Last seen: Apr 28, 2026
@ppoulos Atgtach a SoftRAID support file and I can check.
@sampl_e Not on RAID 4/5 with HDD's Its way too slow.
@cranialgigo Remember, it is not Nord, or their VPN. Its whatever bundled malware stuff they offer direct (not through the Apple App store)
None of these things can affect the functionality of the SoftRAID driver. All they potentially can do is block the SoftRAID Monitor from launching a...
Please attach a SoftRAID tech support file (Utilities menu) You clearly have a hardware issue of some sort. the support file will help diagnose. I...
@itchyrat1108 MacOS now controls what driver version will load. Users have no control over the driver version.
@gadgetbear Please test the current SoftRAID beta. In the SoftRAID log, it should show the details for the predicted failure;Its at: softraid.com/s...
@itchyrat1108 no. they offer an add on. Its not through the "App store", only if you purchase direct from them. (I imagine its extra money) Its n...
@gadgetbear We will try to add logging in the SoftRAID Log for the specific reason these drives are flagged as predicted to fail, but they are show...
The problem is NordVPN offers a malware component from a third party. this app disables the SoftRAID Monitor from loading at startup, so your drives a...
For RAID 1+0, those are probably OK performance numbers. the pausing is not SoftRAID, which never initiates any IO on its own. This could be sleep...
@gadgetbear I need some data for you. There is a bug in SoftRAID logging for the particular failure mode your drive has. If you can get me some dat...
@gadgetbear Save a support file with this versoin and attach it. softraid.com/sr_beta
Since this is USB, (SoftRAID does not pull SMART data from USB) my guess is the drives had had IO errors. Attach a SoftRAID support file and I can loo...
@midihead7 Good. If it has ever rebuilt before (a full rebuild), or valdiated, the block count should be zero for HDD's.Flash media will always sho...

