External drive randomly ejected

Why does my 5 TB Seagate ssd external drive constantly "ejecting" instead? I get Disk not ejected properly-

"Eject XXX before turning it off"

The machine is a 2021 MacBook Pro 16"

MacBook Pro

Posted on Sep 20, 2022 1:58 PM

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Grace2211

Community Specialist

Sep 24, 2022 11:12 AM in response to philsongs

Hello Philsongs,

Thanks for posting in Apple support Communities. We'd like to provide you with a resource that can assist you with the error message you're receiving: Seagate - Disk Not Ejected Properly on Mac

We hope this helps.

Best wishes!

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