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  1. M

    How viable a external SSD for all-time use as secondary storage (developer)

    I have a iMac 2011 that need to be replaced. I'm a (solo) developer that work across all major platforms (ios, android, windows, linux, osx), and more critical , with many databases engines (sql server, postgresql, mysql, firebird, ...) and data processing for small bussiness in my country. So...
    • mamcx
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    • database software developer external disk mac mini virtual machine
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: Mac mini
  2. mrnuclideman

    Macbook pro deletes files on external hdd

    I got a macbook pro 13.3 2017. 16gb ram. Now its my first external hdd this thing happens and this is getting annoying. If someone moves an externall hdd while its connecting a macbook it throws an error, but after some update the disk becomes and unusable. I cant mounti, i cant use, gotta go...
  3. A

    External Hard Drive Won't Mount

    I just bought a new external hard drive and was attempting to reformat it from ExFAT to APFS encrypted. The operation failed and now the disk won't mount (thought it still appears in Disk Utility). I have tried to reformat and use first aid but neither will work. Any help or suggestions are...
    • acropoli
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    • external disk external drive external hard disk external hard drive external hard drive fails to mount
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
  4. Demovx

    Boot MacOS on external disk - default

    Hello! I have a qestion. I have iMac with usb external disk with MacOS High Sierra. ( No APFS ). When i power up imac, i see black screen. After 10 seconds, the apple logo appears and the booting from the external usb disk. All works fine but i need boot default from external USB ( save the 10...
  5. C

    how to format my external drive

    I bought today an external Lacie USB-C 1 TB mechanical drive for backups (not Time Machine), because it was a good deal and I needed an external backup. How should I format this drive? GUID partition scheme? Should I use the new AFS of the old HFS. I am using the up to date High Sierra OS and I...
  6. lindyman77

    Now High Sierra can't find my SSD startup disk...but booting externally

    Super weird issue going on. Upgraded my 13" 2011 MBP with a Samsung 840 Pro SSD to High Sierra. (Automatically upgraded to APFS with TRIM enabled) Last night it wouldn't boot showing only a flashing folder/question mark. Did all of the usual stuff PRAM, Recovery Mode, repaired permissions, etc...
  7. I

    Disk Utility fails to show any disks

    Mac mini (late 2012) 10.12.5 upgraded to 10.12.6 (via App Store) Finder does not show any connected external disks (USB drives); only internal HDD Disk Utility displays "Loading Disks" message and NO info on disks (internal or external) is shown Before the upgrade I had no such problems What an...
  8. N

    Unplugged Time Machine backup without ejecting! What now?

    I accidentally unplugged my Time Machine backup hard drive today without ejecting it first :-/ It had successfully finished making a backup a couple of minutes before this happened and so I hope that this hasn’t corrupted the drive. I checked to see if I could retrieve files from my backups and...
  9. rikki40

    Airport Extreme with 2 external drives

    Hi, I have 2 external drives (Time Machine backup disk + media disk) connected to an Airport Extreme via a USB hub. Is it possible to get Time Machine to backup the media disk connected to the Airport Extreme? Thanks.
    • rikki40
    • Thread
    • airport extreme external disk usb hub
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  10. ColinDPritchard

    Disk Utility will not format 3TB drives

    We just got 2 new internal Toshiba 3TB drives for an external enclosure. Disk Utility refuses to format them as 3TB. Only gives me 801.23GB. The connection is over firewire. Not sure if that matters. The Mac is running 10.11.6. Any ideas on what we can do to fix this?
  11. E

    Western Digital My Book shows but won't mount?

    Hi all, I've got an infuriating problems with an older WD mybook studio II external drive. It's shows in disk utility but not in finder, and won't mount in DU. I found a thread suggesting that if fschk shows up in activity monitor, then force quit that process, but the process doesn't show when...
  12. KieranDotW

    Reformatting External HDD when Disk Utility does not respond?

    Hi, I have a 2tb Seagate External HDD divided into two 1tb expansions for backups and external storage, respectively. As of a few days ago I have been able to mount and access the external storage partition; however the backup partition does not mount. As a last ditch effort I'm considering...
  13. stefanvj

    encryption caused faulty external drive

    While my external hard drive was busy encrypting, the cable got disconnected and now it does not want to finish the conversion or allow me to access the drive. what should I do, it has been stuck on 88% for a day? diskutil cs list: CoreStorage logical volume groups (2 found) | +-- Logical...
  14. doru

    Weird Finder issue with Exif

    So, using Get Info in Finder doesn't show any Exif data under the More Info arrow, when using a certain external drive. For images on the mac's hdd, it works. And now it gets weirder: it also works for another external drive, same size, same file system (exFat). Any ideas what's going on?
    • doru
    • Thread
    • exif external disk finder
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: macOS
  15. E

    4TB G-Drive auto rename to MyBook and delete all data (Yosemite)

    Hi, I've just purchased a 4TB G-Drive - Thunderbolt & USB 3.0, to use mainly as storage for caches, render and previews. I've connected it to a macbook pro with thunderbolt. All working great, at first. But, switching it on suddently it renamed itself as MyBook and all the data in it disappeared...
  16. AlexGraphicD

    Cool accessory to hide external drives behind the iMac

    Found this here and thought it was really cool for those who prefer the external drives be hidden. http://geardiary.com
    • AlexGraphicD
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    • desktop external disk imac
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: iMac
  17. M

    Lightroom photo storage: internal vs. external

    In the past I have stored my Lightroom photos on an external FW800 drive. This was necessary due to limited internal drive space on my older iMac. Well, that iMac died and I got a new one with a 2TB Fusion drive (split into 2 1TB partitions). So I now have the space on my internal drive. My...
    • mzd
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    • external disk lightroom storage
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Photography
  18. A

    looking for external disk to run fusion vm's

    Hello, I have a Mid 2015 rMBP on which I will run bunch of VM's but I have not much space to hold the VM's. I am looking for a 256GB external disk which should be somewhat portable. I checked Sandisk extreme pro 256GB USB 3.0, did anyone had such an experience? Is sandisk extreme pro capable of...
  19. B

    EXTERNAL DRIVE NOT RECOGNISED

    I have a Macbook pro late 2011 running El Capitan. My 1T samsung external drive has suddenly stopped being recognised. It is not in Finder or in disc utility. It is however in Apple About, system report, USB. Its light goes on when connected and I've connect it with the macbook on power cord. My...
  20. MayaBN

    Music player for iphone external flash disk

    I got the JetDrive Go 300 that I connect to my iPhone. I put all my music on it and want to play it directly from the disk. It comes with an app that isn't really comfortable for playing music, and the usual Apple Music app doesn't see the music stored on the disk. All the apps I went through on...
    • MayaBN
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    • external disk music app
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: iPhone
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