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Readynas Ultra 4 Plus no valid volume exists #25703630
Help! I had a power failure today, and now I am getting a "no valid volume exists" and cannot access any of the shares on the NAS, although they are listed in Finder on my Mac. However, I cannot acc...
Thanks, So I need a backup server for my server . . . got it. :( Data recovery is apparently done remotely for $200, but if I get all the data back, I'm happy, I guess. L3 says that the four disk drives have lost all of their partitiions, which must now be recreated, and need data recovery to do that. No one has yet explained to me what could cause 4 disk drives to lose all of their partitions -- a bit of info that I would really like to know, so that I can make sure that I avoid it in the future! So if I get my data back, which is apparently likely, I should line up some cloud storage to back all of the NAS data to every night or whatever?
Its not that uncommon to lose data when the power fails, which is why I suggested the UPS. That allows the NAS to do a normal shutdown if the power failure lasts long enough to drain the UPS battery.
There are several ways to approach backup
-use USB drives
-get a second NAS. For instance an RN104, and back up to that. Perhaps use jbod on the backup to reduce the cost.
-back up to dedicated hard drives inside a desktop PC
-use a cloud backup that supports NAS.
I've used the last three (currently backing up my pro-6 daily to smaller NAS, and using CrashPlan for disaster recovery).
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