Apple silicon (M1) Macs require macOS 11.3 or later.

SoftRAID 6.2 for Mac is compatible with macOS 10.12 or later including macOS 12. SoftRAID 6.2 is a free upgrade for current SoftRAID 6 users and discounted upgrades are available at the OWC Software Store for SoftRAID 5 users. The new mechanism is 3x faster than before.

Incredibly Quick – The re-engineered SoftRAID driver features a new method of handling TRIM commands on SSDs.SoftRAID cannot create encrypted volumes but does support volumes encrypted by Disk Utility. SoftRAID can create unencrypted APFS volumes, one volume per container. SoftRAID 5.6.4 - Update now to take advantage of improved compatibility with High Sierra, plus various updates, bug fixes and a couple of new features, including greater security and the ability to see the Total Bytes Written value for most SSDs (see post below: Why your SSD ‘mileage’ may affect its warranty). APFS – For the first time ever, SoftRAID supports the creation, management, and monitoring of APFS volumes and enables access to encrypted APFS volumes created with Disk Utility.Compatible – SoftRAID 6.2 adds support for the all-new macOS 12 – Monterey.It has features like multiple RAID options and predictive disk failure monitoring. A demo is available for download. SoftRAID 5.6 is compatible with macOS10.6.8 and higher.OWC has announced the release of SoftRAID 6.2 update, its RAID management software for macOS and Windows. SoftRAID is available to purchase for $49 for a “lite” version and $179 for the full version. All users have to do is decide what the RAID volume will be used for and how much space to use (with hints from the application) - SoftRAID Easy Setup does the rest.Īdditional new features in SoftRAID include the ability to monitor USB and FireWire disks for failure and impending failure and translation to Simplified Chinese (for both the application and documentation), in addition to the 5 other languages SoftRAID already supports: English, French, German, Spanish and Japanese. SoftRAID’s Easy Setup guides less technical users through the process of creating SoftRAID volumes, automating the process of configuring disks and making recommendations to help users setup their SoftRAID system. The feature is designed to make it easy to create a RAID system (redundant array of independent disks) from scratch to keep your files protected against disk failure and achieve faster data access.

OWC Holdings, a division of OWC, has launched SoftRAID 5.6, an upgrade of the RAID software featuring SoftRAID Easy Setup.

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