I have a Western Digital External HD and am using an emac computer. I left my hd plugged into another mac for a week while I was on vacation, it was working fine. When I got back it was not showing up on the computer, and would not show up after I unplugged it, restarted, etc. I thought maybe it was the computer, but it will not show up on mine either. I cannot be sure the hd was not dropped, but I was told that it was not dropped. Anyway, it turns on when plugged in and makes noises like it's working, and the lights are on. It just does not show up on my computer. My friend said this is probably a case problem, but I don't know what to do in general about it. Is there anything else I could do to possibly make it work?
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External Hard Drive Not Showing
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Drives can die at any time, that is why you shouldn't rely on a single drive to hold all your important data. You should make back-ups on a regular basis. For your problem, try DiskWarrior to rebuild the directory on your drive.
turn off your computer, unplug from wall, disconnect all wires from your mac, plug in your HDD, plug in your computer, plug in only wires you NEED atm, your hdd should show up now.