My Western Digital Time Machine stopped backing up and when I try to locate the issue the message is cant find the back up disk .... how do I fix
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8), when I am asked to set up a locatio
Can you see the disk in Disk Utility?
Allan
no I dont believe so ... you are helping a older woman that is not secure in her knowledge.
If the disk is not visible in Disk Utility then it is likely that it has died.
Allan
how would it identify its self in Disk Utilities?
With the possibly failed Time Machine disk connected to the Mac, lauch Disk Utility in the Utilities folder. Is the WD disk located on the left of the window?
Had similar problems and this was a precursor to my logic board failing in my iMac.
Thank you Paul_31
No the WD disk was not in the left window .... so my assumption is that the WD time machine has died.
Does that mean all the information on that WD is lost? Or is it retrievable ??
There may be ways of retrieving the data, but you coul try a couple of other things just before giving up on the drive.
1. Do you have an alternative USB or Firewire cable you could try (depending how it's connected to your Mac).
2. Does the WD external disk allow connections via both Firewire and USB (mine does)?. If so, if connected via USB try connecting using Firewire instead - and vice versa.
3. Do you have any other devices - USB stick, Printers, etc - that you could plug into where the WD is normally connected. Do they still work? If they do, it would suggest that the ports are OK and the issue is with the WD.
If all this points to confirming the WD has failed I guess you need to get a replacement drive and start over with TIme Machine.
My WD lost contact with my snow leopard program mac desk top I need to know how to reconnect
