How can I recover a lost project file on my NAS?

If a project disappears from your NAS, it could be due to accidental deletion, database or index corruption, file system errors, sync conflicts, or RAID/drive problems. To recover it, check the NAS recycle bin or trash and search the drives directly for the project files. Look for backups, snapshots, or previous versions, and check any library or database files the project relies on, since rebuilding them can sometimes restore missing entries. If the files were deleted or corrupted, use recovery tools like Stellar NAS data recovery, ReclaiMe, R-Studio, EaseUS, or UFS Explorer, making sure to recover to a separate drive to avoid overwriting. Going forward, enable snapshots or versioning on shared folders and keep regular external backups, because RAID alone isn’t a backup.