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RE: Can't mount: Converted Non-raid APFS volume -> Softraid volume -> back to non-Softraid volume

Attach a SoftRAID tech support file and we can take a look at it next week. (if you cannot, use filetransfer.io and post the link here.)

1 year ago
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1 year ago
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RE: striped reads from RAID1 mirror?

Its not a simple answer, however. Yes SoftRAID performs "striped reads" on Mirror volumes. the problem is because of how disk drives work, it does...

1 year ago
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RE: Missing files, but can still interact with them [RAID5]

@gnomefort Its a directory issue. I would not copy files to the volume until you have it all backed up, as if the directory is damaged as bad as it...

1 year ago
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RE: Missing files, but can still interact with them [RAID5]

@gnomefort In theory, working on the volume has no impact on files on the RAID. I do not know why it is "stuck" at 99%. If you restart, does it com...

1 year ago
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RE: Missing files, but can still interact with them [RAID5]

I think you meant you did a validate. Note that this does not affect any "data" on the volume, it just confirms data is readable and updates all parit...

1 year ago
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RE: MacOS 15.2 going into freeze with restart (again and again) on tryping to backup with Timemachine

This is a bug with the 2019 Mac Pro. Is that what you have? If you restart without it connected, it works OK, correct? We hope Apple fixes it with 1...

1 year ago
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RE: Thunderbay 4 RAID 5 constantly spinning up and down

This is a MacOS behavior. SoftRAID does not manage the volume contents/file system, etc. If the drives are spinning down during usage, then there ar...

1 year ago
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RE: Volume disappeared

@pixelinfected Try R-Studio in trial mode. See if it can scan better. You do not pay, unless you see a result that looks better than Disk Drills. ...

1 year ago
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RE: Volume disappeared

@pixelinfected Scan with Disk Drill is free, you do not need to pay until you recover. What you need to make sure is all the "structure" is there. ...

1 year ago
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RE: Softraid Crashes when trying to create new volume

@j-nerdy Only SoftRAID volumes. Lets see what happens when you exempt spotlight. You can enable it later.

1 year ago
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RE: Volume disappeared

The problem is a Mac OS bug which we have seen over the years, where we can reproduce it, where the Disk Utility tool can attempt to erase an APFS vol...

1 year ago
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RE: Softraid Crashes when trying to create new volume

@j-nerdy what I think you are missing is unmount ALL SoftRAID volumes, ThunderRAID and Thunderdata and try again.You may nbeed to A) make sure it i...

1 year ago
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RE: Softraid Crashes when trying to create new volume

@j-nerdy In your screen shot ThunderRAID is still mounted. Please unmount that volume and try again.

1 year ago
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RE: Softraid Crashes when trying to create new volume

@j-nerdy Some process is holding on to your volume, so just manually unount all volumes first. In general, MacOS security write protects the part...

1 year ago
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