RAID Recovery

Data Recovery

⁠Accidental deletion

A RAID array doesn’t stop users from making unfortunate mistakes, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that accidental deletion is a leading cause of RAID data loss. Because deleted files don’t immediately disappear from the array on which they were stored, their recovery is usually possible if started soon enough.

Data Recovery

Physical Damage

When one or more disks in a RAID array become physically damaged, RAID recovery software is of limited use. Usually, the affected disks have to be sent to professionals for repair, which may not always be possible—it all depends on the extent of the damage.

Data Recovery

Data corruption

Due to software bugs and unpredictable physical and logical storage device errors, data can become corrupted and impossible to access unless the corruption is addressed first.

Data Recovery

⁠Overwriting

Not all files that are overwritten by files with the same names are gone for good. In many cases, the new files are actually stored elsewhere on the RAID array, so now physical overwriting takes place, making the original files recoverable using the right software.

Data Recovery

Malware Infection

Certain strains of malware are so dangerous that they can make large quantities of files disappear in an instant regardless of which RAID configuration is used. Data recovery software can be a true lifesaver when it comes to dealing with the fallout of malware attacks.

Data Recovery

Formatting Gone Wrong

Formatting is incredibly destructive, and there’s a lot of potential for it having a catastrophic ending unless you’re careful and think twice before moving forward with it. Fortunately, data recovery attempts tend to have good outcomes when it comes to freshly formatted drives.