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Robbie1989

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Jan 30, 2014
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Hi, I have a very unusual problem in that my EHD will show all of my files when I plug it into my PS3 but when I plug it into my mac, it will not show up at all in the finder. It will now show up on windows either.

I have went into disk utility to try and repair the disk and mount it but it keeps saying 'Unable to read FAT' after I repair disk.

I did manage to get it to mount on my mac once (about a month ago) and I was able to view all of my files, however, when I ejected it and plugged it back in it no longer worked. That is when I tried to remount it in disk utility after repairing the disk but again the same problem - the disk would not mount and it again said Unable to read FAT.

Other info that might help:
When the EHD was working on my mac it would appear in the finder under the name 'SONNICS'. Now when I look at it in disk utility it shows up as SAMSUNG HJ241 with SONNICS (greyed out) showing up directly underneath. I have been highlighting the word SONNICS and pressing repair disk.

Would really appreciate any help, thanks!! :)
 
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