Re: Mac getting forgetful

[Ronda Brown]

This is definitely my last email... I just read your email again :(
check in System Preferences > Users & Groups - Login Items 
If you have any Applications showing there that you don't want to open 
automatically when you log in ... 
1. Select the name of the item you want to prevent from opening at login 
2. Click Delete (-) below the list on the right.

Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 18/08/2013, at 2:10 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Sorry Pat, I am trying to do too many things at once :(
> 
> Also in System preferences > General check - Recent Items:  Documents, Apps, 
> and Servers
> do you have a number selected?
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 18/08/2013, at 2:03 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Pat,
>> 
>> Do you Quit the Applications or just close the window?
>> 
>> Check in System Preferences > General - do you have selected "Close windows 
>> when quitting an Application"?
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 18/08/2013, at 1:33 PM, Pat  wrote:
>> 
>>> I close my Mac Pro, 10.8.4, down every night. Just before I shut it down, I 
>>> systematically close every open application. The last few months, when I 
>>> start the Mac up the next day, occasionally it comes up with all those 
>>> applications open, and it is now happening more frequently.
>>> 
>>> Is this a symptom of any know malady? Does anyone know what causes it? I do 
>>> not have any items in the Startupitems folder. 
>>> 
>>> Pat
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Re: Mac getting forgetful

[Ronda Brown]

Sorry Pat, I am trying to do too many things at once :(

Also in System preferences > General check - Recent Items:  Documents, Apps, 
and Servers
do you have a number selected?

Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 18/08/2013, at 2:03 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Pat,
> 
> Do you Quit the Applications or just close the window?
> 
> Check in System Preferences > General - do you have selected "Close windows 
> when quitting an Application"?
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 18/08/2013, at 1:33 PM, Pat  wrote:
> 
>> I close my Mac Pro, 10.8.4, down every night. Just before I shut it down, I 
>> systematically close every open application. The last few months, when I 
>> start the Mac up the next day, occasionally it comes up with all those 
>> applications open, and it is now happening more frequently.
>> 
>> Is this a symptom of any know malady? Does anyone know what causes it? I do 
>> not have any items in the Startupitems folder. 
>> 
>> Pat
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Re: Mac getting forgetful

[Kevin Lock]

I have a small application named "Quit all apps'.   Works well and it's 
free!.

Kev




On 18/08/13 4:03 PM, Ronda Brown wrote:
> Hi Pat,
>
> Do you Quit the Applications or just close the window?
>
> Check in System Preferences > General - do you have selected "Close windows 
> when quitting an Application"?
>
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>
> On 18/08/2013, at 1:33 PM, Pat  wrote:
>
>> I close my Mac Pro, 10.8.4, down every night. Just before I shut it down, I 
>> systematically close every open application. The last few months, when I 
>> start the Mac up the next day, occasionally it comes up with all those 
>> applications open, and it is now happening more frequently.
>>
>> Is this a symptom of any know malady? Does anyone know what causes it? I do 
>> not have any items in the Startupitems folder.
>>
>> Pat
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Re: Mac getting forgetful

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Pat,

Do you Quit the Applications or just close the window?

Check in System Preferences > General - do you have selected "Close windows 
when quitting an Application"?

Cheers,
Ronni
Sent from Ronni's iPad4

On 18/08/2013, at 1:33 PM, Pat  wrote:

> I close my Mac Pro, 10.8.4, down every night. Just before I shut it down, I 
> systematically close every open application. The last few months, when I 
> start the Mac up the next day, occasionally it comes up with all those 
> applications open, and it is now happening more frequently.
> 
> Is this a symptom of any know malady? Does anyone know what causes it? I do 
> not have any items in the Startupitems folder. 
> 
> Pat
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Re: Time Machine Hard Drive unmounting by itself ?

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Stephen,

Check your Time Machine backup that it has been backing up all data, and that 
no files have been damaged by unmounting and disconnecting incorrectly.

My comments below.
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On 18/08/2013, at 11:55 AM, Stephen Chape  wrote:

> Thank you Ronni,
> 
> Drive Model is WDBBEPOO10BBK-01
> I have formatted as Mac OS Extended Journalled (not sure about GUID Partition 
> Table)

Have your WD My Passport connected, Open Disk Utility, select the WD Drive (NOT 
the drive's volume which is under the WD Drive name)... Then you will see at 
the bottom of the DU window 'Partition Map Scheme: GUID Partition Table.

> I also have the Energy Saver settings as you suggested.

