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Does SoftRAID support encrypted volumes?
Does SoftRAID support encrypted volumes? Mac: Yes, SoftRAID supports encrypted APFS volumes, although indirectly. Any SoftRAID APFS volume can be erased...
How does a RAID 4 or RAID 5 volume work?
RAID 4 and RAID 5 are parity-based RAID levels that provide both performance improvement and data protection. They work by...
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...
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...
Does SoftRAID support RAID 6?
Yes. RAID 6 and RAID 6+ are available now in SoftRAID 9. RAID 6 provides dual parity protection, allowing a...
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...
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...