- #MY PASSPORT FOR MAC 1TB NOT SHOWING IN MY COMPUTER PRO#
- #MY PASSPORT FOR MAC 1TB NOT SHOWING IN MY COMPUTER MAC#
Because I'm at a point where WD's warranty can give me a new drive to replace it, or I can fix this drive myself. I'm curious if this is something that happens a lot or if it's just a less durable hard drive I got. I'm asking because I have had accidentally unplugged other WD external hard drives without ejecting in the past while not writing data, like in this case, but the drives never broke. Why is it like this? What is broken? How can I test what is broken?
#MY PASSPORT FOR MAC 1TB NOT SHOWING IN MY COMPUTER MAC#
We tried plugging it into the Windows laptop again, and my files and photos could be read!! But it still can't be read on Mac and has the flashing problem.
After running for 3-5 minutes, my mom came in and unplugged the external hard drive forcefully (I yelled at her for doing that). I clicked "Start" and let it ran, but it didn't have a progress bar and just had a "Cancel" button. It says that it detected an error and had the option of automatically fixing it. I then plugged in my WD hard drive to a Windows laptop. I tried changing the Mac laptop, changing the USB cord, same problem. Ever since that my WD hard drive has the flashing problem and can't be mounted on my Mac. When I charged up my Mac again it says that the disk was not ejected properly. I was not actively reading or writing to the external hard drive, but it did have a list of directories open (no individual photo files, but just the directory names). The WD Passport Ultra was plugged into my MacBook on battery. I tried opening up Disk Utility on my Mac, but it just spins forever trying to mount the external hard drive. It can be read on a Windows laptop (after Windows automatically fixed an error).
#MY PASSPORT FOR MAC 1TB NOT SHOWING IN MY COMPUTER PRO#
When I plug my WD Passport Ultra 4TB external hard drive WDBBKD0040BBK-0A (with 2TB of family photos) into my MacBook Pro it has fast flashing of light and can't be mounted.
After more than an hour I came back and the drive showed up on my Mac again. I plugged in again into my MacBook and left it there. But if speed is your top priority – for example, if you move a lot of large files, or want to run programs off the drive – then choose an SSD. Or, you can always use a smaller SSD for files that you need to access or move around often, and then store the other data that you use less often on a higher capacity HDD.After about 3 weeks. So, if you want to store huge amounts of data while keeping prices low, a HDD is the way to go. HDDs are also good for storing lots of data as they often have a high capacity. An SSD is faster, lighter and less power-hungry, whereas an HDD drive will be cheaper and slower than an SSD. There are two types of external hard drive: hard disk drives (HDD, also known as mechanical or traditional hard drives) or solid state drives (SSD). The rectangular USB-A ports are slowly being replaced by the newer, smaller reversible USB-C ports, found in all newer generation Macs and PCs. Other important information to consider before making a purchase is the hard drive's connectivity. But if you want to store lots of large video and/or RAW files, or you want to use your external hard drive for housing games, investing in few more terabytes is a good idea. Even though many come in massive multi-terabyte iterations, 500GB is plenty to get you started. When choosing the right one for you, foremost on your mind should be its storage capability. WD My Passport deals: Which model to buy?
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