https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/thinking-to-move-from-raid0-to-raid5-where-can-i-find-estimates-of-long-it-takes-to-repair-an-array-after-replacing-degraded-disk-in-raid5-32tb-array/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:56:33 +0000 wpForo 60 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/thinking-to-move-from-raid0-to-raid5-where-can-i-find-estimates-of-long-it-takes-to-repair-an-array-after-replacing-degraded-disk-in-raid5-32tb-array/#post-19949 Wed, 06 Sep 2023 00:18:49 +0000 Its a fair question. Rebuilds are relatively fast, if you replace a 16TB drive, it should rebuild in 24 hours or less. (at server, or workstation speeds, server is faster)

]]> Functionality Issues SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/thinking-to-move-from-raid0-to-raid5-where-can-i-find-estimates-of-long-it-takes-to-repair-an-array-after-replacing-degraded-disk-in-raid5-32tb-array/#post-19949 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/thinking-to-move-from-raid0-to-raid5-where-can-i-find-estimates-of-long-it-takes-to-repair-an-array-after-replacing-degraded-disk-in-raid5-32tb-array/#post-19947 Tue, 05 Sep 2023 01:07:59 +0000 I think I understand the risks of RAID0, but as my impression is that to repair an array RAID5 after replacing a failed diskcan take days, I have always thought it is faster just to download/get overnighted deliver, an online backup of the RAID0 array rather than to wait for the RAID5 to be fixed. But I dont think I have seen estimates. are there available estimates of how long it takes to have a fully functional RAID5 array after replacing a disk? (it can be for another size. mine is 32TB, but to get an idea

]]> Functionality Issues danrdz10103 https://forums.softraid.com/functionality-issues/thinking-to-move-from-raid0-to-raid5-where-can-i-find-estimates-of-long-it-takes-to-repair-an-array-after-replacing-degraded-disk-in-raid5-32tb-array/#post-19947