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The external solid state drive on my MacBook Air M1 gets disconnected frequently. What is the reason?

The external solid state drive on my MacBook Air M1 gets disconnected frequently. What is the reason?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jul 5, 2021 10:27 PM

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Posted on Jul 6, 2021 6:12 AM

Could be the cable or the drive is pulling too much current for the port to handle. Try another cable. How is the SSD connected (with an enclosure or dock or what?)

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Jul 6, 2021 6:12 AM in response to postnaumov13

Could be the cable or the drive is pulling too much current for the port to handle. Try another cable. How is the SSD connected (with an enclosure or dock or what?)

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The external solid state drive on my MacBook Air M1 gets disconnected frequently. What is the reason?

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