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Connecting 2 external WD drives to my iMac
Hi there, I have 2 external WD drives. I have one connected to my iMac with USB (the only alternative it seems) and connected the second WD drive to the first using Firewire but my iMac doesn't recognise it. Is there any way of daisychaining them so I can back-up the first external drive to the... -
iPad Pro iPad OS Drive/SD Card Test
MAJOR EDIT: I have conducted my own test now. The setup: iPad Pro 2018 12.9" USB-C to USB-A adapter cable An old, cheap USB-A 3.0 four port hub Sony UHS-II USB-A SD card adapter Sandisk Extreme Pro 64GB 300MB/s card exFAT G-Drive 5400 RPM 2TB External Drive exFAT Samsung T5 2TB SSD exFAT I... -
Windows on External Drive for Macbook 2018
Hey guys, i have a problem i cant find the solution for even after trying everything i could find online. Maybe im not doing it correctly, or maybe im just not looking thoroughly enough. Anyways, I have windows 10 installed on an external drive and it works perfectly with my Macbook Pro 2015...- pkstarstorm
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- bootcamp bootcamp and windows 10 external drive macbook pro 2015 macbook pro 2018
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- Forum: Windows, Linux, macOS, & Others on the Mac
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iTunes says not enough free space to back up phone; I have >TB free
I'm trying to backup my iPhone 7 to my external hard drive, but iTunes says I don't have enough free space. My iPhone has 210 GB. My external drive has 1.03 TB free. What's the problem? Details: iPhone 7 256GB iOS 11.4.1 (15G77) 210 GB used 2015 MBP OS 10.12.6 WD My Passport Ultra...- spellflower
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- backup external drive iphone 7 itunes - problems
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Samsung T5 or DIY external SSD for 2019 iMac?
I just ordered the 2019 iMac with i9 vega 48 and 512G SSD. Since I'm editing videos on the machine, I'm looking for a external SSD solution. Option1: Samsung T5 1TB for around $190. Speed capped at 500MB/s. (or sandisk/WD counterparts) Option2: Samsung PM981 1TB and a nvme SSD case with USB3.1...- PeterTheGreat17
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- external drive imac pm981 samsung ssd
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- Forum: iMac
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External monitors and USB-C
Hi there. So I have a Mid-2017 27-inch iMac, which has two Thunderbolt USB-C ports. I have two external Full HD monitors. Those monitors have HDMI or VGA input (they're very cheap), so I have two USB-C to HDMI cables, one for each monitor, plugged in each of the Thunderbolt/USB-C ports. Now I... -
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Recover deleted .Spotlight-V100 on external drive?
Hi there. So, I had an encrypted image on an external drive. For security reasons I wanted all .Trashes and caches n such gone so I just shorthand decided to delete everything besides my actual .dmg image. Turns out you kinda need some of the stuff for indexing ur device ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ I mean I...- thisIsTheFoxe
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- deleted external disk external drive indexing recover spotlight index
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- Forum: macOS
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5.1 Issues With Ext/Int HD & Sound
Hello and happy new year to all! So I got this mac pro 5.1 (it's new to me) and I used to run a lot of externals on my mac mini. So removed a hard drive from the LACIE Porche ext external drive and slipped it into the slot. But I get an error message on the startup and whilst trying to format... -
Unmountable External Drive
I was removing some files from trash when my external hard drive suddenly ejected, I'm not sure why the mac and the hard drive we're stationary on desk and remained untouched, so not sure what happening. Now the hard drive won't mount at all, it had my entire Photo Liibary on it, years of...- danreil
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- external drive mac osx
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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Can I push through error -36 somehow??
Hello all, I am hoping for some instructions here…. I am trying to transfer files between my Mac laptop (High Sierra 10.13.6), and an external drive, and I keep getting this error at some point, ‘The Finder can’t complete the operation because some data can’t be read or written. (Error code...- zlloyd1
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- external drive file transfer macbok pro
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Mac Mini 2014, Problem with external boot drive
I have a 2014 Mini, the one with 2.6Ghz and a 1tb slow 5400RPM HD, so as soon as i bought it i instaled a external usb 3.0 120gb SSD merged with a fast 3.0 External HDD, creating a "fusion drive", it worked amazingly well for a long time. But after mojave update if I let my mini go to sleep... -
What is this please??
When I attempt to copy some video files to my external hard drive, connected by USB, I am getting the following pop up.... Is there a known cause for this?? Thanks in advance!!- zlloyd1
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- error -50 external drive
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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Transfer files to external drive error -50
I am trying to copy some video files to my external hard drive by USB, on my Macbook Pro laptop, and I am getting This operation cannot be completed because of an unexpected error (error code -50).... Can anyone tell me what this means please?? Thanks in advance!! For the record, I have not...- zlloyd1
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- error -50 external drive transfer files
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- Forum: macOS High Sierra (10.13)
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External Drive enclosure for Mac Mini 18
I will be migrating off of my 2008 Mac Pro with 4 bays of drives (1 SSD / 3 HD). Yes 10 years! Had a few questions on external storage on new mac mini that perhaps others may be contemplating. 1) Any recommendations on enclosures. Is the Thunderbay 4 from OWC reliable and speedy? Do I need the...- radiohead007
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- enclosure external drive owc ssd thunderbay thunderbay 4
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- Forum: Mac mini
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External harddrive beep (WD MyPassport 2TB)
Hello kind people of MacRumors, Today is a sad day! I got home as per usual and connected my external harddrive in order to transfer some files to it. However, it seems to be broken in a weird way. After some attempts I managed to get macOS to recognize the drive and showing it in the finder...- imDanish
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- beep external drive hdd hilfe
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
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Hard Drives: Inside/Out
Hello! I’m new here, well, new to posting - I’ve availed myself of the knowledge here for some time. Thank you all, by the way! I have a question I just can’t seem to find a clear answer for, so I’m posting here. I’m about to purchase a new iMac 21” (most likely refurbished) I’m keen on a SSD...- SquareShiny1
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- external drive internal drive processing speed
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- Forum: iMac
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External Hard Drive Problem
Hello, i have a external hard drive which i was use with my window laptop without any problem, now i bought macbook pro i connected my drive, but now i cant delete any file from my drive, i thought its because of file system. how can i solved this? attached a screenshoot of one partition info.- SohaibSdq
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- external drive macbook pro wd drive utilities
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- Forum: MacBook Neo
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My MacBook Pro sees my external drive when it isn't there.
This is a common problem with me, but generally easy to fix. My external drive becomes unplugged very often, and if it happens very quickly consecutively, my Macbook will start to see it when it's not there. This usually is resolved by me restarting my computer. But recently (I use Plex, by the...- fenevar
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- external drive media media center phantom device plex
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- Forum: MacBook Pro
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The drill for clean-installing Mojave PB from flash stick?
Hey folks, I'm on vacation at the beach and wanted to play around with Mojave on my mid-2012 Core i7 MBAir (it's the oldest supported MBAir on the Mojave compatibility list). This is not my main system and I've had some filesystem corruption appear in the past 6 months -- huge #s of...- blakespot
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- external drive install mojave
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- Forum: macOS Mojave (10.14)
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Trouble migrating Photos library
I know that, in theory, one can just drag the photos library to an external disk (just dragging across the Photos package). Photos is running fine on my Mac but it has gotten too large and I need to move it. When I try to do so I get a -43 error and it won't copy. This is on OS X 10.10.5...- flickerflix
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- external drive photos app
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- Forum: Mac Basics, Help and Buying Advice
