My external hard drive changed its name

My external hard drive changed its name to ( ?). How can I rename it?

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Posted on Aug 20, 2022 7:49 PM

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Niel

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Posted on Aug 20, 2022 7:51 PM

Select it in the Finder and press Enter. If you're doing it with the sidebar icon, control-click it and choose to rename it.

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Niel

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Aug 20, 2022 7:51 PM in response to Jahbutu

Select it in the Finder and press Enter. If you're doing it with the sidebar icon, control-click it and choose to rename it.

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Aug 20, 2022 10:04 PM in response to Niel

Thanks, that worked.

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My external hard drive changed its name