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external hd

  1. hewhore

    To partition or not to partition?

    I just got a 2TB external SSD, primarily to download, and run, my Photos library on. I am now also considering installing macOS on it, as I have discovered a few applications whose installers take up considerably more space than is currently available on my M1 Mac mini's HD. The last time I...
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    External HD/Carbon Copy Cloner Help

    Hi all, I have been having issues with my external hard drive lately. I have a 2018 15” Macbook Pro running Monterey. My external HD has become extremely slow when loading, opening, transferring files, etc. but runs flawlessly when I use it at school on bigger iMacs. I have tried resetting the...
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    External HD data recovery

    I made a stupid yesterday. In an external HD dual dock, I attempted to move data from one external HD to another HD in the dual dock. I had ample space to make the transfer. Unfortunately, instead of copying the desired data to the targeted HD, it made a clone, thus, overwriting the data...
  4. Macsonic

    G-Drive Ext HD Firewire and USB 3.0 Bug

    I first used the Search Function before posting this and also researched via Google but no results. I have a 4TB G-Drive with 2 Firewire 800 and USB 3.0 ports. When I format my 4TB G-Drive using the Firewire port in Mac OSX as Mac OS Extended Journaled, format is successful and HD works fine...
    • Macsonic
    • Thread
    • external hd g-drive g-drive with firewire and usb 3.0
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Mac Accessories
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    External HD not going into sleep mode / going back to Sierra issues

    When I first installed (clean install) Mojave I had this problem that my external HD's kept spinning and didn't go into sleep mode, even though sleep mode is activated through the WD Drive Utilities app. They are WD My Book drives and I have updated their firmware and did a full scan of all...
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    Help in Encrypting My MBP and External Backup HD's

    I've a MacBook Pro running High Sierra with an internal SSD and 2 external HDD's for backup. The first external is using Time Machine and the other is using Carbon Copy Cloner, in order to be bootable if needed. None of those 3 HD's are encrypted. For security/privacy I've been using encrypted...
    • qqurioustiger8945
    • Thread
    • encrypt external hd filevault internal hd mac os extended journaled privacy ssd
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: macOS
  7. Ranstone

    Resolved Advice: USB splitter, or USB to Firewire?

    I need advice. I'm in uncharted territory for my skillset. I have an old imac, (I mean, duh, I'm posting in the iMac forum.)and I'm plannign on geting a new external hard drive. Problem is, I have 3 USB ports on the Mac, and two firewire ports. One USB is for the mouse. One USB is for the...
    • Ranstone
    • Thread
    • convert external hd firewire help usb usb splitter
    • Replies: 17
    • Forum: iMac
  8. jbdean

    How to display Mac Mini on iMac desktop

    I have a 2005 Mac Mini & iMac, both using iOS 10.5. I can't find my monitor adapter to hook the mini up to the ViewSonic monitor I used to use with it and I was wondering if I can just get it to show up on the desktop of the iMac as an external drive. I've hooked it up by usb and firewire but...
    • jbdean
    • Thread
    • external hard drive external hd imac 2005 mac mini 2005 viewsonic monitor
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Mac mini
  9. savinorum

    Problem mounting external HD

    hi! i've been having some troubles as of today with one of my external HDs. it's a 1TB LG External HDD HXD7. it was originally mounted on a Windows PC so it used NTFS. i've been running it with Tuxera NTFS with exceptional, really rare problems. most of the time it worked fine. but today when i...
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