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Readynas duo v1 - lost shares, no logs, disks ok/green - OS reinstall

acarmich
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Readynas duo v1 - lost shares, no logs, disks ok/green - OS reinstall

Looking to replace my legacy readynas v1 (= overdue, I know !). 

 

I have a data which I want to recover but the 'shares' have disappeared. Also, no logs are being written. The device boots up OK, both disks show green lights and I am not aware of any failures. Front view shows 0mb used/free which is a bit of a worry.

 

Does the above point to a corruption, which might be fixed by an OS reinstall ?

How safe is this (= I dont want to factory reset and destroy all the data on the disks) ?

 

Any other thoughts on how best to go about recovering/transferring the files from this old readynas ?

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StephenB
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Re: Readynas duo v1 - lost shares, no logs, disks ok/green - OS reinstall


@acarmich wrote:

 

I have a data which I want to recover but the 'shares' have disappeared. Also, no logs are being written. The device boots up OK, both disks show green lights and I am not aware of any failures. Front view shows 0mb used/free which is a bit of a worry.

 

Any other thoughts on how best to go about recovering/transferring the files from this old readynas ?


I suggest getting RAID recovery software, and connecting disk 1 of the Duo to a PC (sata or with a USB adapter/dock).

 

R-linux for Windows is a reasonable tool to start with (as it is free).

You could also try the paid version of R-studio - you should be able to see what (if anything) it can recover before purchase.

 


@acarmich wrote:

 

Does the above point to a corruption, which might be fixed by an OS reinstall ?

 


Certainly there is some corruption - either of the configuration files or the data volume file system.

 

An OS reinstall should be safe, but I don't think it is likely to fix your problem.

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StephenB
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Re: Readynas duo v1 - lost shares, no logs, disks ok/green - OS reinstall


@acarmich wrote:

 

I have a data which I want to recover but the 'shares' have disappeared. Also, no logs are being written. The device boots up OK, both disks show green lights and I am not aware of any failures. Front view shows 0mb used/free which is a bit of a worry.

 

Any other thoughts on how best to go about recovering/transferring the files from this old readynas ?


I suggest getting RAID recovery software, and connecting disk 1 of the Duo to a PC (sata or with a USB adapter/dock).

 

R-linux for Windows is a reasonable tool to start with (as it is free).

You could also try the paid version of R-studio - you should be able to see what (if anything) it can recover before purchase.

 


@acarmich wrote:

 

Does the above point to a corruption, which might be fixed by an OS reinstall ?

 


Certainly there is some corruption - either of the configuration files or the data volume file system.

 

An OS reinstall should be safe, but I don't think it is likely to fix your problem.

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acarmich
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Re: Readynas duo v1 - lost shares, no logs, disks ok/green - OS reinstall

Many thanks - managed to recover ALL my files and transfer.

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