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  1. J

    I accidentally started decrypting my empty 5tb external hard drive because the encrypted drive won't show password hint

    I bought a new 5tb Seagate external drive and encrypted it with Disk Utility with a "passowrd hint" on my 2019 Macbook Pro (Catalina). The drive has never been used and is empty. However, the password hint did not show when I plugged it back in, so I thought maybe I should redo the encrytion. I...
    • joyagirl
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    • disk utility encrypted disk seagate external drive
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: macOS
  2. O

    Boot with external HD Seagate USB3 only by cold startup

    Hello all, I'm a new MacRumors user :-) I've read many forums to find an answer to this problem, but even the Apple support couldn't fix it, I hope to find some good suggestions here! Since High Sierra and now up to Mojave 10.14.5, I can't boot an iMac 5K 27" late-2015 using an external HD...
    • OSX_rulez
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    • boot seagate external drive
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: iMac
  3. podge100

    Cataclysmic External Hard Drive Fail

    my seagate expansion external hard drive is formally kaputt. It doesn't show up on my desktop or in disk utility. I am not sure what has happened. I can't do any first aid on it because it is not there. I have switched usb ports and tried on another laptop. Squat. Can anyone help with what...
  4. C

    OS X Server Time Machine Backup to External HD

    I'm trying to backup my new MacBook Pro (2015) to my old MacBook Pro (2011) using OS X Server. I have a Seagate backup plus slim 2TB external hard drive hooked up to the old MBP, which is where I want to backup my new MBP to using Time Machine. If I select an internal folder to backup to on the...
    • cpuritz
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    • macbook pro os x server seagate external drive
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Networking
  5. sonofhurnu

    El Capitan not recognizing Seagate

    I bought a new Seagate external hard drive before loading El Capitan, and save everything. Excellent. Works perfectly. An older Seagate has many other documents that I want but it is not being recognized by my MacBook Pro now. Help please.
  6. sonofhurnu

    El Capitan doesn’t recognize a Seagate external drive

    Chat Conversation Start 5:09PM I have a Macbook Pro 2011, bought a new Seagate external hard drive (Backup Plus for Mac); recently downloaded El Capitan; The new drive works fine with El Capitan, but, I had a previous Seagate external drive that functioned fine before the Mac upgrade but is not...
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