How to Recover Data Lost after Resizing a Partition

I was resizing my hard disk partition using GParted utility, unfortunately my laptop battery ran out, and the process got interrupted. Now, I am unable to mount the partition which I was trying to resize. I get the following error when I click to mount the partition on nautilus:

Error mounting:
“Mount: wrong fs type, bad option, bad superblock on /dev/sda3
Missing codepage or helper program, or other error”

How can I regain my data after failed partition resize? Is there any way to mount the partition back? Any help towards recovering my data is sincerely appreciated.

If you are a victim of the above mentioned data loss scenario, then how will you recover partition after resize? Don't worry! Stay calm, luckily you can recover your lost data with the assistance of trusted third party Recovery tool.

NOTE: Stop using your re-partitioned hard drive immediately to avoid overwriting of the files. Actually, when the files are lost after resizing a partition, the files are not gone permanently. Instead, they still remain intact in the same location, but is made invisible for you. The files remain in the same location untill and unless they are not overwritten with new files. If those lost files after resizing a partition are replaced with new files, then they are gone permanently, and can't be recovered back. So, to increase the chance of data recovery after partition resize, stop using the drive immediately, and utilize reliable and trusted data recovery tool to get back your data.

Remo Partition Recovery - Free Tool to restore data lost after partition resize

Usually data loss while or after doing partition resize occurs due to the improper or incomplete partition resizing procedure or else you might have used a unreliable disk utility to shrink or extend the partition. Meanwhile, this might even result in deletion, loss or inaccessibility of the partition, which you was about to resize. If this is the case, and lost your valuable data, then you can get back your data with the help of Remo Partition Recovery tool.

The tool scans each and every sector of your hard drive, and regains back your vital data in a matter of few minutes. Irrespective of the partition's file system, the tool recovers data from FAT, NTFS, ExFAT, HFS, and HFSX formatted partitions in few clicks of mouse. ExFAT partitions that have been formatted or reformatted can also be recovered with the help of Remo Recover.

Guidelines to recover data after resizing a partition

• Download and install Remo Recover (Windows / Mac) software on your computer
• Launch the tool, and from the main screen choose “Recover Partitions” option as depicted in
• Now, the tool displays all the drives available in the system. Select the drive from which you want to recover partition, and hit "Scan" button
• After which the scanning process will be initiated by the software
• Once done, you will be displayed with the recovered files list in "Data View", and "File Type View", as in
• View each one of them to ensure secure and accurate recovery by just right-clicking on the file you want to preview, and clicking on the “Preview” option
• If you are completely satisfied with the tool, then activate it's license key and save the recovered files at the location of your choice

More about Remo Recover Software

Remo Recover (Windows / Mac) is a perfect tool that can easily restore your complete partition along with its data that was lost after failed partition resize. It's simple GUI makes even novice users feel comfortable to use the tool. Key features of the Remo Recover (Windows / Mac) are:

• Capable of recovering more than 300 types of files including text, photos, videos, documents, songs, PPT files and many more
• Easily retrieves all the data in just few mouse clicks and displays the result in "Data View" and "File Type View"
• Can easily restore files from all versions of both Windows and Mac OS (including the latest Windows 10 and macOS High Sierra)
• Provides free preview of the recovered data to enable the user to evaluate its performance before activating the license key of the tool
• Simple and easy-to-use tool that makes even the non-technical person to handle the tool with ease

Remo Recover (Windows / Mac) also comes handy when your hard drive partition is severely corrupted, formatted or to recover data from partitions that are deleted accidentally.

Other data loss scenarios wherein Remo Recover comes handy -

• Formatted your hard drive or other storage device without having data backup
• Operating System crashes due to unknown issues
• File system corruption after severe virus infection
• Sudden system shut down while partitioning the drive or while reformatting
• Emptying the recycle bin and accidental deletion of files using Shift + Delete keys
• Reinstallation of the operating system or upgrading the OS and after performing system restore

Tips to Remember

• Before performing partitioning or formatting or any act, make sure you have complete data back up
• As soon as you realize that you lost data, immediately stop using the drive to avoid overwriting of your data