Data recovery diskpatch/iRecover hardware raid 5

[bcz322]

Hello,

My hardware raid 5 failed (3 1TB disks), i used iRecover to scan the disks and it actually found files that i recognize :-)
Although the directory structure makes no sense at all, it shows a couple of folders with subdirectories that seem to have random names ?!

I was also wondering if I can restore entire folders or only manual files by clicking them.
If so, what version of iRecover do I need? I managed to see my files and folders with just the Data Recovery for Windows and Linux option.
Will I need DiskPatch also to restore my folder structures?

Thanks in advance.

[Joep]

Hello,

I don't understand what's happening here ... You didn't use the irecover RAID reconstruction option. So the array is intact? And then you pick a 2 TB or so disk to scan? If yes then the STD or the STD+ version can be used.

As soon as iRecover needs to virtualize an array (by either rebuilding or interpreting an LDM database) you will need the pro version.

Yes, you can select an entire folder or even all files and folders if you want.

[bcz322]

I cant get my array to work, as it seems to be dependent on sata specific (physical) connector configuration (dont ask me why).

I indeed pick a 2TB disk to scan (after selecting my three individual drives), but my directory/file structure seems all messed up, see attached screenshot.
Do i need DiskPatch for that?

The reason why I was wondering if you could select the entire folder is because you can't in trial mode..

Thanks again!

[Tom]

I cant get my array to work, as it seems to be dependent on sata specific (physical) connector configuration (dont ask me why).

What does that mean? Has the array fallen apart into its separate disks? Your earlier description seems to contradict this, please be clear.

So assuming the RAID has fallen apart into 3 separate disks, you would need to run the RAID recovery option, select the disks, and let iRecover do its thing. After that recover as many files as possible and sort through them afterwards. The directory structure shown in the screenshot is not abnormal but it does indicate that there are probably some things wrong with the data on the disks (you don't explain what went wrong with the array or what has been done before you ran iRecover). Just rescue as much as possible now and see how that goes.

If the array is still intact and presents itself as one single disk then the problem may be something else, like a corrupt volume. Any chance we can see a screenshot of Windows disk management? Is the array visible there or just the disks?