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Monterey struggling with External SSD

I had meant to add this to another tread but can't now find it - not even in Safari History.. Basically since upgrading to Monterey my MacBook Pro can't connect correctly to external SSD.

This is the text I was going to add to other thread.

When I connect my Seagate Fast SSD Media 1Tb which has two partitions one APFS and the other Mac OS Extended Journaled, the OS Ext mounts instantly but the three containers of the APFS take for ever. When I finally managed to open a folder in and APFS container and tried to open it, it threw the Finder into a nervous breakdown which could not be Relaunched via Force Quit. Disconnecting the drive brought Finder back to life. I tried on another port on my MacBook Pro 2016 and tried a different cable but all to no avail.  Connected drive to iMac running Big Sur and all works fine.  I was tempted to reformat the Max OS Ext to APFS but will wait a while and no great urgency. 

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Posted on Nov 21, 2021 8:46 AM

KRisseeuw wrote:

1. I had several issues with external USB drives, Disk Utility and Time Machine on a new MacBook Pro M1 Max with Monterey 12.0.1.

USB3-drives are not properly recognized. Time Machine does not work.
2. USB-C drive did not work with either Time Machine or Disk Utility (see below).

Today I purchased a new SanDisk with USB-C connection to make a proper Time Machine backup. The Disk mounted, but Time Machine did not work, nor could I erase the drive with Disk Utility. I tried everything I knew, called Apple Support, but nothing worked (safe mode didn't work).

Workaround: I could solve it by using a Mac Mini 2018 with USB-C-Port, running MacOS Big Sur. Here the external SSD could properly mount and erasing + partitioning worked within 30 seconds. After this treatment, the drive worked well with my new MacBook. Time Machine backups worked fine after that.

Deducting from this, I see that it is not a hardware issue as much as a software issue, affecting both Time Machine and Disk Utility. I am guessing it has to do with MacOS Monterey.

The workaround as highlighted above solved it for the moment.

How on earth is this marked “solved”? The issue — Monterey has hosed compatibility with many, but not all, USB-C external drives — persists, even for KRisseeuw.

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Nov 21, 2021 8:46 AM in response to KRisseeuw

KRisseeuw wrote:

1. I had several issues with external USB drives, Disk Utility and Time Machine on a new MacBook Pro M1 Max with Monterey 12.0.1.

USB3-drives are not properly recognized. Time Machine does not work.
2. USB-C drive did not work with either Time Machine or Disk Utility (see below).

Today I purchased a new SanDisk with USB-C connection to make a proper Time Machine backup. The Disk mounted, but Time Machine did not work, nor could I erase the drive with Disk Utility. I tried everything I knew, called Apple Support, but nothing worked (safe mode didn't work).

Workaround: I could solve it by using a Mac Mini 2018 with USB-C-Port, running MacOS Big Sur. Here the external SSD could properly mount and erasing + partitioning worked within 30 seconds. After this treatment, the drive worked well with my new MacBook. Time Machine backups worked fine after that.

Deducting from this, I see that it is not a hardware issue as much as a software issue, affecting both Time Machine and Disk Utility. I am guessing it has to do with MacOS Monterey.

The workaround as highlighted above solved it for the moment.

How on earth is this marked “solved”? The issue — Monterey has hosed compatibility with many, but not all, USB-C external drives — persists, even for KRisseeuw.

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Nov 22, 2021 10:47 PM in response to moondav

I'm also experiencing this issue, which has rendered my 2TB external LaCie SSD (model: LRD0TUA) unusable. 😡


The following are the symptoms that I've experienced:


  • It takes an unusually long time to mount or unmount the external volumes.
  • Disk Utility is unresponsive while the external volumes are being mounted or unmounted.
  • Finder and most applications are sometimes unresponsive for a few minutes after I boot macOS (presumably while macOS is automatically mounting the external volumes).
  • It sometimes takes an unusually long time (over 30 seconds) to open files that are stored on the external volumes.
  • It sometimes takes an unusually long time for Time Machine backups to complete.
  • While using a virtual machine that is stored on one of the external volumes, the virtual machine frequently becomes unresponsive.
  • It sometimes takes an unusually long time to write small files to the external volumes using a command such as `dd if=/dev/zero of=/Volumes/LaCie/test bs=4096 count=2`.


I've noticed that the issue seems to affect write operations to a far greater extent than read operations.


I was hoping that the issue would have been resolved in the latest beta version of macOS 12.1 (build 21C5039b), but I was disheartened to discover that it wasn't. I was fairly certain that the issue began after I upgraded from macOS Big Sur to macOS Monterey, but, to exclude the possibility of a hardware fault, I installed macOS 11.6.1 (Big Sur) onto a separate volume. The issue didn't persist. (What a surprise! 😒)


Over the past few days I've spent many hours performing tests and writing a detailed bug report on the issue. Apple should now have all of the information that is required to fix it.

