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<blockquote data-quote="Saratov98" data-source="post: 1643859" data-attributes="member: 345391"><p><strong>MAC and WD External Hard Drive</strong></p><p></p><p>Hello Nick and thank you for your reply. Follosing a hard-boot, the WD external hard-drive icon, appears. Then, I get this error: "The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off". This occurs, even though I did not eject the disk, improperly. Then, the WD external hard-drive icon, disappears. I replaced the power adapter and the USB cord that runs from the MAC to the WD external hard-drive and this helped give me some temporary stability, but, eventually, the icon disappears. Then, I decided to execute the disk-utility, which showed me that there were "minor" errors that needed to be repaired. I use the WD external hard-drive as extra storage, so, there is no back-up. I am concerned about running the risk of executing the disk repair, with the data on the disk, so, I see my options as getting a Cloud account and moving the data there, or, I could purchase another WD external hard-drive and Best Buy will transfer the data, drive to drive, for $100. </p><p></p><p>Thank you again for your helpful reply.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Saratov98, post: 1643859, member: 345391"] [b]MAC and WD External Hard Drive[/b] Hello Nick and thank you for your reply. Follosing a hard-boot, the WD external hard-drive icon, appears. Then, I get this error: "The disk was not ejected properly. If possible, always eject a disk before unplugging it or turning it off". This occurs, even though I did not eject the disk, improperly. Then, the WD external hard-drive icon, disappears. I replaced the power adapter and the USB cord that runs from the MAC to the WD external hard-drive and this helped give me some temporary stability, but, eventually, the icon disappears. Then, I decided to execute the disk-utility, which showed me that there were "minor" errors that needed to be repaired. I use the WD external hard-drive as extra storage, so, there is no back-up. I am concerned about running the risk of executing the disk repair, with the data on the disk, so, I see my options as getting a Cloud account and moving the data there, or, I could purchase another WD external hard-drive and Best Buy will transfer the data, drive to drive, for $100. Thank you again for your helpful reply. [/QUOTE]
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