RN104 Remove inactive volumes to use the disk. Disk 1,2,3,4 after Firmware upgrade

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Jumanji2 wrote:

After upgrading the firmware on my ReadyNAS 104 the Volume are being displayed as Remove inactive volumes to use the disk. Disk 1,2,3,4 this use to have a RAID configuration and has years of data on it, any suggestions on how I can recover the data?

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The safest way is to use paid Netgear support via my.netgear.com.  You don't want the gearhead support - it doesn't cover this.

 

JohnCM_S and Marc_V can facilitate this - if they don't reply here, try sending them a PM (private message) using the envelope icon in the upper right of the forum page.

 

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Jumanji2 wrote:

Disk 1,2,3,4 this use to have a RAID configuration and has years of data on it, any suggestions on how I can recover the data?

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Though RAID redundancy is a good thing, it is not enough to keep your data safe (your current problem is a case in point).  Devices fail - and RAID recovery is both expensive and not guaranteed to get your data back.

 

The only way I know of that will keep your data safe is to back it up on at least one other device.  One affordable option is to get a USB disk (preferrably two, so you have two independent backups), and use them to back up your files.

 

In addition to device failure, there is the possibility of malware, or fire/theft/flood.  If you want to protect against such disasters, the best approach is to keep a backup of at least your critical (not replaceable) files off-site.  Cloud backup is one way to do that.