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Nov 12, 2021 1:34 PM in response to judysings

Doubt it. The interwebs are littered with people who have had issues with peripherals (mainly external drives, often connected via USB-C) that struck immediately after installing 12.0.1. From mount issues to slow downs, the install of Monterey is the root cause.


Apple Support will likely tell you that your drive has failed, and that this is entirely coincidental to the update. Do not believe them.


My experience: 2020 iMac (Intel, not M1 or M2), connected to two G-DRIVE mobile USB-C externals, one used for Photos (2TB) and the other used exclusively for Time Machine backus (4TB). The only differences aside from size is that one was manufactured in 2019 (2TB, astill working fine) and the other, a 2020 build, is hosed. (Except that it's not hosed: it works erfectly when I hook it p to my son's 2016 MBP running Big Sur.)


There have been various "fixes" floating about, most of which I've tried. But this is an Apple-related screw-up, and won;t likkely be solved without their intervention in an iterative update to Monterey. Apple owns this, and needs to address it. If you merged all the threads on this forum, and the Apple Developer forum, you'd likely have several thousand unhappy customers — many of whom, like me, purchased their now useless external drives through the Apple Store.


Ramt over,


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Nov 13, 2021 6:43 AM in response to moondav

I had several issues with external USB drives, Disk Utility and Time Machine on a new MacBook Pro M1 Max with Monterey 12.0.1.


  1. USB3-drives are not properly recognized. Time Machine does not work.
  2. USB-C drive did not work with either Time Machine or Disk Utility (see below).


Today I purchased a new SanDisk with USB-C connection to make a proper Time Machine backup. The Disk mounted, but Time Machine did not work, nor could I erase the drive with Disk Utility. I tried everything I knew, called Apple Support, but nothing worked (safe mode didn't work).


Workaround: I could solve it by using a Mac Mini 2018 with USB-C-Port, running MacOS Big Sur. Here the external SSD could properly mount and erasing + partitioning worked within 30 seconds. After this treatment, the drive worked well with my new MacBook. Time Machine backups worked fine after that.


Deducting from this, I see that it is not a hardware issue as much as a software issue, affecting both Time Machine and Disk Utility. I am guessing it has to do with MacOS Monterey.


The workaround as highlighted above solved it for the moment.

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Nov 2, 2021 12:15 PM in response to moondav

Good afternoon moondav,


Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!


It sounds like you are having issues accessing data on a partitioned external drive, and we'd like to help.


If we understand your post correctly, the MacBook Pro you are using is a 2016 model that has been upgraded to macOS Monterey. The Seagate Fast SSD Media external drive with the APFS and macOS Extended Journaled partitions connects and opens on the iMac with macOS Big Sur as expected.


In case the issue is with the Seagate drive, do you have the files on that drive copied to another location?

Is it possible that one or more of the files you are trying to access are corrupt? Try choosing a different file to open to test.


Do you have a different external drive formatted with APFS that you can connect to your MacBook Pro 2016 to determine if you have the same issue with Finder and opening files on that drive?


The resource below will provide some guidance:


Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac


If the issue persists, please reply to this thread and we'll do our best to help you!


Take care.

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Dec 1, 2021 11:34 AM in response to Old Toad

