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All of our data is GONE!

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What it is

Linus Tech Tips documents a major RAID failure on its Whonnock server and the attempt to recover the lost data with a data recovery firm.

Why Hacker News recommends it

HN refers to it as an honest, candid account of the common story of losing precious data to storage failure.

  • 1 people recommended it
  • 1 different months
  • 0 strong recommendations
  • first 2019, last 2021

What HN commenters said

  1. “Actually a pretty good telling of a story all too common for those tasked with handling precious data.”

    Telling of a common story of losing precious data

    geerlingguy, 2021-02 · Recommendation · in “United B772 at Denver on Feb 20th 2021, engine inlet separates from engine”

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Topics: raid failure, data recovery, backups, servers, linus tech tips

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