RAID 0 Data Recovery

At Cardiff Data Recovery, we specialise in data recovery from RAID 0 systems of all sizes and configurations. With over 25 years of industry-leading experience, we are Wales’s No.1 RAID data recovery specialists. From home users with performance RAID setups to enterprise-scale rack-mounted arrays, we provide fast, secure, and effective RAID 0 data recovery services.

Whether you’ve suffered disk failure, data corruption, or accidental reinitialisation, our engineers are ready to help. Contact us today for a free diagnostic.

🔧 RAID 0 Recovery Services We Offer

We provide comprehensive RAID 0 recovery for:

• 2-disk to 32-disk RAID 0 stripe arrays
• Hardware-based RAID (Dell EMC, HPE, NetApp, etc.)
• Software-based RAID (Windows Storage Spaces, mdadm, Apple Disk Utility)
• NAS RAID 0 systems (QNAP, Synology, WD, Drobo, etc.)
• Rack-mounted RAID 0 servers
• Encrypted RAID 0 volumes
• RAID 0 in virtualised environments (Hyper-V, VMware, VirtualBox)

All recovery operations are performed in-house using non-destructive forensic techniques. We always image drives before working on the data to preserve the original disk structure.

💽 Supported RAID and NAS Brands

We recover data from all major RAID controller and NAS vendors:

RAID Storage Brands:

• Dell EMC
• Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
• IBM
• Lenovo
• Intel
• ASUS
• Promise Technology
• Adaptec by Microchip
• Areca
• Thecus

NAS Brands:

• Synology
• QNAP
• Western Digital (WD)
• Seagate
• Buffalo Technology
• Drobo
• Netgear
• LaCie (a Seagate company)

🔝 Top 15 NAS Brands in the UK & Best-Selling Models

🖥️ Top 15 RAID Rack Servers in the UK & Best-Selling Models

⚠️ Top 30 RAID 0 Errors & How We Recover Data

RAID 0 offers no redundancy, making recovery from any failure time-critical. Below are the most common RAID 0 issues and how our engineers address each:

1. Single Disk Failure in RAID 0 – Missing strip causes data fragmentation; we rebuild using stripe pattern analysis and file signature matching.
2. Multiple Disk Failures – Drives imaged; best sectors rebuilt to recover partial files.
3. RAID Controller Failure – Bypass controller and reassemble array from raw disk images.
4. Incorrect Drive Order – Stripe order reconstructed using entropy analysis and sector headers.
5. RAID Metadata Loss – RAID parameters reconstructed manually from disk content.
6. Corrupt Boot Sector – Rebuilt using forensic tools to recover volume structure.
7. File System Corruption (NTFS, HFS+, EXT) – Filesystem repaired after RAID stripe reassembly.
8. Physical Drive Damage – Failed disk repaired and imaged before logical rebuild.
9. Reinitialised RAID – RAID config inferred and reconstructed from residual data.
10. RAID Configuration Overwritten – Previous structure located from backup sectors or unallocated space.
11. Power Failure During Write – Incomplete striping repaired using sector realignment.
12. Sector Misalignment – LBA adjustments applied to realign stripe boundaries.
13. RAID Deleted Accidentally – Volume carved from underlying stripe-set images.
14. Corrupted Partition Table – GPT/MBR rebuilt to remount RAID volume.
15. Bad Sectors on One or More Drives – Sector cloning with ECC repair and recovery from remaining valid data.
16. Drive Timeout in Array – Faulty drive isolated, cloned, and reintroduced for rebuild.
17. RAID Appears as RAW – Signature-based scanning and file carving applied.
18. Dropped NAS or RAID Enclosure – Drives checked for mechanical damage; cloned, then logically rebuilt.
19. NAS Firmware Update Failure – RAID emulated and raw data accessed for recovery.
20. RAID BIOS Reset – Prior settings reconstructed through volume header comparison.
21. Unbootable RAID 0 System Disk – OS and user partitions separated; user data safely extracted.
22. RAID Member Shows 0GB – Firmware bypassed or ROM reprogrammed to restore access.
23. RAID Array Missing in Management Software – Manual reconstruction of RAID metadata and LUN.
24. Corrupted Block Indexes – File fragments located via content-based matching.
25. Unresponsive RAID Set – Drives imaged individually; array rebuilt in software.
26. Disk Reassigned to Another RAID – Partition wiped, but structure rebuilt from sector mapping.
27. RAID Volume Not Mounting – Stripe-based recovery from raw image slices.
28. Firmware Bug in NAS Device – Internal OS bypassed; drives imaged independently.
29. Controller Battery Failure – Cached write data lost; files reconstructed from valid sectors.
30. Unknown RAID Parameters – Stripe size, order, and parity tested via forensic RAID emulation.

🧱 Top 20 RAID 0 Virtual System Failures & Recovery Approach

RAID 0 is often used in virtualised environments for speed. Here’s how we recover when things go wrong:

1. Corrupt VMDK/VHD/VHDX – Rebuilt using file signature and VM metadata extraction.
2. VMFS Volume Corruption – Repaired through volume header analysis and LUN recovery.
3. Deleted Virtual Disk File – Recovered from unallocated sectors using deep carving.
4. RAID 0 Inside Virtual Machine – Emulated in virtual layer to access striped data.
5. RAID 0 Host Failure – Host-level RAID rebuilt, then guest file systems recovered.
6. Corrupt Hypervisor Disk Mapping – Manual mapping of virtual RAID to LUN for data extraction.
7. Unresponsive Virtual Host Array – Physical disks cloned and reconstructed outside the hypervisor.
8. Split VHD Files Not Mounting – Chain reconstructed using size alignment and footer headers.
9. Lost iSCSI Target in RAID 0 NAS – LUN extracted from NAS drive images.
10. RAID 0 Used as VM Backup Repository – Files restored from fragmented backups with integrity checks.
11. VM Disk Shows as RAW – Filesystem rebuilt from block analysis.
12. RAID Host Undergoing Snapshots – Parent/child VM structure restored.
13. Accidental VM Storage Deletion – Volume headers and configuration carved.
14. RAID 0 in Nested Virtualisation – Multi-layer analysis of disk stack performed.
15. Storage Pool Reinitialised – Data located through raw sector scanning.
16. RAID 0 in ESXi Datastore Fails – VMFS extracted manually and mounted externally.
17. RAID Striping Conflicts – Stripe reconstruction optimised for fragment reassembly.
18. BitLocker Encrypted VM Drive – Decrypted from shadow volume after stripe rebuild.
19. RAID Controller Firmware Bug – Patched and drives imaged before further failure.
20. VM File System Journaling Error – Files recovered via checkpoint and log rebuild.

🧠 Why Choose Cardiff Data Recovery?

• 25+ Years of RAID Recovery Experience
• Full Support for RAID 0 Across All Vendors
• Advanced RAID Emulation & File System Tools
• No Data No Fee Policy (Following Free Diagnostics)
• High Success Rate – Trusted by Government & Enterprise
• Critical 48-Hour RAID Recovery Service Available

From small business RAID failures to high-capacity enterprise NAS recoveries — our engineers deliver fast, secure, and technically precise results.

📞 Contact Cardiff Data Recovery Today

If your RAID 0 system has failed, do not attempt to rebuild or reinitialise. Doing so can lead to irreversible data loss. Power down the array and contact Cardiff Data Recovery for a free diagnostic today.

Let our expert RAID engineers assess the damage and recover your critical data safely, efficiently, and with complete confidentiality.