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i have had a G-Drive 1 TB back up disc for about 6 months. Now, somehow, when I go to find something on it, I cannot access the drive. The ikons for the drive are no longer on the desktop. The error message says, " Your Time Machine Back up disc can't be found". What can i do to resolve the problem, and get my external hard drive working again?
iMac, OS X Yosemite (10.10)
First try resetting the SMC and PRAM 2-3 times each, then see if they drive can be seen.
First try resetting the SMC and PRAM 2-3 times each, then see if they drive can be seen.
I've done the SMC and PRAM tests and could get no connection.......what would you advice me to do next?
karlssongunvor wrote:
I've done the SMC and PRAM tests and could get no connection.......what would you advice me to do next?
Try another cable, and do the SMC resets 2-3 times each.
Do you mean by another cable the one which connects the hard drive to the computer?
Yes, then when you connect it do the SMC and PRAM resets each 2x using the instructions I provided above.
I have found out that my G-Drive is still under warranty. There is nothing to keep me from getting a new one.......
I have checked some information on this drive.........The hard drive powers up......it also is physically connected to the computer.......but it does not show an ikon for Time Machine on the desktop, and says, "Backup Disk can't be found" in the error box when I try to open it. Here again I have tried the Pram and SMC resets as you had said.....
A problem with my G-Drive back up disc
