EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE NOT SHOWING

HOW TO SHOW EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE ON IMAC NEVER DISCONNECTED BUT DISPLAY ON SCREEN ACCIDENTALLY PUT IN TRASH

iMac 21.5″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Mar 1, 2022 10:52 AM

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padams35

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Posted on Mar 1, 2022 01:39 PM

'Trashing' an external drive is a shortcut to unmount a drive prior to safe disconnect.

a) Just discounect and reconnect the drive.

b) Go to Disk utility, select the drive, and click 'mount'. Mount a volume that’s been ejected using Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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padams35

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Mar 1, 2022 01:39 PM in response to Fatsia

'Trashing' an external drive is a shortcut to unmount a drive prior to safe disconnect.

a) Just discounect and reconnect the drive.

b) Go to Disk utility, select the drive, and click 'mount'. Mount a volume that’s been ejected using Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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