Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

Make sure it is a “powered” hub. Most external drives require more power than can be provided by a passive, non-powered hub. - Brad - On Feb 1, 2023, at 18:54, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries wrote: I am a little afraid it’s the hub I am using. When it happens, I can’t force quit. I can’t

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue: A Complete List of VoiceOver Keyboard Shortcuts Available on macOS

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Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

I need a list of the best shortcuts. I am finding myself feeling like I am so slow on the mac. On 2/1/23, Herbie Allen wrote: > Shortcuts are an essential aspect of Mac usage. Remember as many as you > can! > >> On Feb 1, 2023, at 19:15, Dave Carlson wrote: >> >> Brad, Wow. How do you keep all

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

Shortcuts are an essential aspect of Mac usage. Remember as many as you can! > On Feb 1, 2023, at 19:15, Dave Carlson wrote: > > Brad, Wow. How do you keep all those keyboard shortcuts in your head? I never > knew about using the shift key with that combination to make it a quick and > dirty

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

Brad, Wow. How do you keep all those keyboard shortcuts in your head? I never knew about using the shift key with that combination to make it a quick and dirty force shutdown. Dave Carlson Oregonian, Woodworker, Farfar, Engineer, Musician dgcarlson0...@gmail.com On Feb 1, 2023, at 2:01 PM,

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

I am a little afraid it’s the hub I am using. When it happens, I can’t force quit. I can’t get to the menu bar either. It really stops almost everything except for apps like Mail and Safari. I have to open a Mail or Safari to get to the Apple menu.Mary WardOn Feb 1, 2023, at 5:34 PM, Anders

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

Hi! Thanks for that command Brad. I haven’t noticed that before. Bless! /A > 1 feb. 2023 kl. 23:01 skrev Bradford Snyder : > > The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit dialog. > Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or restart > Finder

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

Hi! It could be the cable or the usb port on your Mac or the hard disk. Though I have never come a cross a bad usb port on a Mac but on my hard disks. /A > 1 feb. 2023 kl. 22:13 skrev 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries > : > > Hello. I bought a nice big hard disc to store books, movies, and music

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

The keyboard command CMD + OPT + Escape, will open the Force Quit dialog. Using CMD + OPT + Shift + Escape, will Force Quit the current app, or restart Finder without opening the Force Quit dialog. HTH. - Brad - On Feb 1, 2023, at 15:33, Kaare Dehard wrote: There is an issue with finder on

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

If the drive is formatted NTFS, I recommend reformatting the drive to XFAT. There are other options, but I like XFAT because it can be read by Windows as well as Mac. - Brad - On Feb 1, 2023, at 15:19, Herbie Allen wrote: There could be a number of things. The age of your Mac, the cord, or

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

There is an issue with finder on and off in Ventura. If it gives the no window message cmd-option-escape will allow you to re-launch the finder and may solve the concern. > On Feb 1, 2023, at 4:31 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > Thanks. This is not an older Mac, it’s a 2020

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

Thanks. This is not an older Mac, it’s a 2020 M1. SO I guess I will disconnect all the external drives, all three of them, and restart. I neglected to say that when the Finder stops working, I have to open a program like Mail to shut down the computer at all, and it might take it several

Re: Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

There could be a number of things. The age of your Mac, the cord, or the drive itself. If yours is an older Mac though, that is most likely the issue. Restart your mac and then plug in the drive. When you open it, give the drive a couple minutes to load. There could also be a formatting issue.

Disappearing External Drive and Finder issue

Hello. I bought a nice big hard disc to store books, movies, and music on. It is connected to my Mac mini via a cable. I got messages saying that it had not been ejected properly, though, of course, it had not been ejected at all. If I try to go to my external drives, the finder just stops

Re: External Drive plugged in at logon on M1

t 8:56 AM, Herbie Allen wrote: >> >> I am also curious as someone was asking me about this very issue the other >> day. they use the Trackpad to get to the login screen. Also, does anyone >> know if it’s ok to boot up an m1 Mac with an external drive plugged into the

