At SoftRAID’s core is RAID creation and management technology that has been finely tuned over 20 years of development. Packed with features like multiple RAID options and predictive disk failure monitoring. SoftRAID provides a level of performance that you simply can’t get with hardware RAID.
SoftRAID is perfect for anyone who needs to safely store and back up massive amounts of data.
Icons alerts, pop-up warnings, log files, SoftRAID is constantly watching your disks and volumes to make sure everything is working perfectly.
SoftRAID doesn’t stop working once you’ve created your RAID. The software continues standing guard, monitoring your drives to keep you working worry-free. It can certify that new disks are error-free before use, warn you when a disk is about to fail, and even keeps you working if you lose a disk. These advanced monitoring tools all work in the background, making catastrophic, project-killing data loss a thing of the past.
Don’t get stuck with expensive hardware RAID technology that you can’t upgrade or expand. SoftRAID sets you free with full control of RAID volumes including creation, management, and deletion. It also utilizes your computer’s advanced processing power versus the slow processors found in most hardware RAID enclosures. The result is a fast and flexible RAID array that has negligible impact on your computer system or applications.
What’s the biggest advantage of SoftRAID over a hardware RAID? You’re not locked into using specific hardware to access your data. If a hardware RAID system fails and it’s out of production or is no longer supported, all your data could be lost in an instant. With SoftRAID, you can easily replace a bad enclosure or upgrade to a new enclosure. Just move the drives to access your data without skipping a beat!
Pro tip: Need even more power and flexibility? Upgrade to SoftRAID Pro to spread volumes over two or more disk enclosures for incredible performance! (Impossible with hardware RAID.) Learn more.
Share RAID 0/1 volumes between Mac and Windows
SoftRAID comes to Windows enabling you to share RAID volumes seamlessly between a Mac and a PC. Built with MacDrive (another OWC brand), SoftRAID allows you to create, read, and write HFS+ RAID 0 and RAID 1 sets on both macOS and Windows computers. Sharing data between Macs and PCs has never been easier.
Once SoftRAID is installed and activated, it’s time to put your plan into action. Decide what the RAID volume will be used for and how much space to use (with hints from the application), and you’re off.
Whether included with your OWC enclosure or purchased separately, SoftRAID is extremely easy to use. SoftRAID makes powerful features typically reserved for data centers accessible to everyone, giving you quick data access and bullet-proof data security.
You’ll wonder how you ever felt safe storing your data before SoftRAID.
1 RAID 4/5/1+0 (10) Mac only available for Windows soon.2 Data protection requires RAID 1/4/5/1+0. 3 SoftRAID XT and Pro work with macOS 10.12 or later and Windows 10. Intel-based Macs require macOS 10.12 or later. M1 Macs require macOS 11.1 or 11.3 and later. macOS 11.3 is currently available as a public beta.
