Q: External hard drive not showing up
I am using a seagate backup plus portable drive with my macbook pro running el capitan. When I plugged it in this morning to transfer some files it took a few tries but eventually it mounted, but then it wouldn't allow me to modify any files in the drive (couldn't delete or add files). I ejected it, restarted my computer, and now the drive won't show up in finder at all. I've had this drive for about 2 years during which time it's been working perfectly. I mostly use it with my TV which has been recognizing the files just fine. It's listed in disk utility but the option to mount is grayed out. Please help! This has never happened before and I've been googling for hours trying to find a solution
MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2012), OS X El Capitan (10.11.4)
Posted on Apr 25, 2016 8:17 AM