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AppleUser_M Author

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Mac no longer detecting external drives after accidentally removing without ejection.

I was using the same cable on all my external drives which appeared to have been no well secured. All 3 drives are now not detected on desktop or disk utility despite lighting up and vibrating.

Posted on Mar 5, 2018 1:50 AM

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Lexiepex

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Mar 5, 2018 4:11 AM in response to AppleUser_M

Restart the mac then connect the disk or connect them to another mac, if they are seen by diskutility select the "FirstAid" button; if they are seen but greyed, select "Mount" then select select the FirstAid button.

anonyme4321

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Mar 5, 2018 3:11 AM in response to AppleUser_M

external hard drive not recognized after force eject | MacRumors Forums

Mac no longer detecting external drives after accidentally removing without ejection.

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