External Hard Drive keeps being ejected

While using Lightroom Classic, after a while I get the message that my external Hard Drive was not ejected properly. I have tried Disk Utility to no avail. I have to shut down my Mac and restart to get it to recognise eat drive again. Please help.

Posted on Jan 4, 2021 3:44 AM

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Jan 6, 2021 9:59 AM in response to PeterCC

Hello PeterCC, 


Thanks for reaching out to the Apple Support Communities. We understand that you're having issues with your external disk being ejected randomly, and we'd be happy to provide you with the best steps.


To get started, when USB ports are not recognizing devices it can be an indication that you need to reset the System Management Controller (SMC) on your MacBook Pro. The SMC is responsible for low-level functions like the USB power. Try the steps in the article below, and let us know the results. 


How to reset the SMC on your Mac


Cheers!

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