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"Device not configured" after external HD improperly unmounted
I accidently unplugged my external HD before the eject was done :-/
/Volumes/Red is still there and can't be deleted.
The HD still mounts but as /Volumes/Red 1.
How can I remove /Volumes/Red?
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Symlink Messages Library Data
My hard drive is completely full on my mac, mostly due to my extensive Messages archive. I have an external drive and would like to move the data over to it using a symlink (or other solution). When I ...
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Sandisk Extreme Portable SSD (1TB) not visible
I have a SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD (1TB), and have been using it for two years without any issue.
This weekend I connected it to a new Synology NAS (DS223) and tried to copy the files over. The ...
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Using rsync to merge two source directories
I have my photos on an external disk, which I back up to my server by manually running a script that uses rsync. This script ensures that my external disk and my backup are in sync, which means ...
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Mac Mini requires password to create directory on external drive, but not internal drive. Huh?
MacMini logs-itself-in on boot. Plug in a utility external drive, drag a folder from internal drive to blank external, password required. Make a directory on internal drive, no problem. Copy a file to ...
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Upgrading Mac OS 10.14.6 (Mojave) to Mac OS Ventura having the installer stored and running from a external drive
I'm trying to upgrade Mac OS on my Powerbook. It is currently running Mojave. I've tried a regular (in-place) upgrade but it requires a ridiculous amount of free space on the MacBook Pro disc. The ...
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External Drive Not Showing up Anywhere
I have a Lacie Rugged Drive I'm having issues with. It will continue to sound like it is starting up but won't mount. I can see it listed on my mac under the system report but it will not show up ...
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USB HSF+ external drive partition won't mount. "(NO WRITE)" & "Resource busy" errors when trying fsck
I was copying a huge file from a USB external drive when it suddenly disappeared from the Finder. I disconnected and connected it back, but the primary partition wouldn't mount. Rebooting the Mac didn'...
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Backup iCloud files to an external hard drive?
What are my options for backing up every file on my iCloud to an (exFAT) external hard disk?
Right now I have more files on iCloud than space on my Mac internal hard drive.
Copying folders from the ...
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CCC from one disk to external disk, then CCC back on Mac
Last year I used Carbon Copy Cloner to make a clone of my 2012 21.5 inch Mac running Mojave to an external drive. Sadly, it was NOT an SSD type drive. I upgraded the OS to Catalina on the new external ...
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How to restore the exFAT structure on my hard disk?
So I have a hard disk that contains a backup of some of my files (it has 2 partitions, a GUID partition map with one Time Machine “backup”, which is a clone of my Mac in APFS format, and other is a ...
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Does MacOS locally store information about external drives?
I used a borrowed Mac to transfer sensitive data directly between two USB thumb drives. Ideally, I'd like to not leave a single trace of the files and transfers on the borrowed Mac, but I understand ...
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Advice on next steps for recovery? (WD 3TB MyBook Essential)
My Western Digital 3TB MyBook Essential (Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)) made a knocking noise a couple of years ago during a Time Machine backup on my mac:
Time Machine couldn't ...
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Is there a bug in macOS with APFS on an external SSD causing the file buffers to not flush and losing data?
I was migrating files from an old Mac running Mojave to a new one running Monterey, using an external SSD formatted with APFS (encrypted), and noticed that there was some data being lost. I had ...
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How to make OneDrive sync to an external HDD under MacOS?
The question is in the title. Microsoft gives these instructions, however the part for Mac is either obsolete or just never worked (and looks unfinished to be honest). No matter which file system I ...
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