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gl01824
Aspirant
Oct 30, 2024
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Mount and copy files from 3TB drive - RN102

Water got onto my nas from the floor above, not submerged, and it won't boot with the disks in it. So, I'm trying to learn how to mount one of the RAID1 drives from another machine and copy my data o...
  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Nov 03, 2024
    gl01824 wrote:

     

    I had tried using gdisk commands on the first of the two drives using the old SATA connector and I think I messed it up. Even with the new connector, is shows one large unallocated partition.  

     

    Yes, it looks like you accidentally repartitioned that.

     

    gl01824 wrote:

    I did install mdadm and btrfs, and have read a little on them, but didn't want to move forward without posting here first. I'm hoping I can mount /dev/sdb3 and copy everything off to another a 4TB USB drive, 

     

     

    Start by creating a mount point for the volume

     

    cd //
mkdir data

     

     

    Then assemble the RAID group and mount it

    mdadm --assemble /dev/md127 /dev/sdb3
mount /dev/md127 /data

     

    gl01824 wrote:

     

    buy/ build another NAS.

     

    Netgear has clearly exited the business, so if you buy another one, you'll either need to get a used ReadyNAS or get something new from another vendor.  Something new is probably the better path for you (or of course build something).

StephenB's avatar
StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 30, 2024

Have you tried the other disk?

gl01824's avatar
gl01824
Aspirant
Oct 30, 2024

Yes, I tried both together in the nas, and each individually. I've tried connecting to each with the USB connection, and both output the same (I believe). 

Thanks for responding!

  • StephenB's avatar
    StephenB
    Guru - Experienced User
    Oct 30, 2024
    gl01824 wrote:

    Yes, I tried both together in the nas, and each individually. I've tried connecting to each with the USB connection, and both output the same (I believe). 

    Thanks for responding!

    I am wondering if the SATA->USB adapter is old - some don't support disks > 2 TB.

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