Have you experienced data loss after a rebuild attempt on your Dell PowerEdge RAID 5 array? If your files are now missing, showing as unknown, or appear corrupted, it’s likely that your array has rebuilt incorrectly or over degraded data. At Aberdeen Data Recovery, we specialise in Dell PowerEdge recovery—bringing back mission-critical data from RAID arrays that have failed, been misconfigured, or rebuilt in error.
With over 25 years of experience, we are Scotland’s No.1 data recovery specialists, trusted by businesses, IT teams, and government departments across the UK.
⚠️ Understanding RAID 5 Rebuild Failures
RAID 5 offers redundancy, but it isn’t immune to failure—especially during a rebuild. A common scenario, like yours, is replacing a failed drive and starting a rebuild without verifying the health of the remaining drives. If even one of the other drives contains bad sectors, file system damage, or logical corruption, the rebuild process can overwrite healthy data or reconstruct the array incorrectly.
Common symptoms of an incomplete or faulty rebuild include:
- Files missing or appearing as “unknown”
- Files with red crosses or warning symbols
- Corrupt or unreadable documents, spreadsheets, photos
- Applications that no longer launch or open properly
- Discrepancies in folder structures or directory names
🛠️ How We Recover Data from Dell PowerEdge RAID Arrays
Our engineers follow a proven process to safely and efficiently recover your critical files:
- Drive Cloning
Each drive is individually cloned, including the newly added and original drives. This prevents further damage and allows us to work with verified copies, not the originals. - RAID Structure Reconstruction
Using expert-level tools, we virtually rebuild the original RAID array—correcting parity, drive order, stripe size, and block-level alignment, even after a failed or partial rebuild. - Data Integrity Analysis
We scan the rebuilt array for inconsistencies and logical corruption, identifying damaged files and marking recoverable data. - File System and Data Repair
Our tools can recover deleted or overwritten files and restore damaged documents, spreadsheets, images, and database files—even if they appear corrupted post-rebuild. - Data Extraction and Return
Recovered files are extracted to a secure, verified external storage device and returned to you in a structured and accessible format.
💻 Supported Dell PowerEdge Servers & Systems
We offer full recovery support for all Dell PowerEdge server models, including:
- PowerEdge R Series (R640, R740, R750, R940, etc.)
- PowerEdge T Series (T440, T550, T640, etc.)
- PowerEdge MX and FX modular systems
- Older models such as R710, R720, T320, T330, etc.
We also recover from:
- Internal and external PERC RAID controllers
- RAID configurations: RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- Volumes running Windows Server, Linux, VMware, and hybrid systems
💾 Supported File Systems and Interfaces
We can recover data from any file system or hardware interface used in PowerEdge environments:
- File systems: NTFS, ReFS, EXT3/4, XFS, VMFS, HFS+, APFS, FAT32
- Interfaces: SATA, SAS, SCSI, NVMe, PCIe, M.2, U.2, PATA, eSATA
✅ Why Choose Aberdeen Data Recovery?
- Over 25 years of RAID and server data recovery expertise
- Scotland’s most trusted name for Dell PowerEdge recovery
- In-house cleanroom and advanced forensic tools
- Secure, confidential handling of all data
- Free diagnostics and optional 48-hour critical recovery service
- Trusted by SMEs, IT departments, educational institutions, and public sector clients across the UK
We routinely handle cases where previous rebuilds have failed, RAID data has been overwritten, or virtual environments have become corrupted.
📍 Based in Aberdeen – Serving Clients Across the UK
Although based in Aberdeen, we support businesses and organisations across Scotland and the UK. You can:
- Send your RAID drives or Dell server to our recovery lab via secure courier
- Drop off your device in person by appointment
- Request our critical service for time-sensitive cases
If your Dell PowerEdge RAID 5 array has failed or rebuilt incorrectly, don’t risk further damage by trying to recover the data yourself.
Contact Aberdeen Data Recovery today for expert-led, safe, and reliable Dell PowerEdge recovery. We’re here to help you recover what matters most.