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Can my external G drive be causing my IMac to perform poorly. I get the beach ball turning incessantly and many glitches. My IMac runs very slow.

Can my external G drive be causing my IMac to perform poorly. I get the beach ball turning incessantly and many glitches. My IMac runs very slow.

iMac 27″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Apr 29, 2021 9:18 PM

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Posted on Apr 29, 2021 9:24 PM

Disconnect the G drive. Do the problems go away?


If they do, you should consider replacing it.


You can also run Disk Utility First Aid on the G drive to see if that helps.

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Can my external G drive be causing my IMac to perform poorly. I get the beach ball turning incessantly and many glitches. My IMac runs very slow.

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