Does your MacBook Pro have a backup of photo? You might try reinstalling OSX on the Mac mini.
Paul > On Feb 20, 2018, at 10:06 PM, Rick Womer <[email protected]> wrote: > > Cotty, > > Sorry this isn't clear. There are 3 external drives in our little > drama: Backup (Time Machine), New, and Photo. > > The Mac Mini isn't showing the icons for =any= drives. (The System > Report knows they're there, though). > > My venerable MacBook Pro recognizes all three, opens Backup and New, > but can't open Photo. > > Rick > > > >> On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 2:33 PM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: >> On 20/2/18, Rick Womer, discombobulated, unleashed: >> >>> Two external drives are now connected to my MBP, and are working >>> normally. The photo drive shows up on my MBP, but won't open, and Disk >>> Utility tells me (in red) that it can't be un-mounted in order to be >>> repaired. >> >> In the above para, you mention that the two ext droves are connected to you >> MBP, and 'are working normally'. >> >> Yet the photo drive won't open. You don't mention the status of your other >> drive (presumable the drive you use for Time Machine?). >> >> Is this second drive working normally? Define 'normal' please :-) >> >> The thing that needs to be ascertained is if the failure is hardware or >> software. Points towards a failure of some kind on your photo drive, but can >> you confirm that your other drive operates as intended when connected to >> your MBP please? >> >> -- >> >> >> Cheers, >> Cotty >> >> >> ___/\__ UK Shoot / Edit and >> || (O) | Live Broadcast News >> ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> >> _____________________________ >> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
