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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

@smayer97 Here is the FAQ we created in response to your queries.

2 weeks ago
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RE: Convert Raid 0 to Raid 1

@smayer97 This is true, although backing up to the same drives as the main volume is not optimal. Best is secondary storage on separate disks for best...

2 weeks ago
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RE: SoftRAID and Virtual Machine running older macOS

@smayer97 All the main VM apps (Parallels, VMWare/Virtual Box) use local macOS drives as mountable volumes in the VM environment, so they have no impa...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Are there Release Notes for SoftRAID 8?

@smayer97 That is a decision made to simplify the user experience. I do not think extensive release notes will be released in the app any longer. B...

2 weeks ago
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RE: Is it rebuilding? What's the progress of the rebuilding? Etc... three questions

I believe this is still correct that there are no real APFS repair tools. TTP has some limited ability, yes. they should work on SoftRAID volumes in t...

2 weeks ago
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RE: SoftRAID Standard features

No SoftRAID Standard has limited features, it is not a management tool, Standard lets you monitor your volume only.

2 weeks ago
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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

@smayer97 I am consolidating all your questions into one response. I want to check one thing before posting this. And I have made an FAQ, I am addi...

2 weeks ago
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RE: All questions about RAID 1+0

@smayer97 Do you want me to consolidate all these into an FAQ? I can put it into our knowedge base info and also post it here? (or a direct link to ...

2 weeks ago
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RE: license issue

I will look into this for a resolution for you. There were some back-end issues on the store recently, so that can be causing a delay.

2 weeks ago
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RE: Thunderbay 4 RAID 5 constantly spinning up and down

@curtd Plain English, this is a MacOS issue. It might be addressed in this octobers release.Your solution options are, until Apple fixes this, are:...

2 weeks ago
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RE: RAID 0 to RAID 1+0 Data Loss?

@smayer97 Sorry, no. We have never had a feature of converting Mirrors to Stripe volumes, or Converting RAID 1 Mirrors to RAID 1+0.

2 weeks ago
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RE: RAID 0 to RAID 1+0 Data Loss?

@smayer97 Yes, each drive would get a Mirror disk "behind" it.

3 weeks ago
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RE: RAID 0 to RAID 1+0 Data Loss?

@smayer97 No, we only support RAID 1+0 one way and do not support any conversion that requires moving data around the disks. (Like converting 0 to 1, ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: Any issues with SoftRAID version 8.6.1 and MacOS 26.4?

No, there are no SoftRAID issues. I still have the habit, when possible, to disconnect external drives when updating MacOS, but interim releases like ...

3 weeks ago
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RE: RAID 0 to RAID 1+0 Data Loss?

@smayer97 Thank you for the correction and the reference. You are right that the notation is the opposite of what I stated — RAID 1+0 is indeed a st...

3 weeks ago
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