RAID Data Recovery

RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. It is a storage technology which is used to combine multiple disks into a single logical unit. Based on the performance and redundancy data is distributed in one or several ways on these units. The main advantages of using this technology are:

• These drive offers fault tolerance i.e. when any one of the disk drive fails it doesn’t affect the performance of the system
• Has higher protection for data loss as compared to other hard drives
• Overall increases the performance of the PC

Though RAID provides high performance, but it also brings many problems. For ex, you might find it difficult to resize and move partitions in these drives. These drives are also prone to failure due to heat, vibration and firmware’s. At this situation you might need the help of a professional RAID data recovery software to recover your lost data.

Other Common Reasons for Data Loss on RAID Drives

• Human Mistakes: Mistakes such as accidental deletion, unintentional format is the most common reason for data loss from RAID drives
• Hard Disk Corruption: Whenever a chkdsk tool attempts to fix a RAID disk, the RAID pattern is destroyed and leads to disk corruption resulting in data loss
• Partition Table Corruption: Stores all the details regarding partitions. Any corruption to this table leads to drive inaccessibility and data loss.
• Changing the File System: Any interruption while converting the file system from one to another also leads to severe data loss from the RAID drive
• Other Reasons: Other reasons include software malfunction, OS crash, hardware failure, OS reinstallation and more

How to Recover RAID Data after Such Situations?

Lost data on RAID drives or other devices? Yodot Hard Drive Recovery swiftly restores deleted, lost, or damaged files—documents, photos, videos, and more—from RAID partitions, SSDs, pen drives, memory cards, and system drives.

Supports FAT16, FAT32, NTFS, NTFS5, and exFAT file systems across Windows 11, 10, 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, XP, and Server 2003/2008. For NAS, connect the drive via USB to a PC with Yodot installed; for DAS, recover directly. Try the free demo to preview files before saving!

Note: If you have lost your data from a NAS (Network Attached Storage) box, you will have to disconnect the box from network and connect the drive via USB to a PC which has Yodot Hard Drive Recovery installed. And if you have lost data from a DAS (Direct Attached Storage) array you can install the software to the drive and recover the data directly

Procedure to Retrieve Data from RAID Drive

• Download and install Yodot Hard Drive Recovery software to your computer
• Connect the affected RAID drive to your computer
• Open the software by double clicking on the shortcut or through start menu
• Select “Partition Recovery” or “Formatted / Reformatted Recovery” option.
• The software scans and displays all the drives present and connected, to your computer
• Choose the RAID drive from where data is to be rescued and click on “Next” button
• The tool scans again and displays all the deleted / lost files from the selected RAID drive
• Choose the files and folders which are to be recovered
• Preview the recovered files before saving
• Save the recovered files to your desired location