Q: Macbook won't recognize Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive
I just recently purchased a Seagate Backup Plus Portable Drive, and it worked just fine for a few hours but now when I plug it in the Macbook (using the most recent version of El Capitan) does not recognize that it's plugged in at all. It does not show up in the Finder sidebar (even though I have my preferences set to show all items), there's no desktop icon, and the disk utility does not show it as present.
Previously, I installed the most recent NTFS DMG, and was able to transfer files to and from it with no issue, but now the Mac does not respond to it at all when it's plugged into the USB. Has anyone else dealt with a similar issue or know how to fix it? I can format the drive if need be, but I would like to not if I don't have to. Any help or pointers would be much appreciated. Thank you!
MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
Posted on Aug 30, 2016 12:51 PM