#Softraid pro pro#
#Softraid pro software#

Preparing enough storage space may be expensive up front when you need to buy additional drives but if your data is valuable, it is well worth the investment. If you currently don't have another backup location and there is not enough space to keep the original data on your computer, consider buying a second RAID enclosure and another set of drives at the same time. Buying the same RAID enclosure for the second backup unit has the additional benefit that it can act as a backup for the hardware too (e.g.

same RAID controller, same power supply). If you have some existing data on the drives that you intend to use in a new RAID, make sure to backup the data in a different location first. When you setup a new RAID or change the RAID mode, all existing data is lost! The exception to the rule is Non-RAID but even then, it's better to have a backup than lose data in case something goes wrong during the setup. Recovering and accessing data on a RAID arrayДЇor hardware RAID, the data can only be accessed when the drives are installed in the original product where the RAID was originally created. It's not possible to move the drives to another product without re-formatting the drives.

The exception to this rule is when both products are based on the same RAID controller and the same firmware version.

#Softraid pro software#

However, even then, it's important to make sure that the settings are identical and it's best to create a backup of all the data in a different location first, before moving the drives.ДЇor software RAID, the data can be accessed on other computers that are running the same operating system (e.g.

#Softraid pro pro#

MacBook Pro and MacBook Air both with OS X 10.9) but it's not possible to access the data from a completely different system (e.g. Expanding the storage capacity for an existing RAID For network drives like the Mењњloud series, the disks should be installed inside a product that is based on the same firmware and the drives will have to be mounted manually.