Question One of my drives crashed. Can I recover any data? How to go about it?

[SkyNetRising]

1) There should only be one Paging File, on drive C:, and all configured to allow Windows to manage paging.

With small size C: partition it's actually smart to move pagefile to a different drive.
OP has 120GB OS drive with only 4.7GB free space on it.
Having pagefile there is not an option (unless you upgrade OS drive to a larger capacity).

 

[Beachhead1985]

Did you run Minitool Parition Wizard free?
Did you try Partition Recovery wizard it?
Did you manage to recover lost partition?

Not sure about latest version. But version 9.0 allows to recover partitions without paying anything.

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Partition Wizard is running now, been about 10-11 hours. At about 6 million of about 7 billion sectors checked.

So, have not tried partition recovery wizard yet, but when I started, it gave me a warning that I couldn't "Save" any data with the free version and needed to upgrade to pro. The website is pretty clear in the provision supports data and partition recovery. I'm fine with paying, presuming it works.

 

[Beachhead1985]

1) There should only be one Paging File, on drive C:, and all configured to allow Windows to manage paging.

2) For now, turn off and otherwise disable all other energy and power saving functions/apps, etc.. Especially custom settings, etc. that Windows is complaining about.

3) Focus on recovering disks and partitions.

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What/how are you configuring "custom" power settings?

Once the drive issues are all resolved, the system running without errors and problems, and all data is fully and properly backed up then you can revisit power related concerns and requirements.

Okay, I'll move the paging file when I clone the drive, but that will be after I get this done.

Power plan is changed to the stock high performance, because it's doing the partition thing and I don't want it going to sleep on that.

 

[SkyNetRising]

So, have not tried partition recovery wizard yet, but when I started, it gave me a warning that I couldn't "Save" any data with the free version and needed to upgrade to pro.

Then get Partition Wizard free - version 9.0.

 

[Ralston18]

Power plans are intended to save energy when the host system is idle. I.e., the system is doing nothing.

I would not consider or expect a system to view partitioning or re-partitioning as being idle.

If something like that should happen then that is why backups are mandatory at all times......