# RE: Read data from disk that was part of RAID1 array

- From: Peter Sangas \<hidden\>
- Date: 2017-03-17 23:17:42 
- List: linux-raid
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2017/03/6634847
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2017/03/6634821/t.md

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> From: Peter Sangas [mailto:<redacted>]
> I have only one disk from a RAID1 array and I would like to read data from
one of the
> partitions.  This there a way to mount this and read the data?

This worked for me:

mdadm --create /dev/md10 -l 1 -n 2 /dev/sda missing     md10 is chosen to
avoid conflicts with existing RAID1

mount /dev/md10 /mnt 

```