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Seagate External Drive and iMac Question

Crotonmark

Crotonmark

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Hi
Should the light on an external seagate drive light up after I plug in the power supply but before I plug the drive into a USB port?
 
so long story short - it worked on my 2009 iMac when I plugged directly into a USB port
On my brand new 2019 iMac it only gets "seen" and mounted if I go thru a Hub
so yes it works but only thru the hub
the light only comes on when it is plugged into a port
 
not to be that PITA guy - but any advice?
the difference between how it worked on the 2009 and the 2019 is weird
 
Crotonmark said:
Thanks
I mean it does work - I just dont understand it
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Drives vary, but all off the various Seagate externals that I've worked with light only when they are connected and communicating with the host computer. Usually they will light when the USB interface is recognized before their file system is mounted.
 
dwig said:
Drives vary, but all off the various Seagate externals that I've worked with light only when they are connected and communicating with the host computer. Usually they will light when the USB interface is recognized before their file system is mounted.
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thanks - that is my experience.
I just wish I knew why it wont mount without the hub when it used to on another mac
 
Ok guys I think I solved it
I ran disk utility on the drive (first aid)
The utility said it couldn’t unmount the drive
I then started the Mac in recovery mode and ran disk utility.
It was able to run first aid
I rebooted and moved the drive to the USB port
Restarted again and IT SHOWS UP
I don’t need the hub!
Miracles happen
 
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