SoftRAID does not eject drives — it detects and reports when drives have become unavailable and alerts you so you can take action before data loss occurs. If you are seeing ejection alerts around sleep, there are two distinct causes, and they have different solutions. Is it drive sleep, or a Thunderbolt ejection? Drive sleep happens […]
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Uninstalling SoftRAID on macOS (Ventura 13.3 and later) SoftRAID includes a built-in uninstaller that removes all SoftRAID components from your Mac. Launch SoftRAID Go to Utilities menu → Uninstall All SoftRAID Components Enter your administrator password when prompted Allow the uninstaller to complete This removes SoftRAID Monitor, preferences, settings, and all related components. Once complete, you […]
SoftRAID does not support adding disks to an existing volume to increase its capacity. For example, you cannot start with a 3-disk RAID 5 and add a fourth disk to grow it. (The only exception is mirror volumes, where additional disks can be added.) However, you can expand your volume by replacing each existing disk […]
NVMe drives behave differently from HDDs in several important ways that affect how you diagnose problems: No moving parts — NVMe drives cannot be heard spinning up or down. You cannot listen for a drive to spin up after reseating it. Blink Disk Light does not work — The “Blink Disk Light” feature (Disk menu → Blink […]
If you are running a RAID 4 or RAID 5 volume, we strongly recommend using an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) with your Mac and enclosure. This is one of the most important — and most overlooked — steps you can take to protect your data. How RAID 4 and RAID 5 Work — and Why […]
Nothing — your volumes and data are completely unaffected. Simply connect your enclosure to your new Mac or Windows computer, install SoftRAID, and everything will be right where you left it. You can download SoftRAID here: Transferring Your License Your SoftRAID license needs to be activated on your new computer. If you still have access […]
SoftRAID includes a command line tool called softraidtool that allows you to perform SoftRAID operations from the Terminal. This is useful for scripting, automation, or situations where you need to interact with SoftRAID without launching the application. Invoking softraidtool Open Terminal (Applications → Utilities → Terminal) and run: softraidtool [command] Administrative tasks — such as creating volumes, initializing disks, […]
There are two ways to share a SoftRAID volume between Mac and Windows: physically connecting the enclosure to each computer, or sharing the volume over a network. Physical Connection (Direct Attach) To physically connect a SoftRAID enclosure to a Windows computer, you must have one of the following installed on the Windows machine: SoftRAID for […]
SoftRAID allows you to assign a custom label to any disk. Labels appear in the SoftRAID application and in the SoftRAID log, making it much easier to identify specific drives — especially when working with multiple enclosures or troubleshooting a problem. How to Set a Disk Label Select the disk tile for the drive you […]
Warning: Erasing or deleting a volume permanently destroys all data on it. Make sure you have a current backup before proceeding. Any action that may result in data loss requires Safeguard to be disabled first. To disable Safeguard: Select the volume tile Go to Volume menu → Safeguard → Disable Enter your administrator password when prompted […]