We recommend that you replace older disk drives even if they have not failed. As disks age, the chance that they will fail increases. It is always better to replace a disk before it fails than to wait for it to fail and have to restore data from a backup or replace a disk on […]
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Every time you start up the SoftRAID application, it gets the SMART status* of every disk which support SMART. In addition, the SoftRAID Monitor gets the SMART status every time you restart your Mac and every 24 hours after that. Each time SoftRAID gets the SMART status of a disk, it checks to see if […]
SoftRAID uses SMART to ask a disk how many hours it has been used. Disks which support SMART are on Thunderbolt, SATA, SAS and Fibre Channel buses. Disks which don’t support SMART will say “SMART status: test unavailable” in the expanded part of the disk tile in the SoftRAID application main window. For disks which […]
You can use SoftRAID to certify a SDHC card before using it in your digital camera. This will ensure that the card is working reliably and that all sectors on it can read and write without errors. If you routinely certify your SDHC cards, you will greatly reduce the chance that you will lose photographs […]
Not required for macOS 13.3 (Ventura) or later. For more information and technical details, please read our blog post regarding Secure Boot and macOS or refer to the macOS User Guide. 1) Load Startup Options Shut down your Mac with Apple silicon, then press and hold the power button until “Loading startup options” appear. 2) […]
While we all rely on the internet and the servers on it, they are not available 100% of the time. In our testing we have seen times when email servers are unreachable, even the ones at iCloud, Google, and Yahoo. We therefore always recommend that you have two outgoing email servers configured for your outgoing […]
If you are running Mac OS X 10.11.6 or older contact us at support@softraid.com and we can assist with an older version of SoftRAID. We can convert your SoftRAID 6 license to a SoftRAID 5 license if necessary.
SoftRAID 4 is not officially supported and does not qualify for upgrade discounts. You can still purchase SoftRAID Lite and ask our customer service team for a SoftRAID 4 license, if you are running 10.3, 10.4, or 10.5. SoftRAID 5 supports 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10, and 10.11. For all later versions of MacOS, use […]
SoftRAID and MacDrive can be used for in trial mode without activating. After that time, the software must be activated in order to continue using the software features. Activating the software requires a valid serial number. If you have not yet purchased the software, please visit our online store to purchase. You can also purchase […]
In some cases, you may wish to deactivate your SoftRAID or MacDrive installation — to unlicense the software to be used again. This is particularly useful if you wish to migrate your installation to a different computer. You can deactivate your license through menu options, same as activation above: Examples: Activating SoftRAID for Mac through […]