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Apple Computing Products:
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External hard drive not being recognized and no longer being read.
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<blockquote data-quote="krs" data-source="post: 1873989" data-attributes="member: 67742"><p>No, just backing up files from your Windows PC would not make the drive unreadable, but...</p><p>I have a couple of questions:</p><p>1. When you say it is "unreadable", does that mean it mounts on the Mac desktop but you can't access any files on the drive or does the drive not even mount?</p><p>2. Was the external formatted for both Macs and Windows?</p><p>3. What interface is used to connect the external? USB? Have you tried a different port on the Mac or PC</p><p>4. If it is a spinner drive can you hear the disk spinning up?</p><p>5. What is the model of the Seagate drive? If the drive is defective it may just be the SATA-USB bridge (if there is one)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="krs, post: 1873989, member: 67742"] No, just backing up files from your Windows PC would not make the drive unreadable, but... I have a couple of questions: 1. When you say it is "unreadable", does that mean it mounts on the Mac desktop but you can't access any files on the drive or does the drive not even mount? 2. Was the external formatted for both Macs and Windows? 3. What interface is used to connect the external? USB? Have you tried a different port on the Mac or PC 4. If it is a spinner drive can you hear the disk spinning up? 5. What is the model of the Seagate drive? If the drive is defective it may just be the SATA-USB bridge (if there is one) [/QUOTE]
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