-69845 'File system verify or repair failed' (1TB WD Elements SE external hard drive, Macbook)

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-69845 'File system verify or repair failed' (1TB WD Elements SE external hard drive, Macbook)

My external hard drive no longer appears in Finder, and in Disk Utility appears greyed out. When I attempt to mount it using Disk Utility, I get an error message reading:

'Could not mount "[my hard drive". (com.apple.DiskManagement.disenter error 0.)'.

When I attempted to run a First Aid on it, it reads:

File system exit code is 8

Restoring the original state found as unmounted.

File system verify or repair failed. : (-69845)

What exactly does this mean, and is there any way I can repair or otherwise access the disk?

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Aug 16, 2020 12:52 PM

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Answer 1

ryane77

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Aug 17, 2020 12:16 PM in response to FatherElijah

Hi FatherElijah,

It sounds like you're getting an error and unable to access your external hard drive while connected to your Mac. Access to that device is crucial and we can understand why you have reached out for help. We would be happy to assist you with this.

Let's boot your Mac into safe mode and try to access the drive:

How to use safe mode on your Mac

We hope this helps. Have a great day!

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Answer 2

chris_g1

Community Specialist

Aug 18, 2020 5:57 AM in response to FatherElijah

FatherElijah,

We appreciate you trying those steps and getting back to us. Let's make sure that your software on your Mac is also up to date.

How to update the software on your Mac

Do you have any partitions on your external hard drive that would include your Time Machine backups or Windows Boot Camp?

Let us know! Have a great day.

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Answer 3

Sep 24, 2020 9:20 AM in response to Kelticgurl

Also I am using a WD My Passport Ultra 2 TB drive.

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FatherElijah Author

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Aug 17, 2020 5:30 PM in response to ryane77

Thanks for getting back.

I've rebooted in Safe Mode and tried to run a First Aid on the drive using Disk Utility but unfortunately I'm still getting exactly the same problem.

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Answer 5

Sep 24, 2020 9:20 AM in response to chris_g1

Hi,

I am having the same error and have done all of the steps you gave above. Still getting the error. There are no partitions on my drive. Time machine last ran 9/20 so I was fine until then.

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-69845 'File system verify or repair failed' (1TB WD Elements SE external hard drive, Macbook)

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