Looking for RAID recovery in Houston

Stupidly unplugged my raid 5 configured thunderbay without ejecting and now it’s showing as disk structure corrupted and raw. Can anyone here recommend a service center/technician in Houston ? Not worried about the cost, just want the best option as I need my work files back.

Would also appreciate any insight into how screwed I might or might not be. Most of the files are .3FR raw files at ~200mb, if that matters.

Thanks in advance

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Jace Elric

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April 28, 2026 at 7:05 am

You’re actually in a better spot than it might feel right now. This kind of issue—where a RAID suddenly shows up as RAW after being unplugged—is usually down to corrupted file system or RAID metadata, not the drives themselves failing. That means your data is often still there, just not being read properly. The key thing now is to avoid doing anything that could overwrite or confuse the RAID further—like initializing it, formatting it, or trying random rebuild attempts.

If the files are important, it’s worth going straight to a professional recovery lab like WeRecoverData or Flashback Data. These guys deal with RAID setups all the time and can usually piece things back together even when the structure is damaged. Overall, this isn’t a worst-case scenario—you’ve got a solid chance of recovery as long as you handle the next steps carefully.

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