retina MB fails to recognise some external HDDs

[halledise]

my 2014 rMB picks up Mac-formatted HDD's - yet not FAT32 or whatever.
wife's 2012 MBAir has no issues with this at all.
is it the rMB or is it Yosemite?
any assistance much appreciated …

 

[halledise]

anyone??

 

[halledise]

oh kay.
perhaps i'll look elsewhere for a solution.
thanks so much Mac Rumors people.
I'm out … …

 

[emilioestevez]

This forum's basically a ghost town. Try seeking help on reddit.com/r/mac.

Maybe try installing Tuxera or NTFS-3G?

 

[halledise]

This forum's basically a ghost town. Try seeking help on reddit.com/r/mac.

Maybe try installing Tuxera or NTFS-3G?

seems to be the case these days - sadly
thanks for the heads-up.
will look at your suggestions.
much obliged

 

[halledise]

This forum's basically a ghost town. Try seeking help on reddit.com/r/mac.

Maybe try installing Tuxera or NTFS-3G?

 

[halledise]

that worked so well - many thanks Emilio