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ReadyNAS 214 data corruption issue
I am seeing a very strange behaviour that results in corrupted files. My NAS (ReadyNAS 214) has been stable for years, until recently I found a single file had an error revealed via the logs followin...
OK, an update after several months without issues.
Following on from installing temp disks to test the stability of my RN214, it had zero apparent errors during that time.
I then re-inserted all the original disks, powered up, and ran some simple copy tests. Immediate file corruptions were again observed. Great, the problem is still reproducible 😉!
I had to wipe the system anyway due to several cloud accounts that couldn't be removed without a full reset/re-installation.
After this complete reset, I did a few tests and all appeared to be well. I obviously had to restore all my data from backups, then I ran rsync with file check to alternative backups, and all was still well.
I have had stability for 3 months, but I still have no idea what on earth happened to create the file corruptions in the first place.
The corrupted (xls/jpg) files I copied back to my PC for analysis were completely filled with zeroes. Fortunately it was only a handful of files, which I recovered all bar one picture.
As this issue was so weird/unexplained, and horrific, due to data corruption, I wanted to share a further update: no further issues experienced, so I think we can safely say this was an odd incident indeed.
The RN214 continues to be used every day, the exact same drives are all good, and no errors to report. Phew 😄!
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