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ReadyNAS104 no data after hotswap
Hi, I had the Volume: Volume data health changed from Degraded to Dead. I hotswapped the Volume 1 today, with an 8TB drive and now the other 3 drives are showing red, and the new drive is bl...
I had the Volume: Volume data health changed from Degraded to Dead.
Did this happen before you hot-swapped the drive?
Or was it a result of the hot-swap?
now the warning is Remove inactive volumes #2,3,4.
Don't do that.
Did this happen before you hot-swapped the drive? Yes
Or was it a result of the hot-swap? Hot swap
Don't do that. - unfortunately, I did.
Did this happen before you hot-swapped the drive? Yes
Once the volume is dead, it is too late to replace a drive. Still, sometimes data can be recovered (depending on exactly what happened).
Don't do that. - unfortunately, I did.
Then you have lost your data. A data recovery service might be able to get it back.
FWIW, that message is confusing - it is only appropriate if you are wanting to create a new volume.
Thanks Stephen
Can you point me in the right direction for a data recovery service?
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