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Q: Users folder on External Hard Drive, can't modify anything when computer wakes from sleep?
I have my users folder on an external 6TB WD My Book Hard Drive. Every once and awhile, when I wake my computer from sleep in the morning, I can't modify anything. Simply trying to create a new folder on the desktop pops up the error message:
"The operation can't be completed.
An unexpected error occurred (error code -50)."
Restarting my computer fixes the problem temporarily. I assume the problem is linked to having my users folder on an External Hard Drive, which in itself sounds risky, but I know it's been done before. Can anyone give an explanation to this?
Mac Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3)
Posted on Feb 28, 2016 9:14 AM