Want to highlight a helpful answer? Upvote!

Did someone help you, or did an answer or User Tip resolve your issue? Upvote by selecting the upvote arrow. Your feedback helps others! Learn more about when to upvote >

Looks like no one’s replied in a while. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question.

How to mount / unmount external drives in terminal?

Hi all,


in terminal - this works...


diskutil unmount /Volumes/MyDrive1/


but after unmount - the opposite (while still connected) :


diskutil mount /Volumes/MyDrive1/  


this says - Unable to find disk for /Volumes/MyDrive1/


How can I get the drive to mount again after unmount?


MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Jan 6, 2022 8:08 AM

Reply
Question marked as Best reply

Posted on Jan 6, 2022 8:46 AM

You can also get the disk/volume identifier in Terminal with

diskutil list


/Volumes/MyDrive1 is the mount point where the file system shows the mounted disk volume.

If you eject the disk, MyDrive1 doesn't exist anymore.

4 replies

How to mount / unmount external drives in terminal?

Welcome to Apple Support Community
A forum where Apple customers help each other with their products. Get started with your Apple ID.