EtreCheck version: 5.7.2 (5247) Report generated: 2021-12-01 11:29:38 Download EtreCheck from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 1:22 Performance: Excellent Sandbox: Enabled Full drive access: Enabled Problem: Other problem Description: USB-C external drive not mounting under Monterey Major Issues: Anything that appears on this list needs immediate attention. Time Machine backup out-of-date - The last Time Machine backup is over 10 days old. Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. Time Machine auto backup disabled - Time Machine auto backups are disabled. Apps with heavy CPU usage - There have been numerous cases of apps with heavy CPU usage. Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed. Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. Apple has said that unsigned software will not run by default in a future version of the operating system. Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future. 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0 - installed 2014-10-31) [Other] com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-dude2dude-SharedServices.Agent.plist (? 0 - installed 2008-07-13) [Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2021-08-23) [Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2021-08-23) [Loaded] com.logmein.GoToMeeting.G2MAIRUploader.plist (LogMeIn, Inc. - installed 2020-02-28) [Loaded] com.logmein.GoToMeeting.G2MUpdate.plist (LogMeIn, Inc. - installed 2020-02-28) [Other] com.spotify.webhelper.plist (? 0 - installed 2014-01-21) [Other] com.valvesoftware.steamclean.plist (? 0 - installed 2017-12-28) [Other] de.writeitstudios.cookiestumbleragent.plist (? 0 - installed 2013-03-02) User Login Items: [Not Loaded] Bitwarden Login Helper (App Store - installed 2021-10-30) Modern Login Item /Applications/Bitwarden.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Bitwarden Login Helper.app [Not Loaded] Evernote Login Helper (App Store - installed 2021-11-16) Modern Login Item /Applications/Evernote.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Evernote Login Helper.app [Not Loaded] ExpressVPN Launcher (ExprsVPN LLC - installed 2021-08-25) Modern Login Item /Applications/ExpressVPN.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/ExpressVPN Launcher.app [Not Loaded] SpeedTestHelper (App Store - installed 2021-11-23) Modern Login Item /Applications/Speedtest.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SpeedTestHelper.app [Not Loaded] TinyStopwatchHelper (App Store - installed 2021-04-12) Modern Login Item /Applications/TinyStopwatch.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/TinyStopwatchHelper.app [Running] AirPort Base Station Agent (Apple - installed 2021-10-17) Application /System/Library/CoreServices/AirPort Base Station Agent.app Backup: Skip System Files: No Mobile backups: No Auto backup: No Volumes being backed up: M***a: Disk size: 2.00 TB - Disk used: 114.69 GB Destinations: T**********e [Local] (Last used) Total size: 4.00 TB Total number of backups: 81 Oldest backup: 2020-11-13 17:04:11 Last backup: 2021-11-07 16:33:37 One local snapshot Oldest local snapshot: 2021-11-07 16:32:00 Last local snapshot: 2021-11-07 16:32:00 Performance: System Load: 1.36 (1 min ago) 1.12 (5 min ago) 1.02 (15 min ago) Nominal I/O speed: 0.01 MB/s File system: 17.64 seconds Write speed: 2686 MB/s Read speed: 2542 MB/s CPU Usage Snapshot: Type Overall System: 1 % User: 2 % Idle: 98 % Top Processes Snapshot by CPU: Process (count) CPU (Source - Location) Other processes 17.07 % (?) EtreCheck 9.68 % (App Store) Safari 0.51 % (Apple) ControlCenter 0.16 % (Apple) searchpartyuseragent 0.08 % (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Memory: Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location) EtreCheck 1.27 GB (App Store) Pages 513 MB (App Store) Finder 305 MB (Apple) suggestd 248 MB (Apple) AppleSpell 168 MB (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use: Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location) Other processes 6 MB / 3 MB (?) Mail 79 KB / 19 KB (Apple) com.apple.WebKit.Networking.xpc 35 KB / 22 KB (Apple) photolibraryd 0 B / 0 B (Apple) AudioComponentRegistrar 0 B / 0 B (Apple) Virtual Memory Information: Physical RAM: 32 GB Free RAM: 14.47 GB Used RAM: 10.82 GB Cached files: 6.71 GB Available RAM: 21.18 GB Swap Used: 0 B Software Installs (past 30 days): Install Date Name (Version) 2021-11-07 Safari (15.1) 2021-11-07 macOS 11.6.1 (11.6.1) 2021-11-07 macOS Monterey (12.0.1) 2021-11-07 macOS 12.0.1 (12.0.1) 2021-11-08 Core Services Application Configuration Data 12.0 (120.72) 2021-11-09 MRTConfigData (1.85) 2021-11-15 iMovie (10.3.1) 2021-11-16 Evernote (10.25.6) 2021-11-19 Honey (13.12.1) 2021-11-22 Evernote Web Clipper (7.17.0) 2021-11-23 Speedtest (1.23) 2021-11-26 Grammarly for Safari (9.45) Clean up: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/de.writeitstudios.cookiestumbleragent.plist /Applications/Cookie Stumbler.app/Contents/Resources/CookieStumblerAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/CookieStumblerAgent Executable not found ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.apple.CSConfigDotMacCert-dude2dude-SharedServices.Agent.plist /System/Library/Frameworks/CoreServices.framework/Frameworks/OSServices.framework/Versions/A/Support/CSConfigDotMacCert Executable not found ~/Library/LaunchAgents/com.adobe.ARM.***.plist /Applications/Adobe Reader.app/Contents/MacOS/Updater/Adobe Reader Updater Helper.app/Contents/MacOS/Adobe Reader Updater Helper Executable not found Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days): 2021-11-30 16:34:47 signpost_reporter High CPU Use (6 times) Executable: /usr/libexec/signpost_reporter 2021-11-29 19:28:25 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent High CPU Use Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent End of report

I'm not who you directed this too, Old Toad, but here's my Etrecheck report — I have the same basic issue. (One USB-C drive not mounting after Monterey; the other, same make/manufacturer but different size and date of birth, works fine. All drives still mount and work under Big Sur.)

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Dec 2, 2021 9:22 AM in response to Old Toad

Apologies for the delay, attached is the Etrecheck report as requested, a few other things I've noticed since the Monterey update Safari and Finder are slower than Big Sur and Bluetooth devices, Magic Mouse & Keyboard takes a while to be connected.

