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Why do some of my disks get errors during certification?
If some of the disks you are certifying are getting errors, there are two possible explanations: You have an unreliable...
How can I make sure my RAID 4 or RAID 5 volume is working correctly?
The SoftRAID driver always creates the correct parity information for each block when writing to the volume. The parity information...
How can I make a SoftRAID volume read-only?
You can make any SoftRAID volume read-only as long as it does not contain files which another application is using....
Can I use SoftRAID to certify my SDHC cards for my digital camera?
You can use SoftRAID to certify a SDHC card before using it in your digital camera. This will ensure that...
Why does the last pass of a disk certify write only zeros?
If you have ever had to recover a file that you’ve accidentally erased, you know that it’s much easier to...
I/O Errors
What is an IO error? An IO error is a communication error. There are two main causes for IO errors:...
How does SoftRAID use SMART to predict disk failure?
Every time you start up the SoftRAID application, it gets the SMART status* of every disk which support SMART. In...
Can I create an encrypted Time Machine backup on a SoftRAID volume?
Time Machine supports encrypted volumes on any SoftRAID APFS volume. One cavaet, is RAID 4/5 on HDD (rotating media) are...