Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? - Functionality Issues https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 05:32:31 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21075 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 18:22:55 +0000 @spyro70 

We recommend 3 passes, but yes you can do two passes. It will write a pattern read it, then write zero's, and read it back.

]]> Functionality Issues SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21075 RE: Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21074 Fri, 26 Jan 2024 15:05:08 +0000 Thank you very much and sorry for my ignorance, but I have no knowledge of the topic and thought it applied to volume.
Can I choose the option "2 times" instead of "3 times"?
That way it should finish faster?

]]> Functionality Issues Spyro70 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21074 RE: Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21069 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 16:30:35 +0000 @spyro70 

You selected a volume, not the disk. Certify is a disk function, not a volume function. It zeros all data on the disk. A validate is good on a RAID volume that has had crashes, or other problems, SoftRAID reads all data and updates any parity blocks. It does not affect data.

Certify writes random data to the disk, reads it back, 3 times. It completely wipes all data on the device, so even the FBI could not recover anything. (that is not its purpose, just saying it does delete data in the process) A certify is a rigorous test to see if a disk is reliable.

]]> Functionality Issues SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21069 RE: Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21068 Thu, 25 Jan 2024 08:32:40 +0000 Mhh...this option is disabled. I am not able to certify my disk...

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]]> Functionality Issues Spyro70 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21068 RE: Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21066 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 23:00:03 +0000 @spyro70 

Yes. You need to select the disk you are going to certify first.

]]> Functionality Issues SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21066 RE: Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21065 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:25:54 +0000 But does the Lite version have the possibility of certifying a disc? Because I see that from the menu this item is disabled...

]]> Functionality Issues Spyro70 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21065 RE: Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21064 Wed, 24 Jan 2024 22:18:08 +0000 Thank you for the quick reply.
I have never certified a hard disk, but from now on I will. At this point can I avoid "validating" hard disks if there is no point? I thought "validate" was as important as "certify".
If certifying is more important than validating, then I will always do the former.
You write about destroying the data, does that mean that certification removes everything on it?
Thanks

]]> Functionality Issues Spyro70 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21064 RE: Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21055 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 15:56:41 +0000 A validate is a read of a volume to update parity, it is not a rigorous test. It does not destroy data. So there is no need to have a "resume" on a validate.

Certify does have a resume, as it is a rigorous test of the disk.

If you have new disks, what you want to do is 'certify" them. that will take 6 days, however, so best to do all at once.

]]> Functionality Issues SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21055 Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously? https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/is-there-any-way-to-start-the-validation-process-from-where-it-left-off-previously/#post-21054 Tue, 23 Jan 2024 09:29:09 +0000 Is there any way to start the validation process from where it left off previously?
I am trying to validate 2 new 12TB hard drives for use in raid. I started the validation process yesterday morning and after about 10 hours, it was still giving me another 4 hours to finish.
Since I couldn't leave the Mac on during the night I stopped the validation process to continue it this morning, but I see that it has started all over again....

Is there a way for SoftRaid to resume the previous work or do you always have to start over with validation? I have two other 12TB hard drives and two 16TB hard drives...

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