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sdis42
Aug 09, 2024Aspirant
Data recovery after RNDX4210 crashed
Hello everyone, I had an electrical issue with a RNDX4210 a few days ago. Not just power unit get broke but the whole motherboard, since I manage to find a functional ATX power supply but unable ...
- Aug 09, 2024
If the drives are that damaged, there is probably no recovery except very expensive recovery by a company that specializes in it. And they won't guarantee it'll even work.
If they are accessible at all, you could try cloning them to new drives, but that is a long shot (especially since you need at least two of the three to succeed.
This is just one of the reasons StephenB and I are always stressing the need for backup. Of course, in your case, another NAS or a USB drive connected as a backup may have also been damaged.
Sandshark
Aug 09, 2024Sensei - Experienced User
If the drives are that damaged, there is probably no recovery except very expensive recovery by a company that specializes in it. And they won't guarantee it'll even work.
If they are accessible at all, you could try cloning them to new drives, but that is a long shot (especially since you need at least two of the three to succeed.
This is just one of the reasons StephenB and I are always stressing the need for backup. Of course, in your case, another NAS or a USB drive connected as a backup may have also been damaged.
- sdis42Aug 12, 2024Aspirant
Oh well, that's probably the only thing left to do. You're so right about backing up data...
Thanks a lot anyway
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