can you break up a raid 0 array?

[rougeqc21]

I have a four HD raid array. two are pata and two are sata. i am trying to build a new array with the two sata and two new sata arrays.

I wondered though, will the files be partially corrupt if I break up the array? Is there anything to be done about this. Thanks

 

[Farva]

Yes you can break the array. Now with that said, you will lose your data if you break the array. Can you recover the files? Perhaps, but it is no guarantee. Please, backup your data before proceeding.

 

[anotherguy159]

Yes you can break the array. Now with that said, you will lose your data if you break the array. Can you recover the files? Perhaps, but it is no guarantee. Please, backup your data before proceeding.

How would you be able to recover the data?

 

[DeathFromBelow]

Backup everything before you break up the array. You won't be able to get your data back after you break it up. All of the data is striped across all four drives.

 

[CellBlock]

How would you be able to recover the data?

Likely, the only way would be some sort of forensic recovery from all the drives and a reassembly job.

That would be incredibly time consuming, and, unless you've got the tools to do it yourself, expensive.

As stated above, back everything up in advance.


However, one thing that might be possible depending on the features of your RAID card is simply copying your two PATA drives onto your two new SATA drives (an exact mirroring). Then, theoretically, your RAID 0 might still work with the drives swapped.

I'd still back it up in advance, though.

 

[Farva]

How would you be able to recover the data?

GetDataBack might, and I stress MIGHT be able to, but like I said earlier, it is no guarantee that it will recover the files. Better be safe now and backup than sorry later with no data.