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When connecting an external hard drive to my Mac mini my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse keeping dropping their connection. This doesn’t occur when the external drive is not connected?

When connecting an external hard drive to my Mac mini my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse keeping dropping their connection. This does not occur when the external hard drive is not connected.

Mac mini, macOS 10.14

Posted on Mar 21, 2021 9:30 PM

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Posted on Mar 22, 2021 9:54 PM

Upgrade to Big Sur latest, should fix. If not, post details on your hard drive here. Good luck!

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When connecting an external hard drive to my Mac mini my Bluetooth keyboard and mouse keeping dropping their connection. This doesn’t occur when the external drive is not connected?

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