and if it helps, both ex drives shw power lights as on so they are getting
power

Dave

On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 9:54 AM David J Brooks <pentko...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Thanks Doug i clicked that item off now i'll see how that works
>
> David, only my one back up, older model, and my time machine, newer model
> show up. I have to disconnect the second back up from the computer, then
> plug it back in for the sidebar to show the drive, if the computer se=leeps
> only 7A shows up but not 7 so i have to unplug and replug. as mentioned it
> may be older drives or older formatting
>
> Dave
>
> On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 6:22 AM David Mann <dmann...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> This may have been mentioned already, but if you run Disk Utility (it's
>> in Applications / Utilities) do they appear in the sidebar? If greyed out
>> you can right-click on them and select "mount".  I do this with my external
>> SSD as I like to leave it plugged in but not mounted unless I'm actually
>> using it.  My Time Machine drives are always physically disconnected when
>> I'm not using them.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Dave
>>
>>
>>
>>
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