorial shows you how to restore lost Dell recovery partition easily and effectively.
Issue: Dell Recovery Partition Missing
The recovery partition is a special partition on the system hard drive that is used to restore the system to factory settings in the event of a system failure. The recovery partition is a hidden partition that is not usually assigned a drive letter and therefore is not visible in File Explorer.
Dell recovery partition missing can be divided into two situations: First, because the recovery partition is not displayed in File Explorer, some users may mistakenly think that the recovery partition has disappeared. The second is that the recovery partition was accidentally deleted by third-party disk management software or lost due to some other reason.
It is important to recover the lost Dell recovery partition in case of system failure. In the next part, we show you how to restore the recovery partition Windows 10.
Ways to Recover Dell Recovery Partition
Way 1. Add a Drive Letter to the Hidden Recovery Partition
If you prefer to make the Dell recovery partition show up in File Explorer, you can assign a drive letter to it manually.
Step 1. In the Windows search box, type cmd and click Run as administrator from the right menu bar.
Step 2. In the command line window, type the following commands sequentially. You need to press the Enter key after each command.
- diskpart
- list volume
- select volume * (* represents the recovery partition number)
- assign letter=# (You need to replace # with a drive letter that is not taken by another drive)
Step 3. Now, you can go to File Explorer and check if the Dell recovery partition is displayed. If not, you need to check whether the command lines are correct and then duplicate these steps to make the recovery partition show up.
Way 2. Recover Lost Dell Recovery Partition With Partition Manager
If the Dell recovery partition is deleted or lost, you cannot recover it by using CMD. In such a situation, to recover the deleted Dell recovery partition, you need to seek help from a professional green partition manager. Here MiniTool Partition Wizard is highly recommended.
MiniTool Partition Wizard can help recover deleted/lost partitions with data on them and does not bring any damage to the files. Besides, it is fully compatible with Windows 11/10/8/7.
Step 1. Download, install, and launch MiniTool Partition Wizard Free. On its main interface, click the Register button to register it. Then click the Partition Recovery option.
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Step 2. Click Next.
Step 3. In the new window, select the disk where the Dell recovery partition loss happens and then click Next.
Step 4. Choose a scanning range from Full Disk, Unallocated Space, and Specified Range according to the on-screen instructions, then click Next.
Step 5. Choose a scan method and click Next.
Step 6. Make sure all needed partitions, including existing and lost partitions, are selected, then click Finish. Finally, click the Apply button.
Now, the deleted Dell recovery partition and its data should be recovered.
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Bottom Line
All in all, this tutorial introduces how to deal with the “Dell recovery partition missing” issue by using diskpart command lines and MiniTool Partition Wizard.
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Shirley graduated from English major and is currently an editor of MiniTool Team. She likes browsing and writing IT-related articles, and is committed to becoming a professional IT problem solver. The topic of her articles are generally about data recovery, data backup, and computer disk management, as well as other IT issues. In spare time, she likes watching movies, hiking and fishing.