QNAP TVS-h1688X Data Recovery Services in London – RAID 6, ZFS, QuTS hero & More

The QNAP TVS-h1688X is a powerful ZFS-based NAS, often used by businesses, creative professionals, and enterprise users for virtualisation, backup, and multimedia applications. If your unit has crashed, drives have failed, or your RAID is degraded or offline, London Data Recovery – a division of Creative IT – offers advanced TVS-h1688X data recovery services in our ISO-certified cleanroom lab in London.

With 12 x 3.5” SATA bays, 4 x 2.5” SSD bays, and powerful hardware like Intel Xeon processors and QuTS hero (ZFS), the TVS-h1688X demands specialised tools and expertise to recover from RAID failures, disk errors, and corrupted storage pools.

Common TVS-h1688X Data Loss Scenarios

  • RAID 5/6/10 or ZFS pool degradation or failure
  • Two or more drives failed or removed
  • Power failure or improper shutdown during rebuild
  • Corrupted QuTS hero firmware or system volume
  • Pool offline, read-only, or not mountable
  • Deleted snapshots or datasets
  • Reinitialised or mistakenly reset NAS
  • Firmware update causing boot loop or system halt

What We Can Recover

  • Shared folders (SMB/NFS/AFP)
  • iSCSI LUNs and virtual machine images (vmdk/vdi)
  • ZFS snapshots, volumes, and datasets
  • Encrypted storage (with key/passphrase)
  • VMs, photo libraries, creative media (Adobe/Final Cut), databases, backup images

TVS-h1688X RAID Recovery Process

  1. Free Initial Consultation: We discuss symptoms and confirm model, RAID type, and file system.
  2. Drive Imaging: Each disk is cloned using write-blocked forensic tools like PC-3000 and DeepSpar.
  3. RAID & ZFS Pool Reconstruction: We manually rebuild the RAID layout and ZFS metadata structure.
  4. Volume Repair & File Extraction: Files and directories are extracted after integrity testing.
  5. Delivery: Recovered data is securely copied to a new storage device and verified with you.

Supported Configurations

  • RAID 0 / RAID 1 / RAID 5 / RAID 6 / RAID 10 / Single Disk / JBOD
  • ZFS with QuTS hero OS (including ZVOL, ZPOOL, Snapshots)
  • Mixed SSD + HDD tiered storage
  • Encrypted shares (with valid passphrase/key)

QNAP TVS-h1688X Recovery Pricing

Service Tier Description Price (Incl. VAT)
Standard Single disk failure, no RAID damage, logical recovery of deleted files or snapshots £270
Advanced Multiple drive failures, RAID rebuild, ZFS pool repair, firmware damage £470
Advanced Plus Drive hardware failure, cleanroom recovery, head swap, controller failure in RAID array £570 – £870

Why Choose London Data Recovery?

  • 20+ years of RAID and NAS data recovery expertise
  • Cleanroom facilities for failed drives and PCB repair
  • PC-3000, R-Studio, UFS Explorer and ZFS-specialist toolsets
  • Support for encrypted NAS setups
  • Same-day emergency service available
  • GDPR-compliant data handling with strict confidentiality

Request TVS-h1688X Recovery Help Today

If your QNAP TVS-h1688X NAS has failed, do not attempt a rebuild or reset without consultation—it can permanently overwrite valuable metadata. Call 020 7237 6805 or email info@creativeit.tv to schedule a free assessment. You can bring your NAS to our lab at Unit 1, 80 Willow Walk, London SE1 5SY or request a secure courier pickup nationwide.

London Data Recovery – Trusted QNAP TVS-h1688X RAID specialists for business-critical data recovery in London.

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