I would prefer you used my Recommendation.
"What I would recommend you to do is:
Until all of the manufacturers catch up with ultra low power connection 
discovery, I would recommend that you Manually Eject your drive through OSX 
Finder prior to any time you plan to let your computer sleep, or before you 
turn it off. 

This should be rule of thumb for any external storage device connected to a 
Mac.". 
> 
> It could be as you suggested re the very low power in sleep mode.
> My step daughter has an older Mac (about 2 years old) with the same setup for 
> Time Machine as me.
> But she has a Seagate compact USB drive.
> And she does not have this issue.

Yes, your daughter would not have this problem, the sleep management only 
changed in 2012 - 2013 Macs. My MBP early 2011 doesn't have this problem.
> 
> I now don't put my Mac to sleep when I leave it.
> I just log out instead.
> 
> However I might investigate plugging the drive into my new modem router.
> It has 2 USB ports.

I don't think that will work. In order to support Network-based Time Machine, a 
server must support the latest version AFP (Apple Filing Protocol). 

Some Non-Apple Modem/Routers - the Netgear N750 DGND4000 with a connected USB 
Hard Drive is compatible with Time Machine.

Time Capsule is the recommendation by Apple to use for Network-based Time 
Machine backups.

Cheers,
Ronni

> 
> On 18/08/2013, at 9:56 AM, Ronni Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Stephen,
>> 
>> I have assumed that you formatted the external drive correctly for Time 
>> Machine -Format: 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)' and that the Partition Map 
>> Scheme is  'GUID Partition Table'.
>> As you have not answered my question, I do not know what WD Portable 
>> External Hard Drive model you are using...  
>> 
>> But we seem to have come to the conclusion the problem is happening when the 
>> iMac goes to sleep.
>> And that the Firmware Upgrade you have downloaded and installed has not 
>> corrected the problem.
>> 
>> So an explanation as to why you are receiving the "Improper Eject" message 
>> on your new iMac running Mountain Lion using a WD portable external drive 
>> and what I would suggest you do to stop this from happening.
>> 
>> The power management in newer Macs use a VERY LOW POWER sleep mode, almost 
>> to hibernation levels. 
>> Most external drives can only detect a connection to a computer when the 
>> computer is sending a line level signal via connection cable. 
>> When newer macs enter sleep mode the power is beneath the threshold level 
>> the external devices are capable of sensing. 
>> Therefore, when the computer sleeps, the drive thinks the computer is off 
>> and puts itself to sleep causing improper dismount or self-eject, and of 
>> course generating the message that the device has been improperly ejected. 
>> NOTE: This can damage files. 
>> 
>> What is required when using these devices:
>> 1.  Is to either Eject the drive manually through the Finder Window, and 
>> then let your computer sleep at will.
>> OR
>> 2.  Adjust your power management setting in System Preferences "Energy 
>> Saver" tab to "NEVER" for the 'Computer Sleep' setting. 
>> Also in the Energy Saver window, be certain to UNCHECK  'Put hard disks to 
>> sleep whenever possible," and UNCHECK  'Enable Power Nap.'
>>  
>> Many external drives have their own power management features as well, that 
>> can be set from its own settings window and these operate independently of 
>> OSX. If these devices are set for a sleep mode before OSX  sleeps, it will 
>> cause itself to eject improperly from the OS and you will get error messages 
>> and possibly corrupt data, and, or your back up. 
>> Where these devices offer power management settings, it is advisable to 
>> disable any sleep settings. 
>> 
>> What I would recommend you to do is:
>> Until all of the manufacturers catch up with ultra low power connection 
>> discovery, I would recommend that you Manually Eject your drive through OSX 
>> Finder prior to any time you plan to let your computer sleep, or before you 
>> turn it off. 
>> 
>> This should be rule of thumb for any external storage device connected to a 
>> Mac.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
>> 
>> OS X 10

Mac getting forgetful

[Pat]

I close my Mac Pro, 10.8.4, down every night. Just before I shut it down, I 
systematically close every open application. The last few months, when I start 
the Mac up the next day, occasionally it comes up with all those applications 
open, and it is now happening more frequently.

Is this a symptom of any know malady? Does anyone know what causes it? I do not 
have any items in the Startupitems folder. 

Pat
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Re: Time Machine Hard Drive unmounting by itself ?

[Stephen Chape]

Thank you Ronni,

Drive Model is WDBBEPOO10BBK-01
I have formatted as Mac OS Extended Journalled (not sure about GUID Partition 
Table)
I also have the Energy Saver settings as you suggested.

