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Why am I not seeing the hard drive I use for Time Machine in Finder or on my Desktop. If I go in to Time Machine it looks like Backups are there, but if I hit the Time Machine tag on the header it states my last back up was August 14. This was the day I powered my MacMini down and moved it.
If that Time Machine drive fails to mount, then it is either damaged, or corrupted. With the drive connected, launch Disk Utility, and in its side panel, select the name of your Time Machine drive. Run First Aid on that TM drive and hope you get a green result. If you get red, run First Aid again. Quick Disk Utility.
If you received a clean (green) bill of health from Disk Utility, and your TM drive appears on your Desktop, either visit the TM icon on your Mac menu, and select Backup Now, or visit the TM Preferences panel, select Show Time Machine in menu bar, and repeat the first sentence in this paragraph. Observe if your TM backup completes.
If that Time Machine drive fails to mount, then it is either damaged, or corrupted. With the drive connected, launch Disk Utility, and in its side panel, select the name of your Time Machine drive. Run First Aid on that TM drive and hope you get a green result. If you get red, run First Aid again. Quick Disk Utility.
If you received a clean (green) bill of health from Disk Utility, and your TM drive appears on your Desktop, either visit the TM icon on your Mac menu, and select Backup Now, or visit the TM Preferences panel, select Show Time Machine in menu bar, and repeat the first sentence in this paragraph. Observe if your TM backup completes.
First Aid didn't fix it but thanks for the info. I ended up erasing the disk and starting over. It's in the middle of a back up now. Fingers are crossed that it will work. Thank you!
The hard drive I was using for Time Machine on my MacMini is no longer appearing in Finder or on my Desktop after I moved my MacMini. Any thoughts?
