I have been using an external hard drive for my mac book pro for several years. Now when I connect the external drive it is very slow and also it slows downs (significantly) my mac. How do I fix this or is simply that my external drive is dying?
MacBook Pro 13", macOS 10.13
First of all make sure you have a backup of all the data on the external drive. Backups are just as important for an external drive as for your main drive on the computer.
Try running Disk Utility First Aid on the drive assuming you have macOS managing the drive.
To attempt to check the health of the external drive run DriveDX and post the report here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper. You may need to install the special USB driver in order for DriveDX to be able to properly communicate with the drive. However, even with the special USB driver it may not be possible to check the health of the drive because some drive enclosures do not permit the necessary communication.
First of all make sure you have a backup of all the data on the external drive. Backups are just as important for an external drive as for your main drive on the computer.
Try running Disk Utility First Aid on the drive assuming you have macOS managing the drive.
To attempt to check the health of the external drive run DriveDX and post the report here using the "Additional Text" icon which looks like a piece of paper. You may need to install the special USB driver in order for DriveDX to be able to properly communicate with the drive. However, even with the special USB driver it may not be possible to check the health of the drive because some drive enclosures do not permit the necessary communication.
What is the make and model of the external drive? Does it have its own poer supply?
External hard Drive is slow and slowing down my mac
