D-Link Recovery

Welcome to Cardiff Data Recovery, Wales’s No.1 specialist in DLINK external hard drive recovery. With over 25 years of experience, we have successfully recovered data from thousands of failed or damaged external drives used in homes, businesses, and critical storage environments.

DLINK external drives, while reliable, are not immune to failures. Whether your device is not recognised, showing as unformatted, or making clicking sounds, our team of engineers can recover your valuable files — even from drives that seem beyond repair.

🔧 Supported DLINK External Drive Models

We provide recovery services for all DLINK external storage devices, including personal drives, NAS units, and USB backup systems.

Top 20 DLINK External Hard Drive Models We Recover From:

1. DLINK DNS-320
2. DLINK DNS-323
3. DLINK DNS-345
4. DLINK DNS-343
5. DLINK ShareCenter 2-Bay
6. DLINK DNS-327L
7. DLINK DNS-320L
8. DLINK DNS-325
9. DLINK DNS-110
10. DLINK DNS-200
11. DLINK DNS-600
12. DLINK DNS-726-4 (CCTV Storage)
13. DLINK DNS-340L
14. DLINK DNS-313
15. DLINK DNS-300
16. DLINK DNR-322L (Surveillance Storage)
17. DLINK DNS-340
18. DLINK ShareCenter Pulse
19. DLINK ShareCenter Pro 1100
20. DLINK DNS-1100-04

We recover data from both USB and NAS-based DLINK external storage systems with single and multi-drive configurations, including RAID-based arrays.

⚠️ 30 Common DLINK External Hard Drive Failures We Recover From

Below are some of the most frequent issues reported to us by clients using DLINK drives, and how we resolve them:

1. Drive Not Detected via USB or Network – Interface bypass and direct sector-level imaging.
2. “Format Disk Before Use” Prompt – Partition structure manually rebuilt.
3. Firmware Corruption – Firmware modules restored or bypassed using donor firmware.
4. Mechanical Failure (Clicking Noises) – Drive opened and heads replaced.
5. Bad Sectors – Drive imaged sector-by-sector with error handling to maximise data retrieval.
6. RAID Configuration Loss (Multi-bay DNS models) – Manual RAID reconstruction based on parity and striping.
7. Drive Not Recognised in Disk Management – Logical and partition repair via raw sector analysis.
8. Encrypted Volume Not Mounting – Decryption and recovery where credentials are available.
9. Failed Firmware Update – Recovery through low-level access or chip reprogramming.
10. Power Surge or Electrical Damage – PCB repaired or replaced; ROM chip cloned.
11. Accidental File Deletion – Data carving tools used to recover deleted files.
12. Drive Reinitialised or Reformatted – File system scanned for recoverable data remnants.
13. Corrupted EXT2/EXT3/EXT4 File Systems – Rebuilt using inode and journal analysis.
14. Volume Offline After NAS Reboot – RAID state manually restored for recovery.
15. Overheating Damage – Internal drive diagnostics and heat-related damage analysis.
16. DLINK ShareCenter Showing No Volumes – Reassembly of RAID or drive mapping errors corrected.
17. USB Bridge Board Failure – Direct SATA/NVMe connection used to access the drive.
18. System Crashed During Transfer – Transaction recovery and log replay if applicable.
19. NAS Configuration Lost – Config and disk order reverse-engineered.
20. Disk Not Spinning Up – Electrical diagnostics and motor test procedures used.
21. Read/Write Failures – Heads evaluated and platter condition verified.
22. File System Changed or Corrupted – Mount point reassigned and volumes rebuilt.
23. DLINK NAS Shows “No Disks Detected” – Each disk imaged individually, then RAID reconstructed.
24. SMART Failure Detected – Imaging performed before drive deteriorates further.
25. Accidental Disk Removal or Reordering – RAID parameters reconfigured to correct order.
26. Head Crash – Requires donor parts and platter alignment verification.
27. Lost Data During Drive Cloning – Reversion to original disk and low-level recovery.
28. Stuck Drive Due to Parked Heads – Manually unlocked.
29. DLINK NAS LED Status Errors – Diagnostics based on LED error patterns interpreted.
30. Drive Appears Blank or Shows 0 Bytes – Hidden partition analysis and header reconstruction.

🛠️ Interfaces & File Systems We Support

We recover data from drives using:

• SATA, PATA (IDE), NVMe, PCIe, SCSI, SAS, USB, eSATA, M.2, U.2

Supported file systems:

• EXT3 / EXT4, FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, XFS, HFS+, BTRFS, and others

Operating system environments:

• Windows, macOS, Linux, Unix, DLINK NAS firmware

✅ Why Choose Cardiff Data Recovery?

• Over 25 years’ experience in professional data recovery
• Specialist RAID/NAS support for DLINK multi-drive units
• Recovery from both physical and logical failure scenarios
• Fully GDPR-compliant and secure data handling
• Option for 48-hour emergency recovery service
• Free diagnostic assessment and no-obligation quote

We’ve successfully recovered data from DLINK systems used in homes, creative studios, law firms, educational institutions, and corporate networks.

📞 Contact Cardiff Data Recovery Today

If your DLINK external hard drive is no longer accessible, has failed unexpectedly, or your DLINK NAS system is showing no volumes, don’t risk data loss with DIY tools or reinitialisation attempts.

Contact Cardiff Data Recovery today for a free diagnostic. We are Wales’s trusted professionals in data recovery from external hard drive UK, ready to restore your data from DLINK devices quickly and securely.