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my external hard drive is showing in finder but is not connected to my

I had an external hard drive connected to my mac. It is no longer connected but still shows in locations.


iMac 27″, macOS 11.2

Posted on Mar 16, 2021 4:04 PM

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Posted on Mar 20, 2021 10:52 AM

Hi bdog187,


A restart of your Mac should fix the issue. If you've already done a restart, reset the PRAM: Reset NVRAM or PRAM on your Mac - Apple Support.


Cheers,


Jack

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Mar 20, 2021 1:47 PM in response to Jack-19

Thanks Jack. It didn't work. Apple support couldn't fix it either. It is not hurting anything so I am not going to worry about it. Obviously, some memory location has stored the drive and it won't release it. Thanks for your help, it is much appreciated.


Joe

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