How to access hidden disk partition

There are several ways to access the hidden partition. One of the simplest is using standard operating system tools. Click "Start". Select "All programs", then "Standard program". In standard programs, locate and open a command prompt. In the command prompt, type diskmgmt.msc. Press Enter. After a few seconds a window will open "disk Management".

This window shows all the hard disk partitions, including the hidden ones. Look in this window, you need the hidden partition. Click the right mouse button. Then, in the ensuing shortcut menu, select "Open".

If the first method did not help you, try the following. First you need to do is download the PartitionMagic program to work with hard drives. The program is commercial but has a trial period of its use, which is one month. After downloading, install the application on your computer. Reboot the machine.

Run PartitionMagic. In the main menu there is a list of all hard disk partitions. Click on the hidden partition right-click. Then in contextual menu select "Open".

In some cases, it may help this way. Click "Start". Open the shortcut "control Panel". In the control panel window, select the shortcut to "folder Options". Then go to the tab "View", which find the section "Hidden files and folders". In this section, select "Show hidden files, folders, and drives".

Further in the section "Files and folders" find the line "Hide protected files and folders". Check it. After selecting all parameters click Apply and OK. Close all Windows. Then restart the computer. Now a hidden partition on the hard drive must be available, and you can open it.