External Drive plugged in at logon on M1

ay. they use the Trackpad to get to the login screen. Also, does anyone know > if it’s ok to boot up an m1 Mac with an external drive plugged into the unit? > This is how they got the login window. I do this all the time on my Intel Mac > and have had no issues. > >> On Jan

Re: Backing Up Mac on External Drive?

create a backup >> strategy that is effective for their needs. If you are a book share user it >> should be available there, or you can purchase it from Take >> Control Books. >> Best wishes, >> >> Jonathan Cohn >> >> >> >>> On Nov 14

Re: Backing Up Mac on External Drive?

that is effective for their needs. If you are a book share user it should be available there, or you can purchase it from Take Control Books. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn On Nov 14, 2022, at 8:43 PM, Mohammad Fazil mailto:mfa...@outlook.com>> wrote: Hi, Group. I have ordered a 2TB external

Re: Backing Up Mac on External Drive?

Control Books. Best wishes, Jonathan Cohn > On Nov 14, 2022, at 8:43 PM, Mohammad Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > I have ordered a 2TB external drive for backing up my Mac today but I have > never done that before. I’d be doing it for the first time when the d

Backing Up Mac on External Drive?

Hi, Group. I have ordered a 2TB external drive for backing up my Mac today but I have never done that before. I’d be doing it for the first time when the drive arrives. May I know how should I be doing this, please? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

External drive for Thunderbolt 3

Hi, Group. I have four thunderbolt 3 ports in my 13-inch Macbook Pro 2017. I am looking for external drive for this Mac. What should I be searching for on Amazon, please? Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions

Re: External Drive for Mac?

with the Thunderbolt 2.x or 3.x capability and those are definitely faster on transfer than any of the USB stuff. In the end, it comes down to 3 choices: capacity, compatibility and price. -Eric > On Nov 6, 2022, at 5:55 PM, Mohammad Fazil wrote: > > Hi, Group. > I am looking for an ex

Re: External Drive for Mac?

It doesn’t matter. The same drive will work on either system. Only thing to be aware of, is that a drive formatted as an NTSF drive, should be reformatted for best performance on a Mac. - Brad - On Nov 6, 2022, at 18:55, Mohammad Fazil wrote: Hi, Group. I am looking for an external drive

External Drive for Mac?

Hi, Group. I am looking for an external drive for Mac. May I know whether the external drive for Mac is different from that of for Windows, or it doesn't matter? Your help/recommendations are highly appreciated. Thanks! -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac

Re: External Drive for Mac?

om>> On Behalf Of Herbie Allen > Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 2:47 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: External Drive for Mac? > > Almost any drive will work with the Mac. I have used several thumb drives

RE: External Drive for Mac?

So any drive can be used? There is no specific drive for Mac, right? Thanks! From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Herbie Allen Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 2:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: External Drive for Mac? Almost any drive will work

Re: External Drive for Mac?

nt: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 5:47 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Subject: Re: External Drive for Mac? > > Almost any drive will work with the Mac. I have used several thumb drives > and regular hard drives, one as new a

RE: External Drive for Mac?

Did you have to format the drive first? From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Herbie Allen Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2022 5:47 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: External Drive for Mac? Almost any drive will work with the Mac. I have used several thumb

Re: External Drive for Mac?

Hi, list. > Any recommendations for an external drive for Mac, please? > Thanks! > > -- > 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 t

External Drive for Mac?

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Re: Can i use thunderbolt external drive with Macbook air 2017 that has usb ports only?

>> seem to have any luck. I’ve found usbC to thunderbolt adaptor or hub but >> not simply usb to thunderbolt adaptor. I’m surprised: surely there must be >> a way of using thunderbolt external drive with macbook air 2017? Any help >> would be hugely appreciated. >&g

Re: Can i use thunderbolt external drive with Macbook air 2017 that has usb ports only?

t; seem to have any luck. I’ve found usbC to thunderbolt adaptor or hub but not > simply usb to thunderbolt adaptor. I’m surprised: surely there must be a way > of using thunderbolt external drive with macbook air 2017? Any help would be > hugely appreciated. > > > -- > T

Can i use thunderbolt external drive with Macbook air 2017 that has usb ports only?

there must be a way of using thunderbolt external drive with macbook air 2017? Any help would be hugely appreciated. -- 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

external drive suggestions!