EtreCheckPro version: 6.5.5 (6F024) Report generated: 2021-12-02 17:18:11 Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 3:00 Performance: Excellent Problem: Beachballing Description: Boot up takes around 3 minutes and a further two minutes after login. Safari and Finder are very slow and bluetooth devices, Magic Mouse & K eyboard takes a while to be connected. Major Issues: None Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found. Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed. Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. Apple has said that unsigned software will not run by default in a future version of the operating system. System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background. x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system. Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future. Hardware Information: iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) iMac Model: iMac18,2 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-7400) CPU: 4-core 16 GB RAM - Upgradeable by an Apple Authorized Service Provider BANK 0/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 BANK 1/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 Video Information: Radeon Pro 555 - VRAM: 2 GB iMac (built-in) 4096 x 2304 Drives: disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E632 1.00 TB (Mechanical - 5400 RPM) Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB disk0s2 - Data (Journaled HFS+) 999.86 GB (664 MB used) disk1 - Samsung Portable SSD T5 500.11 GB (Solid State - TRIM: No) External USB 10 Gbit/s+ USB disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB disk1s2 [APFS Container] 499.90 GB disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 499.90 GB (Shared by 6 volumes) disk2s1 - S********** - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (Shared - 160.12 GB used) disk2s2 (APFS) [APFS Container] (Shared - 15.69 GB used) disk2s2s1 - S********D (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (Shared - 15.69 GB used) disk2s3 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 637 MB used) disk2s4 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 1.10 GB used) disk2s5 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 2.15 GB used) disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (Shared - 6 MB used) Mounted Volumes: disk0s2 - Data 999.86 GB (664 MB used, 999.20 GB free) Journaled HFS+ Mount point: /Volumes/Data disk2s1 - S********** - Data [APFS Virtual drive] 499.90 GB (Shared - 160.12 GB used, 321.95 GB available, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data disk2s2s1 - S********D [APFS Snapshot] 499.90 GB (Shared - 15.69 GB used, 321.95 GB available, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: / Read-only: Yes disk2s3 - Preboot [APFS Preboot] 499.90 GB (Shared - 637 MB used, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot disk2s5 - VM [APFS VM] 499.90 GB (Shared - 2.15 GB used, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM disk2s6 - Update 499.90 GB (Shared - 6 MB used, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update Network: Interface en0: Ethernet Interface en1: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge System Software: macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (21A559) Time since boot: Less than an hour Configuration Files: /etc/hosts - Count: 2 Security: Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers System Integrity Protection: Enabled Antivirus software: Apple Unsigned Files: Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.epson.epw.agent.plist Executable: /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter/EPW/IJEPWAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/IJEPWAgent Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.oss.mysql.mysqld.plist Executable: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld --user=_mysql --basedir=/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/mysql/data --plugin-dir=/usr/local/mysql/lib/plugin --log-error=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.err --pid-file=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.pid --keyring-file-data=/usr/local/mysql/keyring/keyring --early-plugin-load=keyring_file=keyring_file.so Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin Plugin: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/WebEx64.plugin Preference Pane: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefPane Preference Pane: /Library/PreferencePanes/MySQL.prefPane Apps: 4 Old Applications: 11 x86-only apps Kernel Extensions: /Library/Extensions [Not Loaded] EPSONUSBPrintClass.kext - com.epson.print.kext.USBPrintClass (2.2.7) System Launch Daemons: [Not Loaded] 36 Apple tasks [Loaded] 187 Apple tasks [Running] 151 Apple tasks [Other] 2 Apple tasks System Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] 15 Apple tasks [Loaded] 181 Apple tasks [Running] 153 Apple tasks [Other] One Apple task Launch Daemons: [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - 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installed 2021-08-26) [Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2021-08-26) [Other] minergate.plist (? 0 - installed 2021-05-25) [Not Loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist (? 