RAID 1 mirrors data across two drives – protection against a single drive failure. But mirrors fail too: both drives develop errors, one drive is replaced and the mirror rebuilds badly, or the controller breaks the pair. When that happens, your data lives on at least one physical drive – and we can usually get it back.
Common RAID 1 failure scenarios
- One drive fails and the second develops read errors during rebuild
- A drive was replaced and the mirror was rebuilt with a failing disk
- Controller failure breaks the mirror pair
- The remaining drive was re-initialized or formatted by mistake
Yes – in nearly every case, from the surviving or healthier drive. We image the drive, analyze the mirror structure, and extract the filesystem. With both drives present, we use the better copy and can cross-reference damaged sectors.
How we recover RAID 1 arrays
We image both drives independently, compare and validate sectors, reconstruct the filesystem from the healthiest copy, and recover your files – including deleted data where possible.
Frequently Asked Questions
Usually yes – if the mirror rebuild didn’t overwrite the surviving data, and often even if it did.
Typically 3-15 days; emergency service in 24-48 hours.
Send everything you have. Two drives give us the best chance and the fastest path.
Call 844-223-7243 — engineers answer 24/7 — or start a case online.
No data, no fee