Iomega Harddrive that I am trying to connect to a MacBook Air

I came across an Iomega Harddrive that I use to use in I think 2011. I'm trying to connect it to my modern MacBook Air. I purchased a usb cord that I was able to connect to my hub. I cannot get a connection. I found a file called "ready share" but it says no connection. I tried Disk Utility but nothing is there. I'm not sure if it's the USB cord I bought or if it's a software issue. I'm trying to see what's on the Iomega harddrive. I would like to see if I have some old vacation photos on it. Any suggestions?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 15.5

Posted on Aug 7, 2025 10:39 AM

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Aug 7, 2025 11:04 AM in response to Stejohn98

Tell us the model of the iOmega drive first.

Then, exactly what cable you bought and where on the drive it's connected to.

Does the drive have a status light? Does it light up when connected to the Mac?

What hub do you have exactly?

What port on the hub is the drive connected to?


Since it's not showing up, there's not much to do on the Mac at this point. You need to sort out any potential issue with the drive or the connection.

Even if the drive is corrupted or formatted in a way the Mac can't access, if the connection works and the drive works it should appear in Disk Utility at the very least.


Aug 7, 2025 12:09 PM in response to Stejohn98

Is it this one: https://www.usermanuals.au/iomega/minimax/manual


If so, what port on the drive is the USB cable connected to exactly?

Is the drive connected to power?


Data usually is part of your Mac's hard drive.

The drive should appear in Disk Utility under "External", like your other 1TB drive.

If it's not there, it means it has not been correctly mounted.


Several reasons for that, including the drive inside is dead, assuming of course it's connected to power.

If it's not connected to power, then it simply won't start up.





Aug 7, 2025 3:50 PM in response to Stejohn98

There's technically 4 USB ports in that picture. The one you want to use is the tunnel looking one next to the DC-In port. The other 3 regular looking USB ports are passthrough only.


If the light in front turns on, but the drive makes no noise, it's possible it's simply dead. Or the enclosure failed.


It may be possible to open the enclosure and extract the drive and use a different enclosure to test the drive.

Aug 7, 2025 2:56 PM in response to Phil0124

That looks like it. It is connected to power. The usb port there in the picture is where I plugged the usb cord and on the other end of that cord is connected to my hub that is connected to my usb-c port on my computer. I know the hub works because my mouse is connected to it too. Under disk utility I have Mac and data. The reason I thought data was it is because I think the Iomega is a 500 gb and it showed 256 out of 500 used.

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