0 - installed 2019-07-03) User Login Items: [Not Loaded] Launcher Disabler (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) Modern Login Item /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Launcher Disabler.app [Not Loaded] OneDrive Launcher (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) Modern Login Item /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/OneDrive Launcher.app [Not Loaded] SpeedTestHelper (App Store - installed 2021-12-01) Modern Login Item /Applications/Speedtest.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SpeedTestHelper.app [Not Loaded] StartUpHelper (Spotify - installed 2021-11-05) Modern Login Item /Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/StartUpHelper.app [Not Loaded] AppCleaner SmartDelete (Julien Ramseier - installed 2021-11-11) Modern Login Item /Applications/Utilities/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner SmartDelete.app Internet Plug-ins: JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 281 build 09 (? - installed 2021-11-05) AdobePDFViewer: 21.005.20058 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-11-05) AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-11-05) 3rd Party Preference Panes: FUSE (Benjamin Fleischer - installed 2021-11-05) Java (? - installed 2020-12-09) MySQL (? - installed 2021-11-05) Backup: Time Machine Not Configured! 3rd party backup: Carbon Copy Cloner Performance: System Load: 1.14 (1 min ago) 1.38 (5 min ago) 1.02 (15 min ago) Nominal I/O speed: 0.03 MB/s File system: 19.60 seconds Write speed: 485 MB/s Read speed: 535 MB/s CPU Usage Snapshot: Type Overall System: 4 % User: 5 % Idle: 91 % Top Processes Snapshot by CPU: Process (count) CPU (Source - Location) EtreCheckPro 13.04 % (Etresoft, Inc.) WindowServer 6.26 % (Apple) kernel_task 3.82 % (Apple) ControlCenter 0.52 % (Apple) com.apple.WebKit.Networking 0.06 % (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Memory: Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location) com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (6) 705 MB (Apple) EtreCheckPro 674 MB (Etresoft, Inc.) mds_stores 148 MB (Apple) Finder 130 MB (Apple) Safari 112 MB (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use: Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location) com.apple.WebKit.Networking 2 MB / 153 KB (Apple) mDNSResponder 102 KB / 56 KB (Apple) trustd 51 KB / 4 KB (Apple) apsd 19 KB / 31 KB (Apple) rapportd 4 KB / 11 KB (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use: Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location) WindowServer 4 (Apple) ControlCenter 0 (Apple) bluetoothd 0 (Apple) runningboardd 0 (Apple) mDNSResponder 0 (Apple) Virtual Memory Information: Physical RAM: 16 GB Free RAM: 6.26 GB Used RAM: 4.28 GB Cached files: 5.46 GB Available RAM: 11.72 GB Swap Used: 0 B Software Installs (past 60 days): Install Date Name (Version) 2021-10-07 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20096) (21.007.20096) 2021-10-07 Device Support Update (1.0.0.0.1.1632960232) 2021-10-07 Numbers (11.2) 2021-10-07 Keynote (11.2) 2021-10-07 Pages (11.2) 2021-10-16 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20099) (21.007.20099) 2021-11-05 macOS Monterey (12.0.1) 2021-11-05 macOS 12.0.1 (12.0.1) 2021-11-06 Core Services Application Configuration Data 12.0 (120.72) 2021-11-11 MRTConfigData (1.85) 2021-11-11 EPSON Software Updater (2.6.2) 2021-11-17 Microsoft AutoUpdate (4.41.21111400) 2021-11-17 iMovie (10.3.1) 2021-11-26 Microsoft Office Licensing Helper (0) 2021-11-26 Microsoft Teams (1.00.429477) 2021-12-01 Speedtest (1.23) Clean up: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/vboxwebsrv Executable not found ~/Library/LaunchAgents/minergate.plist ~/Applications/MinerGate.app/Contents/MacOS/MinerGate Executable not found Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days): 2021-11-26 17:47:26 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent High CPU Use Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent End of report
EtreCheckPro version: 6.5.5 (6F024) Report generated: 2021-12-02 17:18:11 Download EtreCheckPro from https://etrecheck.com Runtime: 3:00 Performance: Excellent Problem: Beachballing Description: Boot up takes around 3 minutes and a further two minutes after login. Safari and Finder are very slow and bluetooth devices, Magic Mouse & K eyboard takes a while to be connected. Major Issues: None Minor Issues: These issues do not need immediate attention but they may indicate future problems or opportunities for improvement. No Time Machine backup - Time Machine backup not found. Clean up - There are orphan files that could be removed. Unsigned files - There are unsigned software files installed. Apple has said that unsigned software will not run by default in a future version of the operating system. System modifications - There are a large number of system modifications running in the background. x86-only Apps - This computer has x86-only apps might not work on future versions of the operating system. Kernel extensions present - This computer has kernel extensions that may not work in the future. Hardware Information: iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, 2017) iMac Model: iMac18,2 3 GHz Quad-Core Intel Core i5 (i5-7400) CPU: 4-core 16 GB