RAID Data Recovery Software
Automatically repair and recover data from failed RAID arrays without the original controller
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Auto-Detection
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No Rebuild
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100% Safe
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All NAS Brands
5min
Auto Detection
15+
File Systems
21+
RAID Types
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Support
Why Choose RS RAID Retrieve?
The most powerful and user-friendly RAID recovery solution for professionals and home users
Automatic RAID Detection
Forget about manual configuration! RS RAID Retrieve automatically scans all connected disks and detects RAID parameters in just 5 minutes. The software identifies array type, disk order, stripe size, and block offset without any user intervention.
✓ Saves hours of manual configuration time
Works Without Original Controller
Dead RAID controller? No problem! Connect your disks directly to any computer and RS RAID Retrieve will reassemble the array. No need for expensive hardware replacement or identical controller models.
✓ Eliminates controller dependency
Degraded Array Recovery
Recover data from RAID 5/6 arrays even with failed drives. Unlike NAS devices that attempt risky rebuilds, RS RAID Retrieve prioritizes data extraction. Partial recovery is possible even beyond fault tolerance threshold.
✓ No risky rebuild processes
Advanced Bad Block Handling
Single bad blocks won't stop your recovery. The software gracefully works around damaged sectors, recovering everything that's still accessible. No data left behind unnecessarily.
✓ Maximizes data recovery success
Universal NAS Support
Works with all major NAS brands: Synology, QNAP, Western Digital, ASUSTOR, Thecus, TerraMaster, Buffalo. Connect over SSH and recover data remotely — no need to remove the drives. Direct disk removal is also supported if you prefer it.
✓ Supports 20+ NAS manufacturers
Cross-Platform File System Support
Unique ability to read 15+ file systems including Windows (NTFS, ReFS, FAT, exFAT), macOS (APFS, HFS+), Linux (Ext2/3/4, XFS, Btrfs, ZFS, ReiserFS), Unix (UFS), and VMware (VMFS).
✓ Most comprehensive FS support available
Recover 500+ File Types from Any Device
Universal file recovery from hard drives, USB drives, memory cards, and more
Documents
Microsoft Office (DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX), PDF, TXT, RTF, ODT, Pages
Images & Photos
JPG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF, RAW (CR2, NEF, ARW), PSD, AI, SVG, WEBP
Videos
MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, WMV, FLV, MPEG, 3GP, WebM, VOB, M4V
Audio Files
MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, OGG, M4A, WMA, AIFF, APE, ALAC
Archives
ZIP, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, ISO, DMG, BZ2, XZ, CAB
Emails
PST, OST, EML, MSG, MBOX, DBX, Outlook, Thunderbird
Code & Web
HTML, CSS, JS, PHP, Python, Java, C++, XML, JSON, SQL
Databases
MDB, ACCDB, DBF, SQLite, MySQL dumps, SQL Server backups
Supported RAID Configurations
Recovery from all common and exotic RAID types including composite arrays
Standard RAID Levels
RAID 0
Striping without parity
RAID 1
Disk mirroring
RAID 4
Block-level striping with dedicated parity
RAID 5
Block-level striping with distributed parity
RAID 6
Double parity protection
RAID 10
Mirrored stripes (1+0)
RAID 50
Striped RAID 5 arrays
RAID 60
Striped RAID 6 arrays
RAID 1E
Enhanced mirroring
RAID 5E
RAID 5 with hot spare
RAID 5EE
Enhanced RAID 5E
JBOD
Just a Bunch of Disks
Vendor & Filesystem RAID Modifications
X-RAID
Netgear Automatic volume expansion
Storage Spaces
Windows dynamic disks, parity and mirror spaces
Apple RAID
macOS software RAID sets
Drobo BeyondRAID
Automatic mixed-capacity redundancy
Unraid Array
Parity-protected disk pool
LVM RAID
Linux LVM-managed RAID volumes
Comprehensive Feature Set
Everything you need for professional RAID data recovery
Virtual Machine Support
Recover data from VMware (VMDK), VirtualBox (VDI), Hyper-V (VHD/VHDX), QEMU/KVM (QCOW2), and Parallels (HDD) virtual disk formats.
View VM Recovery GuidesLinux mdadm Recovery
Full support for Linux software RAID created with mdadm. Automatically detects configuration and metadata format.
Windows Storage Spaces
Recovers data from Windows dynamic disks and Storage Spaces, including parity and mirror spaces.
