Western Digital hard drives not working after Big Sur update
It's not about High Sierra; it's about my external hard drive not opening after the Big Sur update. I have tried to find an update from Western Digital for the new OS but they don't list one that I can find. I am using My Passport for Mac and I think it's a 2 TB hard drive using the USB connector straight to my MacBook Pro.
I have looked at YouTube and it may be an old video but the recommendation is to reformat. And doing that will delete the contents; defeats the purpose of a hard drive.
Upon checking the launchpad under said icons it seems that I keep getting a message to the effect that the update servers are not working.
I don't know what else to do except to pest Western Digital and check back for updates. This is not a good way to treat their customers.
In a related post, I had a problem with my HP Smart app not working but soon afterward they sent me a notification for an update and now it's working.
MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 11.0