a couple of years. I'm now thinking about getting an Oyen Digital Mobius two-bay enclosure and putting Seagate Ironwolf NAS drives in it, but it comes out to like $450. Can anybody on the list recommend an external drive that is relatively fast and reliable? thanks Jeff -- The following information

Re: Problem with a new external drive

blinky-net.com> wrote: > > Re partition > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristeen Hughes > Sent: Sunday, 28 January 2018 6:17 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subj

Re: Problem with a new external drive

! Do share your feedback/experience in the comment section below. - Original Message - From: "Kristeen Hughes" <khwi...@gmail.com> To: "'Jason White' via MacVisionaries" <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2018 7:17 AM Subjec

RE: Problem with a new external drive

Re partition -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristeen Hughes Sent: Sunday, 28 January 2018 6:17 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Problem with a new external drive I have other macs

RE: Problem with a new external drive

- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Kristeen Hughes Sent: Sunday, 28 January 2018 4:17 AM To: 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: Problem with a new external drive You folks have helped me ou

Re: Problem with a new external drive

Try highlighting the drive itself in disk utility, be sure that you are selecting the actual drive, not a volume on the drive. Then choose erase and choose a guid partition, you can choose mac OS extended or Mac os extended journaled for the format. This should partition the drive for use on

Re: Problem with a new external drive

Hi Kristeen, Are you running High Sierra? If so, by default, the new disk utility hides some of the information that you may need to work with this drive. Go to the view menu in disk utility and select the option that says “show all devices.” You then may be able to see the actual top level of

Re: Problem with a new external drive

I have other macs, but no PCs. No, I can not format it. I get an error. Kristeen > On Jan 27, 2018, at 11:51 AM, E.T. wrote: > > I have one of these and had no trouble with it. Were you able to format it? > Do you have access to another Mac or Windows computer to

Re: Problem with a new external drive

I have one of these and had no trouble with it. Were you able to format it? Do you have access to another Mac or Windows computer to try it on? From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply

Problem with a new external drive

You folks have helped me out many times and I am very grateful. I don’t know if anyone can help with this, but I have to try. I have a new WD 4 TB USB drive I got yesterday. It is a My Passport drive. When I plug it into any USB slot on my mini, the result is the same. It can be seen in disk

dropbox on external drive

I have used my dropbox on an external drive for over a year and while there have been frustrations, it is certainly doable. The most important thing I have found is that you have to remember to quit dropbox prior to disconnecting the external drive. Similarly, the external drive should

Re: Changing the location of my dropbox folder to an external drive

h can happen if it's located on an external drive that gets disconnected.” "• Moving the Dropbox folder to a drive with a non-default file system for the operating system may cause unexpected behavior. 3 of 4” Click the Dropbox icon from your menu bar <https://www.dropbox.com/help/141>.

Re: Changing the location of my dropbox folder to an external drive

pbox folder to a 4 TB external drive. I > found out that this is done through the dropbox app under preferences. Since > this app is totally inaccessible, does anyone know of another way of changing > it? Is there a way through terminal mode that it can be done? Any help is > apprec

Changing the location of my dropbox folder to an external drive

I recently upgraded to 1 TB of space on dropbox. My Mac hard drive, however, is only 500 GB. In order to fully utilize this upgrade, I would like to change the default location of my dropbox folder to a 4 TB external drive. I found out that this is done through the dropbox app under preferences

Re: External drive security

0 June 2016 9:09 AM To: MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: External drive security A chat with a friend prompts this question. Is it enough to eject external drives or should one physically disconnect them for maximum security? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.

