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Much less expensive than a hardware RAID solution.You don't have to reformat to convert to a SoftRAID volume.Lets you easily create and modify RAIDs dynamically - add or remove disks at will.Here are a few of the more notable pros to using SoftRAID: So why should you buy this tool when Apple already gives you free RAID functionality with Disk Utility? The SoftRAID website has quite a list of ways in which SoftRAID is better than Apple's RAID, but is it really worth it? These instructions include how to determine if your Mac has a T2 chip and if so, how to disable Secure Boot. Installing SoftRAID on macOS Catalina MacOS 10.15, Catalina, requires Secure Boot to be disabled on Macs with T2 chips in order for the SoftRAID driver to be loaded.
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If you are not already a SoftRAID customer, or you are trying to decide whether to upgrade/update to the full version of SoftRAID, you can download SoftRAID and try for FREE for 14-days.
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If you have already purchased SoftRAID (and have a serial number), download the correct version. SoftRAID Pro works with OWC storage solutions as well as third-party solutions and will enable users to store data across enclosures. SoftRAID XT is designed to work only with OWC storage solutions and volumes in a single enclosure. SoftRAID is available in two versions, XT and Pro.