RAM - Upgradeable by an Apple Authorized Service Provider BANK 0/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 BANK 1/DIMM0 - 8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM 2400 Video Information: Radeon Pro 555 - VRAM: 2 GB iMac (built-in) 4096 x 2304 Drives: disk0 - APPLE HDD HTS541010A9E632 1.00 TB (Mechanical - 5400 RPM) Internal SATA 3 Gigabit Serial ATA disk0s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB disk0s2 - Data (Journaled HFS+) 999.86 GB (664 MB used) disk1 - Samsung Portable SSD T5 500.11 GB (Solid State - TRIM: No) External USB 10 Gbit/s+ USB disk1s1 - EFI (MS-DOS FAT32) [EFI] 210 MB disk1s2 [APFS Container] 499.90 GB disk2 [APFS Virtual drive] 499.90 GB (Shared by 6 volumes) disk2s1 - S********** - Data (APFS) [APFS Virtual drive] (Shared - 160.12 GB used) disk2s2 (APFS) [APFS Container] (Shared - 15.69 GB used) disk2s2s1 - S********D (APFS) [APFS Snapshot] (Shared - 15.69 GB used) disk2s3 - Preboot (APFS) [APFS Preboot] (Shared - 637 MB used) disk2s4 - Recovery (APFS) [Recovery] (Shared - 1.10 GB used) disk2s5 - VM (APFS) [APFS VM] (Shared - 2.15 GB used) disk2s6 - Update (APFS) (Shared - 6 MB used) Mounted Volumes: disk0s2 - Data 999.86 GB (664 MB used, 999.20 GB free) Journaled HFS+ Mount point: /Volumes/Data disk2s1 - S********** - Data [APFS Virtual drive] 499.90 GB (Shared - 160.12 GB used, 321.95 GB available, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Data disk2s2s1 - S********D [APFS Snapshot] 499.90 GB (Shared - 15.69 GB used, 321.95 GB available, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: / Read-only: Yes disk2s3 - Preboot [APFS Preboot] 499.90 GB (Shared - 637 MB used, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Preboot disk2s5 - VM [APFS VM] 499.90 GB (Shared - 2.15 GB used, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/VM disk2s6 - Update 499.90 GB (Shared - 6 MB used, 320.03 GB free) APFS Mount point: /System/Volumes/Update Network: Interface en0: Ethernet Interface en1: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac Interface bridge0: Thunderbolt Bridge System Software: macOS Monterey 12.0.1 (21A559) Time since boot: Less than an hour Configuration Files: /etc/hosts - Count: 2 Security: Gatekeeper: App Store and identified developers System Integrity Protection: Enabled Antivirus software: Apple Unsigned Files: Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchAgents/com.epson.epw.agent.plist Executable: /Library/Printers/EPSON/InkjetPrinter/EPW/IJEPWAgent.app/Contents/MacOS/IJEPWAgent Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.oss.mysql.mysqld.plist Executable: /usr/local/mysql/bin/mysqld --user=_mysql --basedir=/usr/local/mysql --datadir=/usr/local/mysql/data --plugin-dir=/usr/local/mysql/lib/plugin --log-error=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.err --pid-file=/usr/local/mysql/data/mysqld.local.pid --keyring-file-data=/usr/local/mysql/keyring/keyring --early-plugin-load=keyring_file=keyring_file.so Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Helper-Tool Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Launchd: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist Executable: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Resources/Java Updater.app/Contents/MacOS/Java Updater -bgcheck Details: Exact match found in the legitimate list - probably OK Plugin: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin Plugin: ~/Library/Internet Plug-Ins/WebEx64.plugin Preference Pane: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin/Contents/Home/lib/deploy/JavaControlPanel.prefPane Preference Pane: /Library/PreferencePanes/MySQL.prefPane Apps: 4 Old Applications: 11 x86-only apps Kernel Extensions: /Library/Extensions [Not Loaded] EPSONUSBPrintClass.kext - com.epson.print.kext.USBPrintClass (2.2.7) System Launch Daemons: [Not Loaded] 36 Apple tasks [Loaded] 187 Apple tasks [Running] 151 Apple tasks [Other] 2 Apple tasks System Launch Agents: [Not Loaded] 15 Apple tasks [Loaded] 181 Apple tasks [Running] 153 Apple tasks [Other] One Apple task Launch Daemons: [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.Communicator.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-11-05) [Loaded] com.adobe.ARMDC.SMJobBlessHelper.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-11-05) [Loaded] com.apple.installer.osmessagetracing.plist (? dbb717cc - installed 2021-11-05) [Loaded] com.bombich.ccchelper.plist (Bombich Software, Inc. - installed 2021-11-05) [Running] com.docker.vmnetd.plist (Docker Inc - installed 2021-11-05) [Running] com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdaterDaemon.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) [Loaded] com.microsoft.OneDriveUpdaterDaemon.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) [Loaded] com.microsoft.autoupdate.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-17) [Loaded] com.microsoft.office.licensingV2.helper.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) [Loaded] com.microsoft.teams.TeamsUpdaterDaemon.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Helper-Tool.plist (? e3fefdd2 - installed 2020-12-09) [Loaded] com.oracle.oss.mysql.mysqld.plist (? d0a07c09 - installed 2021-11-05) [Running] me.hide.osxhelper.plist (EVENTURE LTD. - installed 2021-11-05) [Loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.privileged_startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2021-11-05) [Not Loaded] org.virtualbox.startup.plist (? 