Re: External drive security

ge- >From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] >On Behalf Of E.T. >Sent: Friday, 10 June 2016 9:09 AM >To: MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >Subject: External drive security > >A chat with a friend prom

RE: External drive security

[mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of E.T. Sent: Friday, 10 June 2016 9:09 AM To: MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> Subject: External drive security A chat with a friend prompts this question. Is it enough to eject external drives or should one phys

Re: External drive security

Friend is more concerned about ransomware and the like. I don't know if Macs are bothered by this. From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? On 6/9/2016 2:16 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: Hi, If you're speaking

Re: External drive security

Hi, If you're speaking of the ability of someone to connect remotely to your Mac, then gain access to both your Mac and external HD data, then I guess maximum security would be total physical disconnection. If ejected, there are terminal commands that a user can implement that will re-mount

External drive security

A chat with a friend prompts this question. Is it enough to eject external drives or should one physically disconnect them for maximum security? From E.T.'s Keyboard... ancient.ali...@icloud.com Many believe that we have been visited in the past. What if it were true? -- The following

Re: Partition an external drive

Where do I choose > how partitions I want? > > Thanks Patricia > > >> On Dec 14, 2015, at 12:58 AM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com> wrote: >> >> Once you've connected your external drive, open the application Disc >> Utilities. F

Re: Partition an external drive

e tool bar. I don’t >> understand the new lay out and can’t find where to choose how many >> partitions I want. All I see is partition pie chart view group and the >> drive info and an add button/ remove/ cancel and apply buttons. Where do I >> choose how partitions I w

Re: Showing all volumes on external drive on desktop

I have an external USB hard drive which is partitioned into four volumes, and when I plug it in to the Mac all four volumes appear on the desktop. Sent from my IPhone > On Dec 14, 2015, at 3:11 AM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > If I connect an ext

Re: Partition an external drive

and the drive info and an add button/ remove/ cancel and apply buttons. Where do I choose how partitions I want? Thanks Patricia > On Dec 14, 2015, at 12:58 AM, Andrew Lamanche <ioani...@me.com> wrote: > > Once you've connected your external drive, open the a

Re: Partition an external drive

make >> the fields into which you input values editable. >> >> Good luck >> >> Andrew >>> On 14 Dec 2015, at 01:17, Patricia Solis <solis.patric...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello All: >>> >>> How do I partition a

Showing all volumes on external drive on desktop

Hi, If I connect an external drive which has several partitions, will all these partitions show up on the desktop? Is there a way of making sure that they do show up? I would like to partition an external drive into at least two, so that one of them could be my back up volume for TimeMachine

Re: Showing all volumes on external drive on desktop

Hi Andrew, Make sure external disks show up by using Finder Preferences, and all the partitions should become visible. I personally like to show all disks, i.e. check all the drives in Preferences. This makes it easier to find them and verify they’re connected. Time Machine doesn’t show

Partition an external drive

Hello All: How do I partition a 2tb external drive? I wanted to partition it into 2 partitions. I'm using el Capitan on my Mac. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running

Re: Partition an external drive

Hello. You need to open Disk Utility. When you are in Disk Utility, find the drive. Then select the partition tab. Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 13, 2015, at 8:17 PM, Patricia Solis <solis.patric...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello All: > > How do I partition a 2tb ext

Re: Partition an external drive

Once you've connected your external drive, open the application Disc Utilities. From the finder, press command+shift+u to open utilities section of your applications, and then arrow down to Disc Utilities. Once you've opened the Disc utilities app, you will probably be already focused

Re: vmware fusion+windows 10 sharing an external drive

have you made sure your usb option is turned on within the vm? Cait On Aug 3, 2015, at 3:32 PM, Anouk Radix radix.an...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, I just upgraded to windows 10 from windows 7. I have the newest version of vmware fusion and am running the newest version of nvda as screenreader.

vmware fusion+windows 10 sharing an external drive

Hi, I just upgraded to windows 10 from windows 7. I have the newest version of vmware fusion and am running the newest version of nvda as screenreader. I want to share my external harddrive within vmware fusion so that I can copy files from within windows to that drive (i cant simply copy files

RE: I can't create a virtual machine with windows on my mac using an external drive

Of Ted Phillips Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2015 6:51 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: I can't create a virtual machine with windows on my mac using an external drive Hi all. I have been trying to create a virtual machine running windows 10X64 on my macbook pro using an external drive

I can't create a virtual machine with windows on my mac using an external drive

Hi all. I have been trying to create a virtual machine running windows 10X64 on my macbook pro using an external drive. I go through all the necessary steps and choose the correct OS but when finished, it does not install windows from the iso. How can I get VMware Fusion 7.1.2 to use my

