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                        <pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2018 10:24:05 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Thank you!]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Thank you!]]></content:encoded>
						                            <category domain="https://forums.softraid.com/converting-volumes/">Converting Volumes</category>                        <dc:creator>brucknerdoc</dc:creator>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 22:23:14 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[The formatting on hardware RAID disks is different, so it is difficult to convert hardware RAID to software. 

So the short reply is yes, you need to backup, convert your enclosure to &quot;JBO...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[The formatting on hardware RAID disks is different, so it is difficult to convert hardware RAID to software. 

So the short reply is yes, you need to backup, convert your enclosure to "JBOD", then you can initialize the disks and create a new volume for your data.

thanks!]]></content:encoded>
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                        <pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2018 13:01:46 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Hello -
I have a couple of OWC RAID volumes that I want to convert to SoftRAID, each with 4 HDDs. Is the only way to do this is to reformat the volume and restore from a backup?
Thanks -
...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Hello -
I have a couple of OWC RAID volumes that I want to convert to SoftRAID, each with 4 HDDs. Is the only way to do this is to reformat the volume and restore from a backup?
Thanks -
Michael]]></content:encoded>
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