Spin down/up continues with MacOS 12.4 & SoftRAID 6.2.1 - Functionality Issues https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/spin-down-up-continues-with-macos-12-4-softraid-6-2-1/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:21:24 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Spin down/up continues with MacOS 12.4 & SoftRAID 6.2.1 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/spin-down-up-continues-with-macos-12-4-softraid-6-2-1/#post-16405 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:34:07 +0000 No, there is no solution yet. This can happen with Apple RAID also. We are working with Apple engineering on several separate issues.

]]> Functionality Issues SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/spin-down-up-continues-with-macos-12-4-softraid-6-2-1/#post-16405 Spin down/up continues with MacOS 12.4 & SoftRAID 6.2.1 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/spin-down-up-continues-with-macos-12-4-softraid-6-2-1/#post-16404 Wed, 10 Aug 2022 02:49:43 +0000 Using MacStudio with brand new OWC Thunderbay4, and the dreaded spin down/up routine is back.

Thought I had solved repeated spin-ups using tips found here over past few months:

- In SoftRAID prefs, selected "Optimize For..." Digital Video (using Premiere Pro for editing)

- In Spotlight, added my RAID drive to "Prevent Spotlight from searching..." list (and have added, then deleted/added again)

- Tried app Caffeine

But still the drives seem to spin down if I'm not playing video for a few minutes. Then if I try to play video (or Premiere wants to do an AutoSave), I have to wait for Thunderbay lights to flash & drives to spin back up again.

I know this issue was posted in a few different forms months ago, but I'm bringing this up again in case there's a NEW solution I've missed.

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