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SoftRAID 5 Lite upgrade to SoftRAID 6 Pro $ 199.99. Upgrade SoftRAID 5 Lite to SoftRAID 6 Pro for Mac and Windows. SoftRAID is the most powerful, intuitive software RAID utility on the market. Multiple RAID levels let you select the RAID level that fits you or your project’s needs best. If you need maximum volume capacity, optimum drive. Streamline your data storage with the ThunderBay 8 8-Bay Thunderbolt 3 Raid Array with SoftRAID Lite XT from OWC. Featuring eight 2.5/3.5' SATA drive bays, this desktop storage enclosure is designed to provide ample storage space or redundancy with support for RAID 0, 1, and JBOD modes.
SoftRAID was built with extras to simplify your task, such as the ability to blink drive lights and name drives for quick recognition. Eventually all drives fail. If a drive is starting to experience issues or a problem is detected, SoftRAID will display warnings in the Mac menu bar/Windows system tray so you can stay ahead of possible problems. SoftRAID from OWC delivers the best of safety and speed, far outperforming hardware-only solutions. Learn more about SoftRAID Lite. For additional RAID levels (4, 5, 1+0 (10)) you will need the SoftRAID or SoftRAID. SoftRAID Lite XT only works with OWC and Akitio hardware Data-center software on your desktop OWC SoftRAID protects your life’s work with redundant storage options and disk failure monitoring. SoftRAID from OWC delivers the best of safety and speed, far outperforming hardware-only solutions.
By DCS, / News
Softraid Lite Xt Big Sur
OWC has announced the release of SoftRAID Lite and Lite XT for Windows. This is the first time SoftRAID is available for Windows users, who now have a cross-platform solution and can share RAID volumes between OSes. Available for purchase now; users who have previously purchased SoftRAID 5 Lite XT with their OWC solution will receive this Windows edition for free.
SoftRAID is the powerful yet easy-to-use RAID software platform that maximizes drive capacity, offers faster performance, and protects against data loss. It’s ideal for voluminous data roles including audio/video production, editing, and photography. Featuring an all-new, streamlined interface with disks checked and verified before use plus early warnings prevent unexpected disk failure. New licensing of SoftRAID now enables an unlicensed version of SoftRAID to still read/write RAID volumes, making it easier to move them between different computers and locations.
Highlights
Softraid Lite Windows
- Flexible: create RAID 0, 1 volumes with SoftRAID Lite and Lite XT (Windows)
- Verified: volume validation ensures sectors can be read, parity is correct, and volume failure is minimized
- Certified: thoroughly scans drives before use to ensure they are safe for data storage
- Vigilant: early warning prediction helps protect against unexpected drive failure
- Built-in MacDrive technology: SoftRAID Lite and Lite XT let users exchange arrays between Windows and macOS computers
- Thorough: full TRIM support improves internal and external SSD performance in all RAID levels
For more details visit: https://software.owcdigital.com/
Download latest SoftRAID XT
SoftRAID XT is designed to run on disks inside an OWC enclosure and will not work fully* on disks not in an OWC enclosure.
If you have other disks that you wish to use SoftRAID on you can upgrade to a full, unrestricted version of SoftRAID. Please visit our upgrades page for information on upgrade pricing and application form.
After you download SoftRAID XT, just copy the application to your volume. Then click the application in the applications folder to run it. The SoftRAID application will install all the necessary software the first time you run them.
*If you install the SoftRAID XT driver and use it on other disks, SoftRAID will report predictive failure, but you won’t be able to use SoftRAID’s full range of features such as: creating volumes, rebuilding volumes, certifying disks, validating volumes. To use these features you will need to upgrade to the unrestricted (non-XT) version of SoftRAID
Owc Softraid Lite Xt
SoftRAID XT requires an OWC or Akitio enclosures*.