[Fixed] How to Recover Partition Table in Windows 7/8/10/11

This post talks about how to recover partition table in Windows 7/8/10/11. Besides, we also provide you with feasible ways to recover lost partitions.

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By Hester / Updated on September 13, 2022

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How can I recover my partition table in Windows 7?

 

I got the error notice ‘Invalid partition table’ today when I was using my Windows 7 computer. Why does this error happen? How to recover partition table in Windows 7?”

- Question from Windows Forum

invalid partition table

Causes of “Invalid partition table”

A partition table is a table that the operating system keeps on the disk to describe the partitions on the disk. This term is most frequently related to the MBR (Master Boot Record) partition table of a MBR in IBM PC compatibles, but it can also refer to other partitioning "formats" as well.

The system cannot find the partition from which to boot if the partition table is damaged or corrupt, and the boot process will stop as a result. The common reasons for partition table corruption are as follows.

♦Partition table is damaged. A corrupted hard drive or a failed disk write will harm the partition table. The damaged partition table can be found in the boot sector's MBR, which contains data on how the logical partitions, containing file systems, are set up on that medium.
♦Two partitions are marked as active. Only one partition on the hard disk should be marked as active in order to designate it as the one from which to boot. The process of loading the operating system is stopped if the MBR finds two active partitions on the disk at hand. This is typically brought on by mistakes made when manually arranging the partitions.
♦Others. Virus attacks, unexpected shutdown, human error, etc.

Whatever the circumstance is, we'll show you how to recover partition table in the following section.

How to recover partition table in Windows 7/8/10/11

For it may be complicated for most people to fix partition issues, we recommend you use the best partition software AOMEI Partition Assistant Wizard to solve your problem within 3 simple steps.

AOMEI Partition Assistant Wizard is a professional Windows partition manager tool, which contains more than 30 useful features to easily and safely fix your partition issues. In addition to recovering partition table, you can also use it to recover deleted partition, resize, create, merge partitions without any data loss, etc.

How to recover partition table in Windows 7 with AOMEI Partition Assistant Wizard? You can use the “Rebuild MBR” feature to do this job. This method is also useful to recover partition table windows 10/11.

Install AOMEI Partition Assistant Wizard on your computer and let’s get started.

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Step 1. Launch the software, right-click the corrupted disk and click Rebuild MBR.

rebuild mbr

Step 2. Choose the type of MBR for the current OS, and click OK.

select mbr type

Step 3. Click Proceed > Apply to confirm the setting.

apply

Further reading: How to recover lost partitions

Users may encounter a partition loss as a result of partition table issues in addition to the necessity to rebuild the MBR to recover the partition table. In this part, we offer you two feasible ways to do lost partition recovery.

Method 1. Partition recovery with Disk Management

You can go to Disk Management to recover lost partitions by initializing the disk.

Step 1. On your computer, open Control Panel and click System and Security.

system and security

Step 2. Click Administrative Tools.

click administration tools

Step 3. Double-click Computer Management.

click computer management

Step 4. On the left panel, click Disk Management.

click disk management

Step 5. Right-click the target partition and select Initialize Disk.

initialize disk

Now your disk is initialized successfully, and the lost partition will back to its normal status.

Method 2. Partition recovery using AOMEI Partition Assistant Wizard

We recommend you use the “Partition Recovery Wizard” tool in AOMEI Partition Assistant Wizard to recover your lost partition safely and easily.

Step 1. Launch the software, go to Partition Recovery Wizard, select the target partition to be recovered, then click Next.

click partition recovery wizard

Step 2. Choose a search method based on your need. We recommend you use Fast Search to save more time. Click Next after that.

fast search full search

Step 3. The lost partitions will be listed in the box when the software has thoroughly and swiftly searched your disk. Click Proceed after selecting the partition that has to be recovered.

select lost partitions

Your lost partition has been successfully recovered when you get the Congratulation notice.

Closing words

If the error notice “Invalid partition table” appears on your computer screen, don’t panic, you can fix it. This post explains how to recover partition table in windows 7/8/10/11 using the professional partition tool AOMEI Partition Assistant Wizard quickly. If you encounter other partition issues, you can also use this software to solve your problem.

Whatever method you choose to take to fix your hard disk issue, we always suggest making a backup of your data first. The best method to protect your data from data corruption may be AOMEI Backupper.

If you experience data loss, don't worry, MyRecover enables you to restore your data safely in only three easy steps.

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