Getting Data Off a Failed Pre-Built NAS

ElectronicsWizardry April 28, 2025
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In this video I go over a semi-generalized guide of how to mount the different layers of RAID and LVM found on most prebuilt NAS units and get the data back. These units typically use a combination of MDADM and LVM with a filesystem inside those layers, and in this video I go over how to get to the filesystem inside. 00:00 Intro 03:06 Checking the Disk Health 04:31 Activating RAID + LVM and mounting drives 17:42 A bit of a explanation of why NAS units are setup this way 19:28 Conclusion

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