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    External hard drive connection issues with new Mac Mini M2

    Hey folks, I have a new external SSD (Samsung T7 2TB) connected to my Mac Mini M2, but it's getting automatically unmounted when I plug in an older external hard drive. The SSD is set up for Time Machine with APFS format. As soon as I plug 2nd drive in (Verbatim Store 'n' Go 500GB, formatted as...
    • Mr.Ben
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    • external hard drive external hard drive fails to mount external ssd time machine
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    • Forum: macOS Ventura (13)
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    iMac and external hard drive help please!

    I had an iMac and had the time machine backing up onto a g-drive 6TB external hard drive. My iMac died (well, the hard drive and then something else) so instead of getting it fixed I ordered a new one. But in the mean time got a lend of an iMac from a friend. Now, when I plug in the external...
    • Nele
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    • external hard drive fails to mount external hard drive running
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: iMac
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    Ext HDDs randomly won't mount/show up in MacOS

    Hi, I'm still fairly new to MacOS and trying to learn my way around. I have several external hard disc drives and for some reason, they don't all mount/appear in MacOS. I'm not sure what to do about it or how to get them to appear. They are all formatted exFAT so they can easily be read across...
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    Ejected External Hard Drive Improperly

    Hi all, I have an external hard drive (WD EasyStore) with 10+ years and >1TB of information on it that I mistakenly pulled out without ejecting properly. Now the drive is seen by the Disk Utility but will not eject or open in read only when running commands in terminal. I only have a mac so...
  5. usmcgymnast

    WD Passport not visible on Mojave

    I finally talked my mom into replacing her 2008 MacBook (El Capitan 10.11.6) with a 2019 iMac (Mojave 10.14.5). Last year I bought her a WD Passport Ultra 1Tb to serve as her Time Machine. I have a 2016 MacBook Pro (High Sierra 10.13.6). I backed her 2008 MacBook up tonight with her Passport...
    • usmcgymnast
    • Thread
    • el capitan external external hard drive external hard drive fails to mount high sierra mojave passport passport ultra wd passport western digital
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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    URGENT:HELP needed with recovering MS-DOS External Harddrive

    Hi there I've got a 1 TB WD Elements harddrive that is not reading on either my Mac or Windows. I've tried it on a couple different macs (though neither worked), one is OS X El Capitan and the other is MacOS Sierra. Previously I could read it on both Mac and PC systems but could not transfer...
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    External Hard Drive not showing in Disk Ultility

    Hello, I have an external hard drive that use to show up on my iMac (2017 High Sierra), but it has stop showing up. It lights up and I can feel that its on so I know its working. Below are the steps I took to fix it: I tried different usb ports put it doesn't show up. I plugged in my spare...
    • buwnkle
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    • external drive external hard drive external hard drive fails to mount imac
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: iMac
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    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
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    Solved- External hard drive fails to mount/show, or crashes mac, or fails to mount 2nd drive/device

    Hi all, An explanation of these various problems, and a simple solution, is below. I had a lot of hassle with trying to solve these five problems: 1 - Trying to mount an external hard drive, crashes the mac. 2 - The external hard drive fails to mount, (but doesn't crash the mac). 3 - Trying...
    • YetAnotherWorkaround
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    • drive crashes mac drive does not connect to mac drive does not show drive fails to connect to mac drive fails to show dvd burner does not connect to mac external hard drive fails to mount printer does not connect to mac second drive fails to mount connect show
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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