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iMac displaying digital art, recovering lost files.
2/7/2026

iMac Fusion Drive Data Recovery: Failing SSD Recovered in Full

Case Study Summary: iMac Fusion Drive Data Recovery Client: Christine from Toowoomba, Queensland Device: Apple iMac with Fusion Drive (128GB Samsung SSD + 3TB Seagate Hard Drive) Problem: iMac stopped…

Server drives being recovered in a data centre.
2/7/2026

16 Drive RAID Recovery Case Study: 10TB Recovered from Three Arrays in 5 Days

Case Study Summary: 16 Drive RAID Recovery, 10TB Recovered in 5 Days Client: Matthew, IT Manager, major mining company data centre in Western Australia Device: 16 Dell 2TB SAS hard…

Seagate Personal Cloud NAS device connected with cables.
2/7/2026

Seagate NAS Data Recovery Case Study: Personal Cloud 2-Bay NAS Not Connecting, All Photos Recovered

Case Study Summary: Seagate NAS Data Recovery, Personal Cloud 2-Bay Client: Steven from Western Australia Device: Seagate Personal Cloud 2-bay NAS with two Seagate 3TB hard drives (RAID 1 mirror)…

QNAP NAS drives open, data recovery challenge.
3/1/2026

QNAP Server RAID 6 Data Recovery Case Study: Dead SSDs, 5 Failing Drives, Full Recovery

QNAP Server RAID 6 Data Recovery Case Study Summary Device: QNAP server with eight Seagate 10TB hard drives and four 50GB SATA SSDs Problem: After a firmware update, drives 1,…

Damaged hard drive platter with magnifying glass over crack.
3/1/2026

Hard Drive Bad Sectors Data Recovery Case Study: DIY Failed, Cheap Shop Failed, Professionals Succeeded

Hard Drive Bad Sectors Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Muhammad, Liverpool, NSW, Australia Device: Hitachi 160GB hard drive (12 years old) Problem: Drive making noise, bad sectors, SMART failures…

Damaged Synology NAS with data recovery in progress.
3/1/2026

QNAP NAS RAID 5 Data Recovery Case Study: Seagate Failed, Payam Recovered a Decade of Data

QNAP NAS RAID 5 Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Andrew, Mascot, NSW, Australia Device: QNAP NAS, 4 hard drives, RAID 5 configuration Problem: Seagate’s own data recovery lab in…

WD My Cloud drive data recovery
3/1/2026

Proven WD My Cloud EX4100 Data Recovery Case Study Australia: 9TB RAID 5 Failure Fully Recovered

WD My Cloud EX4100 Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Robert, Annandale, NSW Device: WD My Cloud EX4100 (4-bay NAS, 4TB drives, RAID 5) Problem: All four drive indicator lights…

Damaged Synology NAS with data recovery in progress.
3/1/2026

Synology NAS RAID 5 Data Recovery Case Study: 12-Drive Business Server Recovered After Christmas Failure

Synology NAS RAID 5 Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Chris, IT manager, Bankstown, NSW, Australia Device: Synology NAS with 12 Western Digital 6TB hard drives, RAID 5 configuration Problem:…

Hand holding external hard drive, computer screen shows error.
3/4/2026

WD My Passport External Hard Drive Data Recovery Case Study: Computer Shop Failed, 99.99% Recovered in 18 Hours

WD My Passport External Hard Drive Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: Rosa, Australia Device: Western Digital My Passport 5TB external hard drive Problem: Drive filled up while downloading videos,…

Fire-damaged hard drive, smoke rising, data recovery.
3/4/2026

Fire Water Damaged Hard Drive Recovery Case Study: Photography Studio 19TB Recovered

Fire and Water Damaged Hard Drive Data Recovery Case Study Summary Client: David, photographer, Staff Australia Device: Four Seagate 8TB hard drives plus one 24TB hard drive, from a photography…

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