Re: Format external drive

Formatting takes time, leave it to get on with it, check it later. R. - Original Message - From: The Believer ancient.ali...@icloud.com To: MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 4:30 AM Subject: Format external drive Well I want to format

Re: Format external drive

...@icloud.com To: MacVisionaries macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 4:30 AM Subject: Format external drive Well I want to format my external drive so went into Disk Utility and selected the drive then Erase, followed the prompts and clicked the erase button

Re: Format external drive

If security is set to a simple format, as is the default, then the filesystem header and partition tables will be laid out, and this takes almost no time whatsoever. If you set security level to anything above 0%, though, you can expect to wait a good while as the entire disk is written over.

Re: Format external drive

I could always do it over again just to be more familiar with the process. The first time I did it, I looked at the drive's volume name and it had not changed to what I had entered. I figured the 0% was a quick format as in Windows. This had been formatted with NTFS so looked at

Re: Format external drive

Glad this works in a manner we can track or determine. - Original Message - From: The Believer ancient.ali...@icloud.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 3:28 PM Subject: Re: Format external drive No time at all the first couple attempts. 2nd time

Format external drive

Well I want to format my external drive so went into Disk Utility and selected the drive then Erase, followed the prompts and clicked the erase button and again when asked if I was sure. After that, nothing happens. Did I miss something? From The Believer. . . . . . what if it were

Re: booting from an external drive

Hi, Just to clear up some info here. Usually, if you have successfully installed the MacOS onto an internal or external drive, it is automatically bootable. The only expectation is that the partition map scheme is GUID. When in Disk Utility, when first setting up your drive, you can select

Re: booting from an external drive

Hi. Yeah, that's what I had assumed... I still suggest simply trying a new/different cable to start with. Cameron. On 5/17/14, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, Just to clear up some info here. Usually, if you have successfully installed the MacOS onto an internal or external

Re: booting from an external drive

suggest simply trying a new/different cable to start with. Cameron. On 5/17/14, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, Just to clear up some info here. Usually, if you have successfully installed the MacOS onto an internal or external drive, it is automatically bootable

Re: booting from an external drive

have successfully installed the MacOS onto an internal or external drive, it is automatically bootable. The only expectation is that the partition map scheme is GUID. When in Disk Utility, when first setting up your drive, you can select the drive, select the Partition tab, go to the Options

Re: booting from an external drive

Ah okay, I see. Sorry about that. I thought you said you were having issues booting from an external drive... That's what I get for checking my mail before having any coffee! On 5/17/14, Tim Kilburn kilbu...@me.com wrote: Hi, Since it is an internal HD, there's not really a cable to deal

booting from an external drive

Dear List I wondered if anyone knows of a podcast or tutorial on how to create a bootable drive and then get the mac to boot from the external either a clone or set up from scratch. Many Thanks Lee -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: booting from an external drive

Hi. If you have a bootable drive, you can boot from it by going into system preferences and selecting the drive in startup disk. Or, hold down the option key when you hear the chime when restarting the machine. This will give you a list of available devices to boot from;internal hd, superdrive

Re: booting from an external drive

Is there a way of making a drive bootable? I have just had my computer crap out on me, and I have replaced the drive. It shows up sometimes, but not always. I am unable to boot from it and, before I take the computer in for a serious look-over, I'd like to try this. Thx, Jeff On May 16,

Re: booting from an external drive

Hi. So, just so we're on the same page here, you replaced an internal drive on a machine with one drive in it and you can only boot from it some of the time? did the OSX install go okay? Cameron. On 5/16/14, Jeff Berwick mailingli...@berwick.name wrote: Is there a way of making a drive

Re: booting from an external drive

I have replaced the internal drive, but it is only seen sometimes. I'm actually running off my old drive connected externally. The new drive shows up in disk utility, but not as a boot-up option. We installed Mavericks on the new drive, and it seemed to go okay. I suspect that there may be

Re: booting from an external drive

Actually, forget it. Now it isn't showing up in disk utility at all...Guess there is something amiss inside my Macbook Pro :(. Jeff On May 16, 2014, at 9:45 PM, Jeff Berwick mailingli...@berwick.name wrote: I have replaced the internal drive, but it is only seen sometimes. I'm actually

