Drives should not be disappearing, I have two M1 Mac minis and I have used USB flash drives and a Seagate mechanical hard drive, sometimes connected to one of the USB A ports and other times using a USB C to USB A adapter and have not had any problems at all. One thing I would suggest, always connect drives to the Mac itself, no hubs or keyboard ports, those can definitely cause problems.
> On Jun 24, 2023, at 6:16 PM, John Panarese <jpanar...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Have you called Apple support? It sounds like something a bit more serious > than a simple problem. You might want to see what they say. > > > Take Care > > John D. Panarese > Director > Mac for the Blind > Tel, (631) 724-4479 > Email, j...@macfortheblind.com > Website, http://www.macfortheblind.com > > APPLE CERTIFIED SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL and Trainer > > AUTHORIZED APPLE STORE BUSINESS AFFILIATE > > MAC and iOS VOICEOVER TRAINING AND SUPPORT > > > > >> On Jun 24, 2023, at 5:04 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries >> <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> wrote: >> >> Hello. I had a drive or two that I thought were causing problems in the >> Finder on my M1 Mac mini. Drives were getting burned up and just not >> functioning right. I got rid of the hub. Unfortunately, though, I am now >> having problems with drives no matter how they are connected. Is the Finder >> just not stable on these Macs? I even plugged a little thumb drive into the >> USB port on my Apple keyboard. I tried several times to copy some files and >> the drive disappears. I expect it to be slow, but not to disappear. >> >> Is this a known problem? Do I need to take this Mac to the Apple Store? >> Thanks for any insights into this growing problem. >> >> >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the Mac >> Visionaries list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: >> mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at >> caraqu...@caraquinn.com >> >> The archives for this list can be searched at: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/FB7E228B-774B-4331-B411-846DCF4237F6%40icloud.com. > > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/9EB34E7A-D7C8-44D5-B735-D1824B1F835C%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/E975C6BB-4A48-4173-9BBA-A37D0FBFED1B%40charter.net.
