@stratmoen I have no idea. Windows or Mac? If mac, attach a SoftRAID support file.

@henry-in-florida Yes, softraid.com/sr_beta

@tony_white What if you "zero disk", 100 sectors? Does that work? It should. then you can use Disk Utility on these drives

@tony_white Attach a SoftRAID tech support file with the disks connected

What OS are you running? you may not be able to remove the driver, depending on what MacOS version you are on. I Assume the volumes if any, on the d...

Its at softraid.com/sr_beta

@drico Note: Validate ensures all the data on the volume was readable, and that all parity data has been updated (with flash data it is normal for ...

@incolor Good to know. Its frustrating to have to do clean installs for "obvious disk issues", or "SoftRAID issues", but that is often the case. There...

@rnb2 Try upgrading now. Let me know if it fixes your issue with upgrading.

@stratmoen Very easy. Here is a video (if it mentions anything about reduced security, ignore it) Essentially:create a new volume with Disk Ut...

@jd1 Thank you. You also have excellent standby tech support assistance. ;-) And when you need more storage, 3 more years added.

Could have been deleted files, or caches, also.

@stratmoen You did an "install in place", correct (which does not delete any old installed files/settings), not a "second system" install? that wil...

@drico You can use your volume in the meantime, in case you did not know. But do not restart, unlike rebuilds, validate does not survive a restart.

@jd1 All your enclosures seem to be 3-5 years old. thanks for being a steady customer. Your Last (pro) license just expired, and you can renew fo...