@dab_owcforums Yes that is how it works. However, to avoid "reminder" notices, just get yourself a Standard license (which I think you did), to avoid ...

@smayer97 By definition, RAID 1+0, is a set of Mirrored RAID 0 disks. Its confusing, yes.

@smayer97 Agree! always update your backups when doing anything that "could" risk your data.I ran the tests, as it was not a test I had run in a while...

@mochidust Yes, I just tested it and it worked fine. I tested also on APFS, the harder use case.I did not remember if it "failed" to add the disks, or...

Standard is permanent licenses. Can you clarify? Are these Premium licenses? or one of each? I only see Standard licenses active on your account, whic...

Do you want me to specifically test this with 8.6.1? Is this APFS or HFS?Yes it should work and protect your data, but I have not tested this in years...

@kashmirlse what you’re seeing is normal, and your data is safe. When you unmount the volume, Windows has already stopped all access to the file ...

@calbear88 Yes, also you will need to initialize the disk after certify

@vnvnvn More often cable or connection error. See if it happens again.

They appear to be healthy!

@donat Generic meant we do not have any special hardware that requires OWC software to use them. I did not mean our enclosures are "cheaply built", as...

Validate will not do anything useful in this scenario, neither will "verify disk". Unreliable sectors can be caused by more than one event, it could...

Here is what I recommend:Backup. Delete the volume certify all 4 drives. (3 passes) It won't take long on these drives. See if they pass. Send a n...

We have discussed it. There is more to it than that, but the good news is now that we can get SMART Over USB, its a viable product and may get "resure...

@donat No, our enclosures are "generic" to the system it is connected to. Only "Hardware RAID" enclosure actively block SMART data. What can be a f...