My system is only a few weeks old as was the flash drive - unfortunately it has failed and I didn't generate a backup 

 

I need to understand how to get my array back without losing data - any help will be hugely appreciated 

 

I wont make this mistake again 

First, try to copy the   config    folder/directory off of the flash drive.   There will contain all of the setup information to duplicate your previous setup.  (This folder often survives intact in this situation.)

 

If that does not work, try to run chkdsk on your PC to see if it can recover that folder. 

 

If that does not work, post back as there are ways to figure out how the disks were assigned. 

Hi

 

Thanks for the response - just scanning the failed flash drive with some recovery software - I cant see a folder called config but it is showing a number of cfg files including disk.cfg 

 

Can these be used if recoverable ?

 

Thanks

Even can't recover USB, you won't lost data, you can re-create the stick and assign disk as previous. If you don't know the order, just assign all as data disk, then got 1 or 2 disk unmountable, those will be parity.

Would copying the disk.cfg into the new flash config folder help ?

I am not sure if only copy back disk.cfg will work ot not.

Looks like the config folder is in tact - is it as simple as replacing the new with the old folder and then booting the server ?

 

Thanks

16 minutes ago, Monty_zoomer said:

Looks like the config folder is in tact - is it as simple as replacing the new with the old folder and then booting the server ?

 

Thanks

Yes

Server is back up but set up is lost - disks are ok which is the main. VM's have gone, dicker containers have lost connection if thats the right description with the installed detail and access to the shares wont work

 

I've recreated the users but still wont allow access - if I create a new share that works but the originals dont - any thoughts ?

 

 

preferably with the array started
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