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Apple Computing Products:
macOS - Desktop Hardware
Unintialized Drive "Unable to write to the last block of the device." + Size Error ?
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<blockquote data-quote="DMP21" data-source="post: 1900481" data-attributes="member: 410338"><p>Hi All,</p><p></p><p>A word of thanks for your replies and thoughts.</p><p></p><p><strong>[USER=83420]@IWT[/USER] </strong></p><p>Thanks for taking the time to give suggestions and feedback also.</p><p></p><p><strong>[USER=46727]@chscag[/USER]</strong></p><p>What you say is right, it is the Fusion Drive is a 3Tb + 121Gb SSD and (for now) there is enough space for the OP and me to work... but not indefinitely, it's nearly at it's limit.</p><p></p><p><strong>[USER=396914]@MacInWin[/USER]</strong></p><p>You are also right in what you say, it is becoming unworkable, understandable with so little space. I actually need to install Parallels and Windows since I have apps that do not have a macos equivalent.</p><p></p><p>Also your point about the last backup being 2019 is old, I would like to check them but in the worst case I would consider them lost, after all I cannot remember what might even be there.</p><p></p><p>I think idea I proposed / what you suggested also about using a spare 1Tb drive and swapping out the 3Tb drive and trying to re-fuse this and see if it works.</p><p></p><hr /><p></p><p>I have an external drive dock and plug in the 3Tb drive and check if I can at least access it or find out if it is truly dead (fingers crossed becoming un-fused has caused no significant damage).</p><p></p><p>It was rather coincidental that the time it became 'ahem' non-functional was the last time I let MacKeeper access the system (before I was strongly recommended by an Apple Tech Support to install Malware app and see what it reports, sure enough, I then deleted MacKeeper), sadly I found too late before this all happened.</p><p></p><p>I had terrible performance issue to the point it would virtually not work so I had MacKeeper perform a downgrade back to High Sierra from Mojave, just thought it was rather coincidental that was the last time they accessed my iMac and the last time I could access the 3Tb drive.</p><p></p><p>Sadly I've run out of time to work on this furthe for now. I have to return to work early, so I won't have physical access to the iMac to work on it as much as I want to resolve this.</p><p></p><p>Next time I'll have a chance will be mid-Feb 2022... </p><p></p><p>So thanks and I hope next time I can give an update to report I have found some answers.</p><p></p><p>Thanks again for all your help and wish you all a happy, safe and prosperous 2022 <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p></p><p>Regards</p><p></p><p>David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMP21, post: 1900481, member: 410338"] Hi All, A word of thanks for your replies and thoughts. [B][USER=83420]@IWT[/USER] [/B] Thanks for taking the time to give suggestions and feedback also. [B][USER=46727]@chscag[/USER][/B] What you say is right, it is the Fusion Drive is a 3Tb + 121Gb SSD and (for now) there is enough space for the OP and me to work... but not indefinitely, it's nearly at it's limit. [B][USER=396914]@MacInWin[/USER][/B] You are also right in what you say, it is becoming unworkable, understandable with so little space. I actually need to install Parallels and Windows since I have apps that do not have a macos equivalent. Also your point about the last backup being 2019 is old, I would like to check them but in the worst case I would consider them lost, after all I cannot remember what might even be there. I think idea I proposed / what you suggested also about using a spare 1Tb drive and swapping out the 3Tb drive and trying to re-fuse this and see if it works. [HR][/HR] I have an external drive dock and plug in the 3Tb drive and check if I can at least access it or find out if it is truly dead (fingers crossed becoming un-fused has caused no significant damage). It was rather coincidental that the time it became 'ahem' non-functional was the last time I let MacKeeper access the system (before I was strongly recommended by an Apple Tech Support to install Malware app and see what it reports, sure enough, I then deleted MacKeeper), sadly I found too late before this all happened. I had terrible performance issue to the point it would virtually not work so I had MacKeeper perform a downgrade back to High Sierra from Mojave, just thought it was rather coincidental that was the last time they accessed my iMac and the last time I could access the 3Tb drive. Sadly I've run out of time to work on this furthe for now. I have to return to work early, so I won't have physical access to the iMac to work on it as much as I want to resolve this. Next time I'll have a chance will be mid-Feb 2022... So thanks and I hope next time I can give an update to report I have found some answers. Thanks again for all your help and wish you all a happy, safe and prosperous 2022 :) Regards David [/QUOTE]
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