0 - installed ) Launch Agents: [Other] com.adobe.ARMDCHelper.cc24aef4a1b90ed56a725c38014c95072f92651fb65e1bf9c8e43c37a23d420d.plist (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-11-05) [Other] com.epson.epw.agent.plist (? 7c4cf380 - installed 2021-11-05) [Loaded] com.epson.esua.launcher.plist (Seiko Epson Corporation - installed 2021-11-11) [Loaded] com.microsoft.OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) [Loaded] com.microsoft.update.agent.plist (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-17) [Not Loaded] com.oracle.java.Java-Updater.plist (? cbacec8e - installed 2020-12-09) [Loaded] org.macosforge.xquartz.startx.plist (Apple Inc. - XQuartz - installed 2021-11-05) User Launch Agents: [Loaded] com.google.keystone.agent.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2021-08-26) [Loaded] com.google.keystone.xpcservice.plist (Google, Inc. - installed 2021-08-26) [Other] minergate.plist (? 0 - installed 2021-05-25) [Not Loaded] org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist (? 0 - installed 2019-07-03) User Login Items: [Not Loaded] Launcher Disabler (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) Modern Login Item /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/Launcher Disabler.app [Not Loaded] OneDrive Launcher (Microsoft Corporation - installed 2021-11-26) Modern Login Item /Applications/OneDrive.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/OneDrive Launcher.app [Not Loaded] SpeedTestHelper (App Store - installed 2021-12-01) Modern Login Item /Applications/Speedtest.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/SpeedTestHelper.app [Not Loaded] StartUpHelper (Spotify - installed 2021-11-05) Modern Login Item /Applications/Spotify.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/StartUpHelper.app [Not Loaded] AppCleaner SmartDelete (Julien Ramseier - installed 2021-11-11) Modern Login Item /Applications/Utilities/AppCleaner.app/Contents/Library/LoginItems/AppCleaner SmartDelete.app Internet Plug-ins: JavaAppletPlugin: Java 8 Update 281 build 09 (? - installed 2021-11-05) AdobePDFViewer: 21.005.20058 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-11-05) AdobePDFViewerNPAPI: 17.012.20098 (Adobe Systems, Inc. - installed 2021-11-05) 3rd Party Preference Panes: FUSE (Benjamin Fleischer - installed 2021-11-05) Java (? - installed 2020-12-09) MySQL (? - installed 2021-11-05) Backup: Time Machine Not Configured! 3rd party backup: Carbon Copy Cloner Performance: System Load: 1.14 (1 min ago) 1.38 (5 min ago) 1.02 (15 min ago) Nominal I/O speed: 0.03 MB/s File system: 19.60 seconds Write speed: 485 MB/s Read speed: 535 MB/s CPU Usage Snapshot: Type Overall System: 4 % User: 5 % Idle: 91 % Top Processes Snapshot by CPU: Process (count) CPU (Source - Location) EtreCheckPro 13.04 % (Etresoft, Inc.) WindowServer 6.26 % (Apple) kernel_task 3.82 % (Apple) ControlCenter 0.52 % (Apple) com.apple.WebKit.Networking 0.06 % (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Memory: Process (count) RAM usage (Source - Location) com.apple.WebKit.WebContent (6) 705 MB (Apple) EtreCheckPro 674 MB (Etresoft, Inc.) mds_stores 148 MB (Apple) Finder 130 MB (Apple) Safari 112 MB (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Network Use: Process (count) Input / Output (Source - Location) com.apple.WebKit.Networking 2 MB / 153 KB (Apple) mDNSResponder 102 KB / 56 KB (Apple) trustd 51 KB / 4 KB (Apple) apsd 19 KB / 31 KB (Apple) rapportd 4 KB / 11 KB (Apple) Top Processes Snapshot by Energy Use: Process (count) Energy (0-100) (Source - Location) WindowServer 4 (Apple) ControlCenter 0 (Apple) bluetoothd 0 (Apple) runningboardd 0 (Apple) mDNSResponder 0 (Apple) Virtual Memory Information: Physical RAM: 16 GB Free RAM: 6.26 GB Used RAM: 4.28 GB Cached files: 5.46 GB Available RAM: 11.72 GB Swap Used: 0 B Software Installs (past 60 days): Install Date Name (Version) 2021-10-07 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20096) (21.007.20096) 2021-10-07 Device Support Update (1.0.0.0.1.1632960232) 2021-10-07 Numbers (11.2) 2021-10-07 Keynote (11.2) 2021-10-07 Pages (11.2) 2021-10-16 Adobe Acrobat Reader DC (21.007.20099) (21.007.20099) 2021-11-05 macOS Monterey (12.0.1) 2021-11-05 macOS 12.0.1 (12.0.1) 2021-11-06 Core Services Application Configuration Data 12.0 (120.72) 2021-11-11 MRTConfigData (1.85) 2021-11-11 EPSON Software Updater (2.6.2) 2021-11-17 Microsoft AutoUpdate (4.41.21111400) 2021-11-17 iMovie (10.3.1) 2021-11-26 Microsoft Office Licensing Helper (0) 2021-11-26 Microsoft Teams (1.00.429477) 2021-12-01 Speedtest (1.23) Clean up: ~/Library/LaunchAgents/org.virtualbox.vboxwebsrv.plist /Applications/VirtualBox.app/Contents/MacOS/vboxwebsrv Executable not found ~/Library/LaunchAgents/minergate.plist ~/Applications/MinerGate.app/Contents/MacOS/MinerGate Executable not found Diagnostics Information (past 7-30 days): 2021-11-26 17:47:26 com.apple.WebKit.WebContent High CPU Use Executable: /System/Library/Frameworks/WebKit.framework/Versions/A/XPCServices/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent.xpc/Contents/MacOS/com.apple.WebKit.WebContent End of report


