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I have a 1TB Fusion Drive MacMini Intel 5. I finally am upgrading to the new Mini M2. It has 512GB storage. I know I'll have to make decisions on what to move and keep. (I did just move the iMovie to an external. It was 298GB, so that helps with the decisions - and I'm zipping that to save on...

I have a password-protected Western Digital external drive I'd like to securely erase, and I'd like to avoid the long wait that a 3 or 7 pass overwrite takes using Apple's Disk Utility. Of course, all WD Drives have the option to secure them with a firmware password using their WD Security or...

Hi everyone, I am wondering if an external harddrive has a hidden file or log that keeps track off all data transfers going in and out of it, including the names of the files. I took my firewire drive to an office to work with someone on a project, and am not sure if I trust the woman that was...

I've got a Mid 2015 MacBook Pro running Monterey. A WD 1TB My Passport quit being recognized by the system after several times of inadvertently being unplugged without ejecting. It's got a micro usb connection that would fall out a lot. The drive lights up and whirrs when connected and the...

I'm in need of a larger hard drive to run my late 2012 2.3GHz i7 Mac mini. Currently, I have a Crucial 1tb (SSD) as a startup disk and the original 1tb platter drive installed in both bays. I would like to upgrade to a 2tb SSD external to use as a startup disk. All my external drives are powered...

I cloned a USB disk with encrypted partitions into another, identical one (same size, same model...). I changed the name of one of the partitions in finder for one of the disks, to be able to tell them apart. When I plug either of the drives by themselves, partitions are recognised fine. When I...

About a year ago, I spent a lot of $$ with a service to recover data from a dead-ish external USB drive. I generally buy Seagate or WD and want to retire them after 2 years or so. Too short? Too long? I’m considering rolling my own, so this is to solicit recommendations for bare drives...

For the first time (perhaps I'm very lucky) one of my external drives has failed. No problems leading up to it; one day OK, next day a brick. One partition was for Time Machine backups. If that was all, I would cross my fingers, replace it with a new drive, and start from scratch. But ...

My external drive is starting up and then automatically ejecting - does anyone know what is wrong? It's plugged into my my Mac by usb but when I connect the power cable it automatically turns off my Mac - also it doesn't need the power cable to work on other peoples laptops. It is showing under...

I bought a 2015 MacBook Pro 15" and want to use it in clamshell mode most of the time with an external monitor. I don't want to buy a thunderbolt monitor. I already have a TV with HDMI. If I use HDMI, is the fact that I'm using HDMI the limiting factor for the max resolution or can I still...

I have a 1TB WD external hard drive that I previously had on a router. I am trying to get access to the drive as it would be good not to throw it out. I have it plugged in and when I look at Finder and Disk Utility it isn't there. When I open up Terminal and go to /Volumes, I can see it there...

I'm about ready to pull out my hair. I have a failing/failed external hard-drive. This was a backup drive, but since it was so large, over two years I put other stuff on it, which wasn't a backup of another disk, nor was this disk backed up elsewhere. Silly ME. :( The main issue is that the...

Hi. Not sure if this is more of a software or hardware issue, but thought I'd try here first. I have a mid-2011 iMac 27" whose operating system (Yosemite) and all the boot files and such are stored on external SSD connected via Thunderbolt. The iMac's internal HD is just used for storage. All...

The saga of my 2010 iMac continues. The black screen issue seems to have been cured by a new screen, but now the superdrive is not consistently recognising inserted discs. I've tried a clean, but the problem persists. If I decide to buy a newer iMac, I will need an external disc drive...

When I start-up my computer in the morning, I'm getting a message that says "Mac OSX was unable to repair the disc "G-Tech 4b". You can read and copy files from this disc but you cannot modify or add files. Backup and reformat disc as soon as possible". G-Tech 4b is one of the two...

Actually have a couple questions that may or may not relate. Just trying to wrap my head around it and maybe learn something new. And please let me know if I'm mixing apples and oranges. Spent some time online and on the web searching for answers and though there's a lot of info out there, I get...

I'm considering getting a 2012 21.5 iMac. The one with 2 Thunderbolt connections. I have a second (non Apple) 1080p DVI display and a Wacom Cintiq 12WX. Is it possible to connect both a the same time? Does the iMac & software support a 2 external display configuration with each screen being...

Hi, i`ve got this problem. i have uploaded it on youtube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBT0z60MVqQ has anyone of you ever solved this kind of problem? thank you for your answers :)

I need some help with an error I'm getting trying to transfer my Time Machine backup files from one external hard drive to a new one. It's saying that the new one doesn't have "ownership enabled". I'm just trying to copy the Backups.backupdb folder to the new one and then I'll set that new one...

Good morning - I recently purchased a new Airport Extreme Base Station (without Time Machine) - I am looking to invest in a 1TB or 2TB External drive to connect to the USB slot and was looking for any recommendations on a drive. Can this theoretically be used in the same manner as Time...