Can I Continue Using RAID4 Volume While Degraded? - Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/can-i-continue-using-raid4-volume-while-degraded/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 23:43:40 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Can I Continue Using RAID4 Volume While Degraded? https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/can-i-continue-using-raid4-volume-while-degraded/#post-24619 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 23:08:46 +0000 Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize davecooperphoto https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/can-i-continue-using-raid4-volume-while-degraded/#post-24619 RE: Can I Continue Using RAID4 Volume While Degraded? https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/can-i-continue-using-raid4-volume-while-degraded/#post-24615 Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:10:09 +0000 Yes you can use the volume.

If this is flash media, did you ever validate the volume?

]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/can-i-continue-using-raid4-volume-while-degraded/#post-24615 Can I Continue Using RAID4 Volume While Degraded? https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/can-i-continue-using-raid4-volume-while-degraded/#post-24612 Sat, 17 Jan 2026 01:02:08 +0000 Hello all,

I received a message that a drive was predicted to fail, so I removed the drive and inserted a new one and begun the certification process. It's a 12TB drive so it will take nearly a week to certify. And yes—all data is backed up both locally and in the cloud.

During this lengthy period of time, can I continue to use the Volume? I realize it's in a precarious state, but it would be nice to continue to use the Volume, and then backup any new files created or modified to my other RAID Volume which is my process. This should prevent data loss, but I'm not clear if the Volume missing the disk is even usable at the moment and could use some clarity.

For instance, my Lightroom files are stored on the RAID4 that is currently missing a disk. It would be a pain to have to redirect Lightroom to the other RAID Volume. 

Thanks in advance,

Dave

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