It could be as you suggested re the very low power in sleep mode.
My step daughter has an older Mac (about 2 years old) with the same setup for 
Time Machine as me.
But she has a Seagate compact USB drive.
And she does not have this issue.

I now don't put my Mac to sleep when I leave it.
I just log out instead.

However I might investigate plugging the drive into my new modem router.
It has 2 USB ports.

On 18/08/2013, at 9:56 AM, Ronni Brown  wrote:

> Hi Stephen,
> 
> I have assumed that you formatted the external drive correctly for Time 
> Machine -Format: 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)' and that the Partition Map 
> Scheme is  'GUID Partition Table'.
> As you have not answered my question, I do not know what WD Portable External 
> Hard Drive model you are using...  
> 
> But we seem to have come to the conclusion the problem is happening when the 
> iMac goes to sleep.
> And that the Firmware Upgrade you have downloaded and installed has not 
> corrected the problem.
> 
> So an explanation as to why you are receiving the "Improper Eject" message on 
> your new iMac running Mountain Lion using a WD portable external drive and 
> what I would suggest you do to stop this from happening.
> 
> The power management in newer Macs use a VERY LOW POWER sleep mode, almost to 
> hibernation levels. 
> Most external drives can only detect a connection to a computer when the 
> computer is sending a line level signal via connection cable. 
> When newer macs enter sleep mode the power is beneath the threshold level the 
> external devices are capable of sensing. 
> Therefore, when the computer sleeps, the drive thinks the computer is off and 
> puts itself to sleep causing improper dismount or self-eject, and of course 
> generating the message that the device has been improperly ejected. 
> NOTE: This can damage files. 
> 
> What is required when using these devices:
> 1.  Is to either Eject the drive manually through the Finder Window, and then 
> let your computer sleep at will.
> OR
> 2.  Adjust your power management setting in System Preferences "Energy Saver" 
> tab to "NEVER" for the 'Computer Sleep' setting. 
> Also in the Energy Saver window, be certain to UNCHECK  'Put hard disks to 
> sleep whenever possible," and UNCHECK  'Enable Power Nap.'
>  
> Many external drives have their own power management features as well, that 
> can be set from its own settings window and these operate independently of 
> OSX. If these devices are set for a sleep mode before OSX  sleeps, it will 
> cause itself to eject improperly from the OS and you will get error messages 
> and possibly corrupt data, and, or your back up. 
> Where these devices offer power management settings, it is advisable to 
> disable any sleep settings. 
> 
> What I would recommend you to do is:
> Until all of the manufacturers catch up with ultra low power connection 
> discovery, I would recommend that you Manually Eject your drive through OSX 
> Finder prior to any time you plan to let your computer sleep, or before you 
> turn it off. 
> 
> This should be rule of thumb for any external storage device connected to a 
> Mac.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD
> 
> OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion
> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
> 
> 
> On 17/08/2013, at 5:08 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Ronni,
>> I just downloaded and installed firmware for WD Drive.
>> Then put iMac to sleep and woke a few minutes later.
>> Got told off again for ejecting incorrectly …… BUGGER !
>> I will take at look at Roberts Google link !
>> 
>> 
>> On 16/08/2013, at 7:31 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Stephen,
>>> 
> What model WD portable drive is it?
>>> 
>>> When the external drive is not showing on the desktop, have you checked if 
>>> it is showing in Disk Utility? ... You should be able to select the volume 
>>> in DU and then click  "Mount".
>>> 
>>> When your iMac goes to sleep, the light on the external drive should go off 
>>> and the drive power down, and then when the iMac wakes it should power up.
>>> 
>>> Definitely check as I mentioned before - if there is a Firmware Upgrade for 
>>> your WD drive, the firmware upgrade could fix the problem.
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> 
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 16/08/2013, at 4:20 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>>> 
 That could be what causes it Ronni.
 I usually put the iMac to sleep when I leave it for a few hours.
 In fact just came back to after about 3 hours and it had un-mounted again.
 I will try not "sleeping" the iMac and see what happens.
 
 On 16/08/2013, at 8:44 AM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
 
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> Do you receive this message after the iMac wakes from "Sleep"?
> Some ext

Re: Time Machine Hard Drive unmounting by itself ?

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Stephen,

I have assumed that you formatted the external drive correctly for Time Machine 
-Format: 'Mac OS Extended (Journaled)' and that the Partition Map Scheme is  
'GUID Partition Table'.
As you have not answered my question, I do not know what WD Portable External 
Hard Drive model you are using...  

