Belfastβs economy is powered by finance, public administration, healthcare, universities, manufacturing, and creative industries. Many of these organisations rely on NAS (Network Attached Storage) systems such as Synology, QNAP, Buffalo, and Netgear to manage their critical files. NAS devices are often configured with RAID arrays like RAID 1, RAID 5 or RAID 6 to improve reliability, but they can still fail due to multiple disk crashes, controller faults, firmware errors, or rebuild failures.
At RecData, we specialise in NAS Data Recovery in Belfast, with more than 15 years of experience. Our engineers operate in ISO-certified clean room laboratories, using advanced techniques such as sector-level cloning, RAID metadata reconstruction, and parity repair to recover data securely and efficiently.
Typical NAS Failures in Belfast
Businesses and organisations across Belfast often face:
- Drive failures in RAID 5 NAS systems (e.g., QNAP, Synology), where rebuild stress causes data loss.
- RAID 1 mirror corruption, when both disks degrade simultaneously.
- Firmware or OS corruption, especially with Synology DSM or QNAP QTS.
- User errors, such as accidental RAID reinitialisation or volume deletion.
- Bad sector accumulation, making multiple drives unreadable.
RecData always begins with secure disk cloning before array reconstruction, ensuring no additional risk to the original disks.
RAID 1 NAS Recovery in Belfast β Healthcare & SMEs
RAID 1 is common in smaller NAS setups used by clinics, legal firms, and SMEs in Belfast. Although RAID 1 mirrors data, both disks can fail almost simultaneously.
Case Study (medical practice):
A healthcare provider in Belfast experienced RAID 1 failure on a Synology NAS when both mirrored drives became unreadable. RecData engineers cloned the failing disks and reconstructed the array, restoring patient records and compliance-critical data.
RAID 5 NAS Recovery in Belfast β Finance & Creative Agencies
RAID 5 is popular in finance, design studios, and IT companies in Belfast for its balance of storage and redundancy. Its weak point comes when a second drive fails during rebuild.
Case Study (financial services):
A Belfast financial office lost access to accounting databases when a RAID 5 array on a QNAP NAS collapsed mid-rebuild. RecData rebuilt the parity manually and restored all accounting data.
Case Study (creative agency):
A design agency in Belfast had project delays when its Synology RAID 5 NAS failed after a power outage corrupted parity. RecData reconstructed the RAID metadata and recovered all media files.
NAS Platforms We Recover
RecData engineers handle data recovery from all major NAS devices, including:
- NAS Vendors: Synology, QNAP, Buffalo TeraStation, Netgear ReadyNAS, Western Digital My Cloud
- RAID Levels on NAS: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, SHR (Synology Hybrid RAID)
- File Systems: EXT4, Btrfs, XFS, ZFS, NTFS, HFS+
- Services: File servers, iSCSI targets, virtualised storage (VMware, Hyper-V)
NAS Recovery Services in Belfast & Northern Ireland
RecData provides NAS data recovery solutions for businesses and individuals across Belfast, Lisburn, Derry, Bangor, and Newry, ensuring fast turnaround and professional handling of critical data.
Why Choose RecData for NAS Recovery in Belfast?
- Over 15 years of experience in NAS & RAID recovery.
- Free diagnostics with a detailed list of recoverable files.
- Emergency 24/7 service, with turnaround in as little as 48 hours.
- ISO-certified clean room facilities for safe disk handling.
- Trusted by healthcare providers, finance firms, universities, and SMEs across Northern Ireland.
π RecData Belfast Contact Information
- Phone: π 02045207293
- Website: recdata.co.uk
- Email: info@recdata.co.uk
- Address: 1 Comber Grove, London SE50AS, United Kingdom (serving Belfast & Northern Ireland)