Re: booting from an external drive

Hi. With external drives, the first thing I'd suggest is trying another cable. If nothing else, it rules out the cable being an issue... Cameron. On 5/16/14, Jeff Berwick mailingli...@berwick.name wrote: Actually, forget it. Now it isn't showing up in disk utility at all...Guess there is

Re: Formatting an external drive

Hey Daniel, Well everything for the most part worked great, as I was able to repartian the drive in to 2 drives, one for Time Machine and one for me to back up and have access to all of my files. Both went successful. The only problem, and I am not sure if it is a problem is when I went to get

Re: Formatting an external drive

Glad I could help. In regards to your issue, it might be because it should have been able to have been formatted to Mac Extended Journelled. But it's possible that why it never formatted to that originally was because you may need to go to the erase tab, erase the drive, then re-partition the

Formatting an external drive

Hey all, I finally got around to ordering a new external hard drive, as the Seagate I ordered wouldn't mount successfully, ends up that is a common issue with seagate drives. So I ordered a My Passport drive for Mac, and of course it shows up set up for Windows NTFS. I can't win. So I want to

Re: Formatting an external drive

I have the same setup as you’d like to have. How I did it was. 1. I plugged in my drive and went to disk utility. 2. I went to the partition tab, and in the disk table, I selected the 2 TB WD My Passport 0748 Media drive. 3. I clicked on the partition layout button, and selected 2 partitions. 4.

Re: Formatting an external drive

Hey Daniel, Thanks. I went ahead and played around with it after doing a google search. I think I selected all the right options, but will have to check after Time Machine finishes. I am not sure if I selected GDUI or the other mac option, it was automatically set to windows which is strange

Re: Formatting an external drive

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Storing music etc. wirelessly external drive

Hi all, Does anyone on the list keep their iTunes library on an external drive connected to an airport extreme? If so, could you report your experience? I'm curious on what this would be like. As long as the wireless network is available, is the experience pretty flawless? Playing music

Re: External drive

which) On Sep 17, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Agent086b agent0...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi, I am looking for an external drive to backup my Mac. What should I look for in a drive? I am thinking about a Terabyte or so. Also how would I format that drive? Thanks as always for any advice. Max

Re: External drive

windows and mac (either fat, or fat32, I can't remember which) On Sep 17, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Agent086b agent0...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi, I am looking for an external drive to backup my Mac. What should I look for in a drive? I am thinking about a Terabyte or so. Also how would I format that drive

External drive

Hi, I am looking for an external drive to backup my Mac. What should I look for in a drive? I am thinking about a Terabyte or so. Also how would I format that drive? Thanks as always for any advice. Max. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries

Re: External drive

will work for both windows and mac (either fat, or fat32, I can't remember which) On Sep 17, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Agent086b agent0...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi, I am looking for an external drive to backup my Mac. What should I look for in a drive? I am thinking about a Terabyte or so. Also how would

Re: External drive

, fat will work for both windows and mac (either fat, or fat32, I can't remember which) On Sep 17, 2013, at 8:37 PM, Agent086b agent0...@bigpond.com wrote: Hi, I am looking for an external drive to backup my Mac. What should I look for in a drive? I am thinking about a Terabyte or so

Re: files strangely not fitting on external drive

Sounds like some kind of bug in tuxera. It's a commercial package. Have you tried contacting them? CB On 6/27/13 6:07 PM, Anouk Radix wrote: Hi, My drive checked with get info says it has 193 gb free space, i try to fit a file on it of 83gb but finder stil says it does not have enough space

Re: files strangely not fitting on external drive

Hi, Yes it has happened before, no reply. No matter i just bought a wd my book live 3 tb nas with internal 3 tb drive. Hopefully my problem swill be gone now especially since i will be getting a macbook air soon which only has 2 usb slots. And i no longer will have to worry aobut what file

files strangely not fitting on external drive

Hi, My drive checked with get info says it has 193 gb free space, i try to fit a file on it of 83gb but finder stil says it does not have enough space on the drive. What might be the problem? Might finder not be accurate? It is a drive ormatted with ntfs and i am using tuxera ntfs to read it.

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