Manual Configuration Mode
Advanced users can manually specify RAID parameters for exotic configurations or when automatic detection needs assistance.
Disk Image Creation
Create sector-by-sector disk images for safe recovery operations without risking original data.
Read-Only Operation
All recovery operations are read-only. Your original disks remain unchanged, ensuring maximum data safety.
Network Export
Save recovered files directly to network locations including FTP servers and network shares.
Deep Scan Mode
When quick scan isn't enough, deep scan performs thorough analysis to find all recoverable files.
File Preview
Preview documents, images, videos, and other files before purchasing to verify recovery quality.
Remote SSH Access
Connect over SSH to a remote NAS, server, or VMware ESXi host, then analyze its disks and recover data directly — no need to remove the drives. Available in the Windows, macOS, and Linux versions of RS RAID Retrieve.
SMART Disk Health Monitor
Check a drive's condition before you commit to a recovery. View the full SMART attribute table (raw and threshold values for every attribute), real-time temperature, and an overall Good/Caution/Bad health status — on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
Forensic Images
Mount and work directly with forensic image formats: EnCase/EWF (E01, S01, Ex01), Advanced Forensic Format (AFF, AFM, AFD), and AFF4 — single file, multi-volume, or folder — with common compression schemes supported.
BitLocker
NTFS EFS
LUKS1 / LUKS2
VeraCrypt
EWF / E01
AFF / AFF4
APFS FileVault
HFS+ FileVault2
Ext fscrypt
BitLocker
Encrypted Windows volumes and partitions. Unlock with a password, recovery key, or BEK file. Supports legacy and current AES-CBC and AES-XTS encryption modes.
LUKS1 / LUKS2
Encrypted Linux partitions. Unlock with a password or key file. LUKS1 (AES-XTS-plain64, AES-CBC-ESSIV) and LUKS2 (PBKDF2, Argon2i, Argon2id) both supported.
VeraCrypt
Regular and hidden volumes, plus encrypted system partitions. Unlock with password, PIM, or keyfiles. Wide range of cipher and hash combinations supported.
Forensic Images
Recover data from password- or key-protected EWF/E01, AFF, and AFF4 forensic images. Unlock with a password, private key, or PFX/P12 certificate depending on the image format.
Apple FileVault & Disk Images
Encrypted APFS (FileVault) and HFS+ (FileVault2/CoreStorage) volumes, plus encrypted Apple Disk Images (DMG, ASIF, sparseimage, sparsebundle).
NTFS EFS & Ext fscrypt
NTFS files encrypted with EFS, unlocked via PFX/P12 certificate or imported Windows decryption keys. Ext2/3/4 fscrypt-encrypted files (policy versions 1 and 2).
VMware vSphere
Hyper-V
VirtualBox
QEMU/KVM
VMFS 5/6
Parallels
XenServer
Proxmox
VMDK Recovery
VMware virtual disks. Thick/thin provisioned. ESXi datastores. Extract files from VMDK without vSphere.
VHD/VHDX Recovery
Hyper-V virtual hard disks. Fixed and dynamic types. Recover from corrupted Hyper-V VMs.
VDI Format
VirtualBox disk images. All allocation types supported. Direct VDI file access.
QCOW2
KVM/QEMU images. Copy-on-write format with internal and external snapshots, including compressed QCOW2 images and snapshots. Linux virtualization support.
VM Snapshot Recovery
Recover from snapshot files and delta disks directly. Broken snapshot chain reconstruction.
VMFS Datastore
VMware VMFS 5/6 support. Multi-extent volumes. Direct datastore access without ESXi.
Comprehensive System Support
Works with all major operating systems and file systems
🪟 Windows File Systems
🍎 macOS File Systems
- APFS (Apple File System)
- HFS+ (Mac OS Extended)
- HFS (legacy)
🐧 Linux File Systems
🖥️ Operating Systems
- Windows 7-11
- Windows Server 2003-2019
- macOS 10.12 - 15 Sequoia
- Ubuntu, Debian, Fedora
- Linux Mint, openSUSE
💽 RAID Controllers
- HP Smart Array
- Dell PERC
- Adaptec
- Intel RSTe
- LSI MegaRAID
- DDF-compatible devices
How RAID Recovery Works
Simple Steps Process for Automatic RAID Detection & Reconstruction
Free vs Full Edition: RAID Data Recovery Features
See what features are included in the Free Edition and what’s unlocked in the Full Licensed Version.
