@macsupport Or, since it is APFS, erase the volume with Disk Utility. Once it won't mount, it is not likely to mount with just a new cable

@macsupport Did you try a different USB cable, perhaps?I see lots of these entries in the log:2025.09.15 - 08:14:08 - SoftRAID Driver: The SoftRAID...

September 16, tomorrow.

We have not seen any issues like this since Thunderbolt 2 days. Must be a cable that is not tight, or something. Thunderbolt 4 is generally pretty sol...

Sorry, there is no way around this like that. Hopefully you have a backup system, so you can use that when it is time.

@wfiveash We do provide release notes when the final version is released, and in the beta version read me files Your issue regarding terminal com...

@macsupport The volume has no "BSD disk identifier", so MacOS cannot mount it. I suspect a "glitch" with USB, likely during the update to the last ...

@macsupport Attach it, the file is not available to non admins.

@dmetz Do a test second system install. It does not affect your existing system and you can delete it any time.I suspect you won't see this issue o...

@macsupport Attach a SoftRAID tech support file, so I can take a look at what you have.

@dmetz There was nothing :"wrong", no. SoftRAID's driver cannot "initiate" any I/O. So whatever is causing your issues is in MacOS, of which Spot...

yes, 16K is fine, as reads are actually 64K with 4 disks. It has the advantage of not wasting allocated stripe unit IO's (being too large) and perform...

@bkdad Just remember, SoftRAID's driver does not "generate" any IO. Only the app can do that (verify disk for example). So anything going on like y...

@macsupport 8.6.b7 does not install a driver, nor require a restart. My guess is it went to an unmountable state when you installed Tahoe? You ma...

Your original thought about spotlight indexing is the issue. The index probably got damaged and it is continually reindexing. Disable Spotlight (exemp...