 Hello everybody! Watch this video to find out how to recover data from a raid based on a nonoperable WDMI cloud mirror NAS. NAS devices are quite a popular choice when it comes to data storage, thanks to their reliability, flexibility, and the opportunity to provide access to files from various devices located almost anywhere. However, even the most reliable devices may encounter issues that eventually cause loss of access to user data. The WDMI cloud mirror is a convenient and reliable model designed to store and exchange data within a local network. But we can't possibly exclude a situation when it breaks down and you lose access to important files. In this case, having the raid technology onboard can't bring your files back. In today's video, we'll explore a few ways of retrieving files from the hard disks inside the crashed raid array. When a network attaches to storage experiences and issues, you should identify the cause of the problem. Sometimes it's just a damaged power cable, or the cable which is no longer connected. So the first thing to check is all cables and connectors. Make sure that all cables are connected correctly and reliable. Try using other cables and ports to exclude possible connection issues, and check the power supply. It might be the culprit actually causing the problem. If led indicators are wrong, try opening the manager window and restarting the device. If there is no access to the device, restart it with a power cable. Then plug it from the device case and then plug it again. After the restart, give your NAS some time to boot and initialize. If the NAS is still unresponsive, connect it to another computer or use a different network interface. This will help you exclude possible issues involving the computer or network. Also, you should realize that there is always a risk of losing all data when you make an attempt to recover data from a nonoperable NAS. That is why it is so important to backup your files so that you can prevent data loss in case of a hardware failure. If a NAS is out of order, the network drive becomes inaccessible, which may bring grave problems. All files storing the hard disks are no longer available for users. This could become a disaster, especially if these disks contain important data, including personal files, photos, videos and documents. Although the files are physically still there, they can't be retrieved even if you connect the hard disk directly to the computer. It happens because the data on NAS disks is usually organized in a special format which cannot be recognized by an on-line RPC. Moreover, the hard disks might use various rate configurations, which only makes the data retrieval process more difficult. In such cases, you need a specialized software tool to restore access to your files. Before you start data recovery operations with the help of third-party apps, let's explore how to change the rate type of this specific device and learn more about how disk arrays are created. Start the NAS management interface. To do it, open a web browser and enter the IP address of your storage device in the address bar. Add your credentials, the login and password. Open Storage, Rate. Here click on Change Rate mode. Then you will see a warning, so click OK to continue. This storage device offers you several rate levels to choose from, J-Bot, Spanning, Rate 0 and Rate 1. The rate configuration is performed during the initial NAS setup. Select a rate level, check this box and click Next. At the next stage, wait until the hard disks are checked and then click Next again. This operation is going to erase all information stored on the hard disk. It means you will lose all data which was kept inside the previous disk array. Check all properties and then click Next and finish to finalize the setup. Wait until the rebuilding is complete. After initialization and formatting, the network storage will appear on your network. Finally, let's find out how to recover data from a nonoperable NAS with the help of third-party tools. If you fail to restore operability of the network attached storage or there is no way to do it, you should use a specialized tool for recovering data from NAS systems, which is Hetman Rate Recovery. With Hetman Rate Recovery, you will be able to scan the hard disk in the nonoperable NAS and recover the lost files. This utility supports various rate levels and file systems, which makes it a versatile solution to recover data from different NAS models. It will help you in case of breakdown, hardware failures, disk formatting or file system damage on your NAS. The utility runs a deep scan on the disk space and recovers data even in most complicated scenarios. It has a user-friendly interface to help even device users to find their ways through the recover process and perform their quiet operations to bring their files back. To get access to the hard disks, you should take them out of the NAS device and connect them directly to a Windows computer. In case with Rate 0 and Rate 1, the operating system is unable to display the disk contents, so in the Disk Management window, they will be shown as unidentified or having their own status. If your computer's operating system suggests initializing or formatting the disks after they are connected, don't do it. This will erase the data completely and recovery will become a much more challenging process. Instead, download and install Hetman Render Recovery on your computer. When started, the program will automatically scan the disks connected to this computer and rebuild the damaged rate system. In the menu window, you will see the rate rebuilt with the available hard disks. To find necessary files, right-click on the volume and click Open. Select the scan type, Fast scan of full analysis. For most simple scenarios, Fast scan will suffice. This operation takes less time. If the fast scan can't find the required files, then go for full analysis. To do that, go back to the program's main window, right-click on the volume and choose Analyze again. Full analysis. Specify the file system for this disk and click Next. The program saves the entire structure of files and folders, so it's very easy to find a required item. When the scan is over, open the folder where the lost files used to be. As you can see, File Preview is available for all elements. Click on a file to see its contents in this window. Previously deleted files are marked with a right cross. This program can also recover such data, which was deleted before the recovery operation. Select all the items you want to recover and hit the Recover button. Specify where to save the files, choose the disk to open, and click Recover again. Make sure you choose to recover files to another disk or computer to avoid overwriting the original data. In the end, you will find the recovered files in the folder you have chosen. This program can recover data from any RAID level supported by this device. You can see that Recover is available for RAID 1 and RAID 0. In the same way, you'll be able to recover data from JVOT and span configurations. So, today we have explored the steps required to recover lost data from a RAID system when an S storage breaks down. I hope this video helped you to understand how to recover data from WD, my cloud mirror if something went wrong with it last. Always remember that regular backup is the best practice to prevent data loss. And that is all for now. Hopefully this video was useful. Remember to click the Like button and subscribe to our channel. Leave comments under the video to ask questions. 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