| Feature | Free Edition | Paid Edition |
|---|---|---|
| Automatic RAID detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Works without controller | ✓ | ✓ |
| 15+ file systems support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Virtual machine formats (VMDK, VHD, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ |
| NAS support (Synology, QNAP, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Linux mdadm recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| SSH connections | ✓ | ✓ |
| macOS, Windows, Linux versions | ✓ | ✓ |
| Bad block handling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free preview mode | ✓ | ✓ |
| Degraded array recovery | ✓ | ✓ |
| Encrypted volume & image recovery (BitLocker, LUKS, VeraCrypt, etc.) | ✓ | ✓ |
| Save files | ✗ | ✓ |
RS RAID Retrieve
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✓ 30-day money-back guarantee | ✓ Secure payment | ✓ 24/7 support
Compatible with all major NAS manufacturers
Synology
QNAP
Western Digital
ASUSTOR
Thecus
TerraMaster
Buffalo
Netgear
Lenovo
Seagate
Resources & Recovery Guides
Learn how to recover data from different RAID types, file systems, and storage devices
RAID Recovery Guides
Step-by-step tutorials for recovering data from various RAID configurations
NAS Recovery
Recover data from popular NAS devices including Synology, QNAP, and Western Digital
- Netgear ReadyNAS Data Recovery
- Synology NAS Data Recovery
- OpenMediaVault NAS Recovery Guide
- WD My Cloud Recovery
Virtual Machine Recovery
Recover data from VMware, Hyper-V, VirtualBox and other virtualization platforms
View All VM GuidesFile System Recovery
Understanding and recovering data from different file systems across platforms
Advanced Topics
In-depth articles on RAID configurations, storage technologies, and recovery techniques
How-to Guides
Practical tutorials and best practices for data recovery and RAID management
When to Use RS RAID Retrieve
Professional RAID recovery solution for these critical situations
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RAID Controller Failure
When your hardware RAID controller dies, becomes unavailable, or needs replacement. Use RS RAID Retrieve to bypass the failed controller and access data directly from disks.
✓ Works without original controller
Connect disks to any PC and recover data
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NAS Device Won't Boot
When your Synology, QNAP, Western Digital, or other NAS device fails to start, won't boot, or has corrupted firmware. Extract data without repairing the NAS unit.
✓ Supports all major NAS brands
SHR, X-RAID, and standard configurations
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Multiple Drive Failures
When RAID fault tolerance is exceeded (2+ failed drives in RAID 5, 3+ in RAID 6). Attempt partial data recovery from remaining healthy drives when rebuild is impossible.
✓ Advanced mathematical recovery
Extracts data beyond fault tolerance limits
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Accidental Array Deletion
When RAID configuration is accidentally deleted, reformatted, or reinitialized. Recover data even after the array structure has been removed or overwritten.
✓ Deep RAID structure detection
Reconstructs lost array parameters
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Corrupted Virtual Datastores
When VMware, Hyper-V, or other virtualization platforms experience datastore corruption. Recover VMDK, VHD, VHDX files directly from underlying RAID arrays.
✓ Direct VMFS/VHDX access
No need for working hypervisor
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Degraded Arrays with Bad Sectors
When drives develop bad blocks causing rebuild failures. Use when traditional RAID rebuild repeatedly fails or causes more damage to already degraded arrays.
✓ Graceful bad block handling
Skips damaged sectors, recovers the rest
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Unknown RAID Parameters
When you don't know the RAID configuration details - type, disk order, stripe size, or rotation. Useful for inherited servers or systems without documentation.
✓ Automatic parameter detection
Identifies all settings in ~5 minutes
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Failed RAID Rebuild
When RAID rebuild fails due to power outage, timeout, or additional disk failure during rebuild. Recover current data state without risky rebuild attempts.
✓ Bypasses rebuild process
Direct data extraction from current state
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Mixed Disk Sizes in Array
When working with Synology SHR or other flexible RAID configurations that use different disk sizes. Standard tools often fail with non-uniform arrays.
✓ Flexible array support
Handles SHR, SHR-2, X-RAID configurations
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Cross-Platform RAID Arrays
When recovering from Linux mdadm, Windows Storage Spaces, or ZFS RAIDZ arrays. Use when you need cross-platform file system support (Btrfs, ZFS, XFS, ext4, NTFS).
