SoftRAID was unable to create a file system on this volume. - Other Problems https://forums.softraid.com/other-problems/softraid-was-unable-to-create-a-file-system-on-this-volume/ SoftRAID Discussion Board en-US Mon, 27 Apr 2026 18:03:59 +0000 wpForo 60 RE: SoftRAID was unable to create a file system on this volume. https://forums.softraid.com/other-problems/softraid-was-unable-to-create-a-file-system-on-this-volume/#post-4902 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 22:58:42 +0000 Other Problems EditorDM https://forums.softraid.com/other-problems/softraid-was-unable-to-create-a-file-system-on-this-volume/#post-4902 RE: SoftRAID was unable to create a file system on this volume. https://forums.softraid.com/other-problems/softraid-was-unable-to-create-a-file-system-on-this-volume/#post-4901 Wed, 22 Jul 2020 19:31:56 +0000 The problem is the driver was blocked by macOS. This is because we had to change our Developer Identifier, so the version you are running is signed by a different developer ID than what OS X has bundled with it.

 

Here is a fix:

https://srforums.wpengine.com/pages/support/5.8_Volumes_Not_Mounting.pdf

 

]]> Other Problems SoftRAID Support https://forums.softraid.com/other-problems/softraid-was-unable-to-create-a-file-system-on-this-volume/#post-4901 SoftRAID was unable to create a file system on this volume. https://forums.softraid.com/other-problems/softraid-was-unable-to-create-a-file-system-on-this-volume/#post-4894 Tue, 21 Jul 2020 16:49:41 +0000 I am constantly getting the error that SoftRAID is unable to create a file system on this volume and cannot generate any RAID volumes regardless of settings. I have Initialized all disks, verified all disks, and tried numerous combinations of settings but cannot get a RAID volume built. This is not the first time I have used this software and it used to work very well. Please help.

15" 2016 MacBookPro 2.9GHz Intel Core i7 16GB 2133 MHz LPDD3 Radeon Pro 460 4GB
Mac OS Mojave 10.14.6
SoftRAID XT 5.8.4 (tried with 5.8.3 before updating)
4 x Seagate IronWolf 8TB 7200 rpm 256MB Cache SATA 3.5" Internal Hard Drive
OWC 4 bay Thunderbolt 3 chassis

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