If you have Windows installed on your Mac via Boot Camp, there have probably times when you wish you could access your macOS files and folders from within Windows. This tutorial will guide you in doing just that – using free and open source software.
- The plan is to use Bootcamp and to have 150GB for the Windows installation and Windows programs. The rest would be for OSX plus my 50GB worth of media content that I'd preferably share between both OSs. Question: Would it be possible for my media files residing in one partition to be accessed by the operating system on the other partition?
- Access Mac HFS+ Partitions From Windows Apple's Boot Camp driver package automatically installs an HFS+ driver for Windows, which allows Windows to see your Mac partition. This partition shows up as 'Macintosh HD' under Computer on your Windows system. There's a big limitation here, though — the driver is read-only.
Bootcamp partition is a utility that allows you to install Windows Operating System on your macOS MacBook, Computer, or laptop. With the help of this utility, the user can switch from macOS to Windows OS by holding the Option key when the Mac is starting up. However, data loss is inevitable and if you happen to lose or delete data from the Windows Bootcamp partition on Mac, the file or data will be permanently gone. To avoid inefficiency and for a successful Mac data recovery process, do not use or add any new data on the Windows Bootcamp partition. Follow and read this write-up till the end to know how to restore Bootcamp partition on Mac.
How to Get Back Deleted Windows Bootcamp Partition on Mac?
You can recover the Bootcamp partition on Mac with the help of a professional Mac data recovery software like Remo Recover or, with the help of File History backup. If you had enabled File History backup before losing or deleting files, data from your Windows Bootcamp partition will be restored in no time. Unfortunately, many users do not make use of File History backup, and thus, making use of a professional Bootcamp partition recovery software will be their last resort. Read the next section to know why you should use Remo Recover to recover Bootcamp Partition on Mac.
Restore Bootcamp Partition on Mac Using Remo Recover
Remo Recover is an award-winning partition recovery software that has proved to be effective in lost/ deleted/ formatted/ reformatted Bootcamp partition recovery process. This software can recognize data and files from HFS, HFS+, APFS, ExFAT, NTFS, FAT16, and FAT32 partitions. Files or data that has been permanently lost or deleted from your partition are still present on the partition but, without any pointers. Without these location pointers, the user cannot see or view the data. Remo Recover Mac is built with a robust algorithm that is capable of recognizing such files and displays them to the user once the scan is complete. Remo Recover is available on all the macOS versions including the latest macOS X 10.15 Catalina.
This self-explanatory software keeps you from manually performing the recovery process. All you must do is select the Windows Bootcamp partition from the drives list and then select Advanced Scan. Just sit back and wait till the scanning process is complete; that's it. Download the free software now!
Scenarios When Remo Recover Mac Can Be Used
- Emptying the Windows Bootcamp partitions' Recycle Bin
- Deleting the Bootcamp partition from the Mac
- Formatted Bootcamp partition on Mac
- Corrupt system files on macOS or Windows OS that does not allow the user to access the Bootcamp partition
Steps to Recover Bootcamp Partition on Mac
Download, install, and launch Remo Recover Mac on your Mac computer. Make sure the Bootcamp partition is working and then follow the steps mentioned below.
Step 1: Click on Recover Volumes / Drives and then select Volumes Recovery or Formatted / Reformatted Recovery according to you.
Step 2: Select your Windows Bootcamp partition from the Volumes list and click on Next.
Note: If your Bootcamp partition is not displayed in the list, select either of the below-given options as shown in the image below.
Step 3: Select Standard Scan if you have just deleted few files from the Bootcamp partition. If you have formatted or lost the whole Bootcamp partition, select Advanced Scan.
If you have Windows installed on your Mac via Boot Camp, there have probably times when you wish you could access your macOS files and folders from within Windows. This tutorial will guide you in doing just that – using free and open source software.
- The plan is to use Bootcamp and to have 150GB for the Windows installation and Windows programs. The rest would be for OSX plus my 50GB worth of media content that I'd preferably share between both OSs. Question: Would it be possible for my media files residing in one partition to be accessed by the operating system on the other partition?
