Information about partitions is stored in the partition table, which is located in a special region on the storage device, known as the Master Boot Record (MBR) or the GUID Partition Table (GPT) or something similar.Īmong the information stored in the partition table is the file system of each partition on the storage device.
Without at least one partition, Windows wouldn’t know where to save files, which would make the storage device next to useless. You can think of a partition as a container for data stored on a storage device, such as an internal hard drive or USB flash drive. Here’s a textbook definition of partition : A section of the storage device that is separated from other segments. While you don’t need to understand how partitions work to recover one, having at least a very basic understanding of their role in allowing you to store data on a storage device can help you choose the best possible recovery approach and avoid making a potentially disastrous mistake.
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