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User profile for user: jasonewillis
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External Hard Drive Issues.

I've had some issues with my computer recognizing an external ssd over the past few months. I've reformatted, swapped out cables, and tried them on my macbook pro. They all mount/are seen in disk utility on my macbook pro but just won't on my desktop. Thinking I need to reformat to factory defaults.


I've tried a few online tutorials, the most comprehensive being: https://appletoolbox.com/mac-macbook-doesnt-recognize-external-drives-troubleshooting-tips/


Should I reformat? Thank you!

~jw

Posted on Oct 27, 2020 7:40 AM

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User profile for user: den.thed
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Posted on Oct 27, 2020 7:51 AM

Click on your desktop to show Finder on the menu bar.




Click on Finder > Preferences > select General and check the Boxes.


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User profile for user: jasonewillis
jasonewillis Author
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Oct 27, 2020 8:08 AM in response to den.thed

den.thed

This was already checked. Thank you for the reply. ;)


Babowa

OS:

System Version: macOS 10.15.7 (19H2)

Kernel Version: Darwin 19.6.0


Formats: Currently APFS, also tried Mac OS Extended


Not interested in Time Machine for these external drives.


When plugged in, System Info USB recognizes drives but when I try to find Disk Utility, it does not show.

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External Hard Drive Issues.

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