Certifying a 6TB drive - Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certifying-a-6tb-drive/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:52:31 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: Certifying a 6TB drive https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certifying-a-6tb-drive/#post-19816 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 15:29:25 +0000 Our rule of thumb is 2TB a day, so your drive was slightly faster, and Iron Wolf are indeed the fastest Seagate drives.

]]> Managing Disks - Certify, Verify, Initialize SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certifying-a-6tb-drive/#post-19816 Certifying a 6TB drive https://forums.softraid.com/managing-disks-certify-verify-initialize/certifying-a-6tb-drive/#post-19814 Fri, 18 Aug 2023 14:28:02 +0000 Hi,
Because people wonder how long it takes to certify disk nowadays:  Softraid certified a 6TB drive in exactly 48 hours. 

My setup: Mac Studio. 6TB Ironwolf Pro in an OWC Thunderbay 4 housing connected with Thunderbolt 2.

HTH

 

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