External hard drive not recognize on MacOS
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Nov 22, 2016 at 04:52 PM
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017 - Nov 28, 2016 at 05:03 AM
R2D2_WD Posts 3606 Registration date Monday September 1, 2014 Status Member Last seen February 20, 2017 - Nov 28, 2016 at 05:03 AM
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Nov 22, 2016 at 05:37 PM
Nov 22, 2016 at 05:37 PM
It's possible that your Mac only reads disks formatted by the Mac or Fat32 from Windows.
Nov 23, 2016 at 03:15 PM
Nov 23, 2016 at 04:23 PM
Nov 27, 2016 at 03:00 PM
Nov 28, 2016 at 05:03 AM
Could you please check if the hard drive is working normally when connected on Windows PC? Sometimes Unix based systems respond better when it comes to drives with connectivity issues. If the drive is not working in Windows, there may be a problem with the drive. I strongly recommend you to backup all data while using the Linux OS. Is it possible to format in exFAT? Please check that and try to connect the drive to the Mac.
Hope this helps