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WD Elements external Hard drive back up issue

I have been unable to complete a back up since May this year. When I connect the WD Elements is starts the back up but wont complete and I cannot exit the Hard Drive to close it.



MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.4

Posted on Jul 17, 2022 6:47 AM

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Posted on Jul 17, 2022 7:09 AM

I have managed to accumulate three of them and I don't use either anymore.


Dismally slow is the main problem, but they also seemed prone to errors.


Have you run First Aid? You might consider reformatting it and starting over. Or you could do what I did, bought faster more reliable portable hard drives and SSDs.

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Jul 17, 2022 7:09 AM in response to Lil1952

I have managed to accumulate three of them and I don't use either anymore.


Dismally slow is the main problem, but they also seemed prone to errors.


Have you run First Aid? You might consider reformatting it and starting over. Or you could do what I did, bought faster more reliable portable hard drives and SSDs.

WD Elements external Hard drive back up issue

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