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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1932451" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>[USER=369695]@Rina[/USER] </p><p></p><p>I am probably stating the obvious, but just to be sure:</p><p></p><p>The WD EHD is connected directly to the Mac via cable - not through a Hub? Yes?</p><p></p><p>If "Yes", then personally I'd regard the Drive as faulty or even dead. </p><p></p><p>I've experienced this on several occasions and, like you, found that the EHD wasn't functioning properly. If that happens to me, I'm wary of using it for critical backups, even if I was able to erase the Drive. If, like you, the erasure failed, I'm done with that Drive.</p><p></p><p>This may sound draconian, but Drives fail, often without prior warning. If I were you, I'd get a new EHD. Time Machine backups are critical.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1932451, member: 83420"] [USER=369695]@Rina[/USER] I am probably stating the obvious, but just to be sure: The WD EHD is connected directly to the Mac via cable - not through a Hub? Yes? If "Yes", then personally I'd regard the Drive as faulty or even dead. I've experienced this on several occasions and, like you, found that the EHD wasn't functioning properly. If that happens to me, I'm wary of using it for critical backups, even if I was able to erase the Drive. If, like you, the erasure failed, I'm done with that Drive. This may sound draconian, but Drives fail, often without prior warning. If I were you, I'd get a new EHD. Time Machine backups are critical. Ian [/QUOTE]
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