- Access Mac HFS+ Partitions From Windows Apple's Boot Camp driver package automatically installs an HFS+ driver for Windows, which allows Windows to see your Mac partition. This partition shows up as 'Macintosh HD' under Computer on your Windows system. There's a big limitation here, though — the driver is read-only.
Bootcamp partition is a utility that allows you to install Windows Operating System on your macOS MacBook, Computer, or laptop. With the help of this utility, the user can switch from macOS to Windows OS by holding the Option key when the Mac is starting up. However, data loss is inevitable and if you happen to lose or delete data from the Windows Bootcamp partition on Mac, the file or data will be permanently gone. To avoid inefficiency and for a successful Mac data recovery process, do not use or add any new data on the Windows Bootcamp partition. Follow and read this write-up till the end to know how to restore Bootcamp partition on Mac.
How to Get Back Deleted Windows Bootcamp Partition on Mac?
You can recover the Bootcamp partition on Mac with the help of a professional Mac data recovery software like Remo Recover or, with the help of File History backup. If you had enabled File History backup before losing or deleting files, data from your Windows Bootcamp partition will be restored in no time. Unfortunately, many users do not make use of File History backup, and thus, making use of a professional Bootcamp partition recovery software will be their last resort. Read the next section to know why you should use Remo Recover to recover Bootcamp Partition on Mac.
Restore Bootcamp Partition on Mac Using Remo Recover
Remo Recover is an award-winning partition recovery software that has proved to be effective in lost/ deleted/ formatted/ reformatted Bootcamp partition recovery process. This software can recognize data and files from HFS, HFS+, APFS, ExFAT, NTFS, FAT16, and FAT32 partitions. Files or data that has been permanently lost or deleted from your partition are still present on the partition but, without any pointers. Without these location pointers, the user cannot see or view the data. Remo Recover Mac is built with a robust algorithm that is capable of recognizing such files and displays them to the user once the scan is complete. Remo Recover is available on all the macOS versions including the latest macOS X 10.15 Catalina.
This self-explanatory software keeps you from manually performing the recovery process. All you must do is select the Windows Bootcamp partition from the drives list and then select Advanced Scan. Just sit back and wait till the scanning process is complete; that's it. Download the free software now!
Scenarios When Remo Recover Mac Can Be Used
- Emptying the Windows Bootcamp partitions' Recycle Bin
- Deleting the Bootcamp partition from the Mac
- Formatted Bootcamp partition on Mac
- Corrupt system files on macOS or Windows OS that does not allow the user to access the Bootcamp partition
Steps to Recover Bootcamp Partition on Mac
Download, install, and launch Remo Recover Mac on your Mac computer. Make sure the Bootcamp partition is working and then follow the steps mentioned below.
Step 1: Click on Recover Volumes / Drives and then select Volumes Recovery or Formatted / Reformatted Recovery according to you.
Step 2: Select your Windows Bootcamp partition from the Volumes list and click on Next.
Note: If your Bootcamp partition is not displayed in the list, select either of the below-given options as shown in the image below.
Step 3: Select Standard Scan if you have just deleted few files from the Bootcamp partition. If you have formatted or lost the whole Bootcamp partition, select Advanced Scan.
Step 4: Browser cloud download. Select the file types which you want to recover from the partition. If you want to recover everything, click on Skip.
Step 5: Wait until the scan process is complete, do not stop the scan process abruptly. A healthy 150GB of partition with 2GB of data takes 5 hours to scan and display the recovered data.
Step 6: Once the scan is complete, make use of the Find bar to search for the priority files. If you have any media files like photos or videos, make use of the free Preview feature. This feature allows you to verify the file and quality before proceeding with the save process.
Access Mac Files From Bootcamp Windows
With the help of Remo Recover, you must have restored the deleted Windows Bootcamp partition on Mac. However, if you have any queries related to the activation of the software or the save process. Get in touch with the Remo Recover support team.
