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<blockquote data-quote="IWT" data-source="post: 1739567" data-attributes="member: 83420"><p>You don't say whether the External Hard Drive (EHD) is of the spinning platter type or an SSD. Also, I am assuming that you are referring to a Mac-formatted EHD?</p><p></p><p>The situation you describe can occur after a long period of non-use (particularly with SSD) and/or if the EHD is failing.</p><p></p><p>Try: Mount EHD > Detect it in Disk Utility (DU) > Click-to-highlight the EHD and run First Aid. This should either repair the Drive or confirm it's imminent demise.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps you could post back the results of this along with which Mac (Model/year) and the Operating System (OS).</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="IWT, post: 1739567, member: 83420"] You don't say whether the External Hard Drive (EHD) is of the spinning platter type or an SSD. Also, I am assuming that you are referring to a Mac-formatted EHD? The situation you describe can occur after a long period of non-use (particularly with SSD) and/or if the EHD is failing. Try: Mount EHD > Detect it in Disk Utility (DU) > Click-to-highlight the EHD and run First Aid. This should either repair the Drive or confirm it's imminent demise. Perhaps you could post back the results of this along with which Mac (Model/year) and the Operating System (OS). Ian [/QUOTE]
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