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User profile for user: BlueberryLover
BlueberryLover
User level: Level 4
1,169 points

Nov 3, 2021 6:23 AM in response to majortom1967

From https://www.techrepublic.com/article/apfs-vs-hfs-which-apple-filesystem-is-better/


Pros of Apple's APFS

  • Allows for clones or multiple copies of the same file, with only changes stored as deltas, which reduces storage space when making revisions or copying files
  • Can create point-in-time snapshots
  • Full-disk encryption with single or multi-key encryption for added security
  • Uses checksums for data integrity of metadata
  • Metadata corruption prevention due to creating new records instead of overwriting existing ones, which can become corrupt due to system crashes
  • Increases performance on some devices by eliminating the need to write changes twice compared to HFS+ Journaled file systems
  • More efficient management of storage typically yields additional free space.


Cons of Apple's APFS

  • Checksums are only for metadata integrity--not user data
  • Compression is not available.
  • Encrypted volumes can only be accessible by other computers running newer versions of macOS
  • Does not support Fusion drives
  • Cannot utilize NVRAM for data storage


Conclusion

HFS+ has likely seen the sunset and will probably not have any future augmentations to its base; APFS is the future file system for Apple devices, and I expect it will be expanded upon to offer more features. When comparing the pros and cons of both file systems, APFS comes out ahead for newer devices moving forward.

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User profile for user: Richard Brown4
Richard Brown4
User level: Level 1
15 points

Dec 1, 2021 6:00 AM in response to moondav

I have had various issues with external SSD drives since upgrading to Monterey on a 2020 MacBook Pro. To summarize:

  1. Carbon Copy Cloner backups to external Sandisk SSD via USB-C cable hang. Sometimes MacBook will just shutdown, sometimes it will shutdown and restart, and sometimes I will need to force it to shutdown
  2. Disk Utility hangs when opening while the SSD is connected.
  3. Inability to erase SSD from Disk Utility. Note I was able to erase it from a 2016 MacBook Pro also running Monterey and was able to run a full CCC backup from that machine
  4. Random Finder hangs when SSD is connected
  5. Inability to eject SSD even when it seems to be operating normally.
  6. I also have a Samsung T7 SSD that experiences similar problems but not as often as the Sandisk.


I had none of these issues before upgrading to Monterey.

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User profile for user: BlueberryLover
BlueberryLover
User level: Level 4
1,169 points

Nov 2, 2021 2:12 PM in response to moondav

I am using 2 external SSDs (Samsung 500GB T5) connected via USB 3.1 (Gen 2) to a Mac mini (2018). All the volumes are APFS. While I haven't experienced your exact issue, I did notice that it is taking much (longer compared to Big Sur) to mount the APFS volumes from external drives. I haven't measured the time, but I would estimate that all the volumes -- including encrypted Time Machine volumes -- mount within a few minutes.


- Pie Lover


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User profile for user: Old Toad
Old Toad
User level: Level 10
212,181 points

Nov 26, 2021 1:15 PM in response to Krutsch

Take a look at these:


OWC Express Portable Bus-Powered USB 3.0 Enclosure for 2.5" SATA Notebook HDDs & SSDs - Discreet Black


OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini USB-C 10Gb/s Portable Storage Enclosure


OWC Envoy Pro EX USB-C M.2 SSD Enclosure


However, I would contact OWC's Customer Support to find out which of their enclosures would best suit your particular Mac, SSD to put in it and budget.


OWC is the premier Mac 3rd party hardware provider.


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User profile for user: Old Toad
Old Toad
User level: Level 10
212,181 points

Dec 1, 2021 10:45 AM in response to mfulat

mfulat:


Please download and run Etrecheck.  Copy and paste the results into your reply. Etrecheck is a diagnostic tool that was developed by one of the most respected users here in the ASC and recommended by Apple Support  to provide a snapshot of the system and help identify the more obvious culprits that can adversely affect a Mac's performance.


IMPORTANT:

Before running Etrecheck assign Full Disk Access to Etrecheck in the Etrecheck's Privacy preference pane so that it can get additional information from the Console and log files for the report:



Also click and read the About info to further permit full disk access.



Copy the report



and use the Additional Text button to include the report in your reply.



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User profile for user: BlueberryLover
BlueberryLover
User level: Level 4
1,169 points

Dec 10, 2021 5:39 PM in response to mfromwestmount

That's a good point since the firmware update, if any, should be backwards compatible with older versions of macOS. Just to be sure, you could verify the firmware version via System Report (for Big Sur and Monterey). Below is my configuration which clearly will be very different from yours.


- Pie Lover



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User profile for user: ahaynes4
ahaynes4
User level: Level 1
9 points

Dec 13, 2021 9:42 PM in response to moondav

This is from a support article at Western Digital (who also owns SanDisk and G-Drive). They acknowledge the bug and their solution is to format the drive to exFAT. Obviously not really a solution. I'm sure both companies will continue pointing fingers back and forth. I just hope it gets fixed.

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User profile for user: cpdmac
cpdmac
User level: Level 1
54 points

Feb 17, 2022 12:00 AM in response to cpdmac

Got tired of waiting for new OS updates to see if it might FIX the disconnecting issue..


So did some digging and found that the enclosure I use has the Realtek RTL9210 chipset.

After some more googling I found firmware updates on Plugable dot com's website...

I don't have a plugable enclosure, but thought to just try it anyway.

Updated without any issues. Drive has been working perfectly ever-since.


I have a Orico M2PV-C3 enclosure


Holding thumbs it stays this way..


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