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mac mini not recognizing my external hard drive

mac mini not recognizing my external hard drive

Posted on Jul 21, 2022 7:52 PM

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Posted on Jul 21, 2022 7:57 PM

Choose Utilities from the Finder's Go menu and open the Disk Utility.


If it's there and mounted, choose Computer from the Go menu or check the boxes for it in the Finder's preferences.

If it's there and unmounted, use the Mount or First Aid function.

If it's not there, it's either a network drive, not connected properly, or dead.


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Jul 21, 2022 7:57 PM in response to acornsometime

Choose Utilities from the Finder's Go menu and open the Disk Utility.


If it's there and mounted, choose Computer from the Go menu or check the boxes for it in the Finder's preferences.

If it's there and unmounted, use the Mount or First Aid function.

If it's not there, it's either a network drive, not connected properly, or dead.


(221779)

mac mini not recognizing my external hard drive

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