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Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) systems are a configuration of multiple disk drives that can improve storage and computing capabilities. If one disk fails then the entire system will fail, leading to data loss. Data stored on RAID arrays may become inaccessible, or worse, permanently deleted. To avoid data loss, you need to know the most common causes of RAID failure. Here are some of the dos and don’ts of dealing with a failed RAID system to avoid permanent data loss.