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My Kensington ssd external hard disk doesn’t appear on my iMac 27 inch retina. No problem on my MacBook.

iMac 27" 5K, macOS 10.14

Posted on May 27, 2019 11:02 AM

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Posted on May 27, 2019 12:12 PM

Reset the SMC (2-3 times with no peripherals connected) and then reset the NVRAM. Instructions for each are in:

PRAM and NVRAM Reset

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May 27, 2019 12:12 PM in response to noël16

Reset the SMC (2-3 times with no peripherals connected) and then reset the NVRAM. Instructions for each are in:

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