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Stopped format Raid1->Raid0 to prevent data loss. Now the discs have no format. Can I save the data?

Hello guys,

I bought the ex4 and 2 x 3tb wd red to store my data in it. After I transferred a lot of data on it I saw that the NAS was set to raid 1 by default and I tried to turn it to raid0, thinking it will warn me before starting to format and erase my data (stupid me).
When it started formating disk1 I interrupted it and after a restart it says that the disks have no format. Is there a way of saving the data on the disks?
Thanks for your help and best regards.

Hi there, welcome to the community.

I’m sorry to read that you are unable to access the data on the unit. I would recommend to contact  a professional data recovery service. However, you could try to use a free data recovery software from the internet

Thanks Iluna_polanco,
I had the idea, too and tried it with recuva, but it doesn´t recognize the NAS (any suggestions which app would work on that base?). Do you think it would work if I put the hdd in my pc and tried it? Was not sure wether my PC would even recognize the hdd?
best regards

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