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JohnLee
Dec 30, 2025Aspirant
Cannot access data on my RN104
I have 4 x 4Tb drives in my NAS, and all are showing solid blue lights on the physical device. The performance screen in the ReadyNAS app shows green for all 4 drives and performing as expected for t...
StephenB
Dec 30, 2025Guru - Experienced User
JohnLee wrote:And should I remove the 10.9TB volume or the other one?
Removing either will result in data loss, so don't do that.
JohnLee wrote:I'm assuming that the data hasn't been lost, I just can't access it?
It is at risk. RAID isn't enough to keep data safe, you need a backup plan to accomplish that goal.
JohnLee wrote:Why is it asking me to remove inactive volumes?
There are several different causes - disk failure (despite the green lights), improper shutdown/power loss, and btrfs file system corruption (sometimes triggered by free space exhaustion).
Download the full log zip file from the logs page - there will be more information there. If you need help analyzing it, you can upload the full zip to cloud storage and send me a link via private message (PM). Make sure the link permissions allow anyone with the link to download. You send a PM using the envelope icon in the upper right of the forum page.
It's best not to post the link publicly - there is some privacy loss when you do that.
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