I plugged in my hard drive into my Macbook Pro and it wouldn't show up on the desktop. Opened the finder, and it wasn't there either. I went into the disk utility and it was there. So then I thought maybe rebooting the computer would help. No such luck. Then I plugged it into my friend's Macbook and it showed up no problem. Is there something I'm missing? The last time I used it I remember that error appearing where it forces you to shut off the computer. Does that have anything to do with it? I do photography and I have my entire collection on this hard drive, so restoring it is NOT an option. Like I said, the device was recognized and worked fine on my friend's laptop, just not on mine. Please help ASAP! Thanks!
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Hard Drive is not recognized by computer.
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When you say "it was there", how exactly does it appear in Disk Utility? Can you post a screenshot?
It shows the hard drive icon on the left side. It says simpletech 465GB hard drive and then directly below it, it shows what I named my hard drive.
Uh, that's a bit of a leap of logic. It's possible, but if it were a functional NTFS drive it would appear for read-only access. There is still something wrong.
Also, you really should use an adverb rather than an adjective. It will work perfectly.
Also, you really should use an adverb rather than an adjective. It will work perfectly.
You understood what my point was and that's the point of language so standing there correcting me only proves your Grammar Führer unnecessary because you couldn't correct me if you didn't know what my intent was. 
Point 1 for Cheeto.
Secondly, now that I think of it, different releases of OS X have different format compatibility. What OS is your friend using and what are you using?
Point 1 for Cheeto.
Secondly, now that I think of it, different releases of OS X have different format compatibility. What OS is your friend using and what are you using?
