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Retired_Member

Oct 19, 2020

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Problems since Wifi mesh install

Hi I recently installed a new TP-Link Deco mesh system in my house. As my main router is no longer the management, the Deco provides a different IP address range. Since powering on my ReadyNas, I n...

Retired_Member
Oct 24, 2020
So found this simple solution installing Linux reader a freeware utility, installed one of the disks into an external hard drive and it did the rest and I was able to restore to another disk with easy.

Here is a link, I would recommend this to others https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIWdZ0qDD54

Retired_Member

Oct 19, 2020

Thanks for the response.

I did add the mesh network and also changed the ISP router to Modem mode.

I can see the readynas now has an IP from the mesh network and I can access the admin console, I can see it in RaidR but just cannot access using the UNC path...

I will try the reset option and let you know how that goes.

Thanks

Retired_Member

Oct 20, 2020

So it looks like that didnt work. It seems my IP was automatically assigned rather than static which is odd as I am sure when I set it up many moons ago I did set a static IP.

Anyways I have 2 disks in an X-RAID configuration and taking each disk out to see if I can retrieve data gives me the same message in the logs.

Does anyone know of anyway I could get these disks up and running again.

I am not sure if this makes any difference but the NAS has been switched off for a few months now but before it was switched off it was operating ok so unsure why I have suddenly got this issue.....confused.

The paths for the shares listed below could not be found. Typically, this occurs when the ReadyNAS is unable to access the data volume.

Cable
media
backup

Retired_Member
Oct 20, 2020
Just to add I have performed the option at reboot to perform a volume scan at next reboot however that didnt seem to work and provided me with the error message in the log that it was unable to perform the volume scan.

Just looking through the forum it seems another person had this issue some time ago and tried booting the device through Linux. I might have to give this a try......
https://community.netgear.com/t5/Using-your-ReadyNAS-in-Business/The-paths-for-the-shares-listed-below-could-not-be-found/td-p/943883

If anyone else has any ideas on how best to recover data from the NAS it would be really helpful... I can see this being a long road :-(.

I think its time I put my ReadyNas Duo v2 in the grave... its served me well over the last 8/9 years but this for me has to be the last straw..
- StephenB
  Guru - Experienced User
  Oct 20, 2020
  Retired_Member wrote:
  
  If anyone else has any ideas on how best to recover data from the NAS it would be really helpful... I can see this being a long road :-(.
  
  If you want to try data recovery yourself, then use R-Studio ( https://www.r-studio.com/ ). You can download it prior to purchase, and see if it can recover anything. You'd need to connect at least one of the disks (assuming XRAID/RAID-1) to a PC - using either SATA or a USB adapter/dock. Note it is possible that one or both disks are damaged - in that case it is often best to clone the disks first, and recover the data from the clone.
  
  You could also use Netgear's paid support, or another recovery service. https://kb.netgear.com/69/ReadyNAS-Data-Recovery-Diagnostics-Scope-of-Service.
  - Retired_Member
    Oct 24, 2020
    So found this simple solution installing Linux reader a freeware utility, installed one of the disks into an external hard drive and it did the rest and I was able to restore to another disk with easy.
    
    Here is a link, I would recommend this to others https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nIWdZ0qDD54