✓ 15+ file systems supported
Windows, Linux, macOS, Unix, VMware
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Before Expensive Data Recovery Services
As a first step before sending drives to professional recovery services. Save thousands of dollars by attempting software recovery first on logical failures.
✓ Read-only operations
Safe to try - won't damage drives further
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Enterprise Server Migrations
When migrating data from old RAID servers to new hardware. Access and copy data without needing to rebuild arrays on incompatible new controllers.
✓ Controller-independent recovery
Works with HP, Dell, Adaptec, LSI controllers
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Encrypted Drives and Containers
When your RAID or NAS drives are protected by BitLocker, LUKS, or VeraCrypt. Recover data directly from the encrypted volume without a full decryption pass first.
✓ Unlocks with password, recovery key, or key file
BitLocker, LUKS1/LUKS2, VeraCrypt (including hidden volumes)
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Encrypted Forensic Images
When you're working with encrypted forensic images from an e-discovery or investigation workflow. Recover data straight from the encrypted image file.
✓ Unlocks with password, private key, or certificate
EWF/E01, AFF, AFF4, encrypted Apple Disk Images
What's New?
06 July 2026
- New Features:
- Added support for encrypted BitLocker disks and volumes with password, recovery key, and BEK file unlocking. Supports AES-128-CBC + Diffuser, AES-256-CBC + Diffuser, AES-128-CBC, AES-256-CBC, AES-128-XTS, and AES-256-XTS. Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Added support for encrypted Linux LUKS1 and LUKS2 volumes with password and key file unlocking. Supports AES-XTS-plain64, AES-CBC-ESSIV:SHA256, PBKDF2, Argon2i, and Argon2id. Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Added support for encrypted VeraCrypt volumes, including standard, hidden, and system volumes. Supports password, PIM, and key file unlocking, AES, Serpent, Twofish, Camellia, and Kuznyechik encryption, and SHA-256, SHA-512, Whirlpool, BLAKE2S, STREEBOG, and Argon2 key derivation. Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Added support for encrypted forensic images, including EWF/E01, AFF, AFD, AFF4, and AFF4-directory formats. Supports password authentication for EWF/E01 and password, private key, or PFX/P12 certificate authentication for AFF, AFD, and AFF4. Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Added support for encrypted Apple Disk Images (DMG, ASIF, sparseimage, and sparsebundle). Supports password authentication, private key and PFX/P12 certificates (DMG, sparseimage, sparsebundle), and AES-128/AES-256 encryption. Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Added support for NTFS EFS-encrypted files with PFX/P12 certificate authentication and importing EFS decryption keys from Windows.
- Added support for APFS FileVault, HFS+ FileVault2/CoreStorage (password or recovery key + EncryptedRoot.plist.wipekey), and Ext2/3/4 fscrypt (policy v1/v2). Available on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
- Added support for QEMU external snapshots and compressed QCOW2 images and snapshots.
- Added SSH support for VMware ESXi servers.
- Improvements:
- Improved XFS recovery by fixing recovery of some files and significantly increasing recovery speed for large files.
- Improved VMware VMDK image compatibility.
- Improved FAT filename handling.
- Bug Fixes:
- Fixed incorrect recovery of some XFS files.
- Fixed reading issues with some VMware VMDK disk images.
- Fixed FAT filename handling issues.
- Various compatibility and stability improvements.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! RS RAID Retrieve works without the original controller. Simply connect your drives directly to your PC.
Our software successfully recovers data in 85-95% of cases, depending on the type of failure and number of damaged disks.
Detection: 5-10 minutes | Scanning: 1-4 hours (depends on drive size) | Recovery: 30 minutes - 2 hours.
Yes! RS RAID Retrieve operates in read-only mode and never writes to your original drives, ensuring 100% data safety.
RAID 5 can tolerate 1 drive failure. With 2 failed drives, RS RAID Retrieve attempts partial recovery using advanced algorithms.
No! The trial version lets you preview ALL recoverable files. Only pay if you see your data.
If recovery fails, get a full refund.
Yes! Remove drives from your Synology, QNAP, or other NAS, connect them to PC, and RS RAID Retrieve will detect the configuration.
Yes. RS RAID Retrieve supports direct recovery from BitLocker, LUKS1/LUKS2, and VeraCrypt-encrypted volumes, as well as encrypted forensic images (EWF/AFF/AFF4) and macOS FileVault/FileVault2/CoreStorage volumes, without requiring you to fully decrypt the drive beforehand.
