A two‑bay NAS near Rajarampuri and Tarabai Park, Kolhapur, flagged one drive as failed during a sync and shares turned slow for teams in Shahupuri and Laxmipuri. After a restart, the pool showed degraded and a few folders flipped to read‑only, causing delays in day‑to‑day tasks. The office asked for a simple plan that kept the healthy disk safe and returned the same share names. DataCare Labs proposed a calm sequence: stabilize the failed member, make a clean sector clone, assemble a virtual mirror, and verify paths and permissions on test hosts before export to new media.

• Brand: Seagate IronWolf
• Capacity: 8TB
• Data Size: 6TB
• Success Rate: 100%

Saves began to time out and the NAS dashboard showed rising read errors. A forced rebuild could have copied bad blocks into the healthy disk and made matters worse. The team paused changes and asked for short, plain updates and a familiar layout at return. They wanted mapped paths preserved so staff could reconnect without new instructions, and requested sample checks to be sure files opened normally.

With mirrors and small arrays, rushing a rebuild can spread silent corruption and complicate recovery. The safe route is to stabilize mechanics, restore ordered addressing, and capture a sector‑consistent clone from the failed disk. Reading through a virtual mirror avoids touching the good member, preserves structures and permissions, and lets teams continue work without renaming or remapping, keeping downtime low.

DataCare Labs installed compatible donor heads in a Class 100 clean‑room, corrected translator settings, and imaged stable zones first using short, gentle passes. Weak tracks were revisited with cool‑down intervals to control heat and stress. With a consistent clone ready, engineers built a virtual mirror with the healthy drive to read shares safely. Paths and ACLs were validated on test hosts; sample files opened normally before packaging.

A total of 6TB was recovered, including departmental shares, templates, and scheduled backups. Folders mounted cleanly, mapped paths stayed consistent, and permissions behaved as expected. Delivery included a simple checklist describing the layout and a practical backup rotation. The office reattached shares the same day and returned to normal work without rework.

Conclusion:
A steady, member‑safe sequence protects data and keeps downtime short. With careful mechanics, clean imaging, and a virtual mirror, DataCare Labs returned a familiar environment teams could trust immediately, without risking the healthy disk during recovery.

If a NAS in Kolhapur shows a failed member or degraded pool, pause rebuilds and contact DataCare Labs. No Data No Charge keeps every step safe and straightforward.