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Can I keep using SoftRAID 5, SoftRAID 6, or SoftRAID 7.5?
SoftRAID 7.6.1 is compatible with macOS Mojave (10.14) through Ventura (13.x) but is not compatible with Sonoma or later. SoftRAID...
Why do my drives keep going to sleep and how do I prevent it?
If your drives are spinning down or going to sleep unexpectedly, this is almost always a macOS energy saving feature,...
Whenever I startup my Mac, SoftRAID tells me one of my disks has errors. Why does this disk keep having errors?
SoftRAID maintains a persistent error count for each disk. This count is stored directly on the disk itself, which means...
Can I use SoftRAID with Time Machine?
Yes! Time Machine works great with SoftRAID and you can easily use a SoftRAID volume as the target for your...
What is volume optimization and how does it work?
When you select the optimization setting for a volume in SoftRAID, you are telling the SoftRAID driver what you will...
Important Steps to Protect Your RAID 4/5 Volumes With SSDs (Mac only)
This is an important notice for all users running RAID 4 or RAID 5 volumes with NVMe or SSD drives....
How does SoftRAID use SMART to predict disk failure?
SoftRAID continuously monitors your disks using SMART (Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology), a built-in monitoring system in modern hard drives...
SoftRAID Pro, Lite, and XT and compatibility OWC storage solutions
SoftRAID 7 and SoftRAID 6 SoftRAID XT is designed to work only with OWC storage solutions and volumes in a...