But we seem to have come to the conclusion the problem is happening when the 
iMac goes to sleep.
And that the Firmware Upgrade you have downloaded and installed has not 
corrected the problem.

So an explanation as to why you are receiving the "Improper Eject" message on 
your new iMac running Mountain Lion using a WD portable external drive and what 
I would suggest you do to stop this from happening.

The power management in newer Macs use a VERY LOW POWER sleep mode, almost to 
hibernation levels. 
Most external drives can only detect a connection to a computer when the 
computer is sending a line level signal via connection cable. 
When newer macs enter sleep mode the power is beneath the threshold level the 
external devices are capable of sensing. 
Therefore, when the computer sleeps, the drive thinks the computer is off and 
puts itself to sleep causing improper dismount or self-eject, and of course 
generating the message that the device has been improperly ejected. 
NOTE: This can damage files. 

What is required when using these devices:
1.  Is to either Eject the drive manually through the Finder Window, and then 
let your computer sleep at will.
OR
2.  Adjust your power management setting in System Preferences "Energy Saver" 
tab to "NEVER" for the 'Computer Sleep' setting. 
Also in the Energy Saver window, be certain to UNCHECK  'Put hard disks to 
sleep whenever possible," and UNCHECK  'Enable Power Nap.'
 
Many external drives have their own power management features as well, that can 
be set from its own settings window and these operate independently of OSX. If 
these devices are set for a sleep mode before OSX  sleeps, it will cause itself 
to eject improperly from the OS and you will get error messages and possibly 
corrupt data, and, or your back up. 
Where these devices offer power management settings, it is advisable to disable 
any sleep settings. 

What I would recommend you to do is:
Until all of the manufacturers catch up with ultra low power connection 
discovery, I would recommend that you Manually Eject your drive through OSX 
Finder prior to any time you plan to let your computer sleep, or before you 
turn it off. 

This should be rule of thumb for any external storage device connected to a Mac.

Cheers,
Ronni

17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt"
2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD

OS X 10.8.4 Mountain Lion
Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)


On 17/08/2013, at 5:08 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:

> Hi Ronni,
> I just downloaded and installed firmware for WD Drive.
> Then put iMac to sleep and woke a few minutes later.
> Got told off again for ejecting incorrectly …… BUGGER !
> I will take at look at Roberts Google link !
> 
> 
> On 16/08/2013, at 7:31 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
>> Hi Stephen,
>> 
 What model WD portable drive is it?
>> 
>> When the external drive is not showing on the desktop, have you checked if 
>> it is showing in Disk Utility? ... You should be able to select the volume 
>> in DU and then click  "Mount".
>> 
>> When your iMac goes to sleep, the light on the external drive should go off 
>> and the drive power down, and then when the iMac wakes it should power up.
>> 
>> Definitely check as I mentioned before - if there is a Firmware Upgrade for 
>> your WD drive, the firmware upgrade could fix the problem.
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Ronni
>> 
>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>> 
>> On 16/08/2013, at 4:20 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>> 
>>> That could be what causes it Ronni.
>>> I usually put the iMac to sleep when I leave it for a few hours.
>>> In fact just came back to after about 3 hours and it had un-mounted again.
>>> I will try not "sleeping" the iMac and see what happens.
>>> 
>>> On 16/08/2013, at 8:44 AM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Stephen,
 
 Do you receive this message after the iMac wakes from "Sleep"?
 Some external drives will give this message when the computer wakes from 
 an extended sleep.
 
 What model WD portable drive is it?
 Have you tried other USB ports?
 
 1.  Check first if your WD external  has a firmware upgrade available.  In 
 some cases, the firmware upgrade may be enough to make the disk more 
 responsive to the iMac waking up.
  
 2.  If there is no firmware upgrade available, check if your power/data 
 USB cable is properly working. 
 
 Cheers,
 Ronni
 Sent from Ronni's iPad4
 
 On 15/08/2013, at 7:07 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
 
> Hi Ronni,
> 
> That item is already disabled.
> My Time Capsule and my old wired modem had both been playing up recently.
> So I replaced both of them with a Telstra WiFi Modem.
>>

Re: 17-inch Retina MacBook Pro Revival with 2013 Haswell Refresh

[Peter Crisp]

Thanks for the link Ronni, I am certainly undecided at this point. I will check 
them both in the shop (Retina and non-retina) and that may help sway me. I am 
off to the USA/Canada in Sept/October and when I return hopefully the Haswell 
business is released by then or soon after. Either way I will wait for that 
release. 

Then hopefully there is an updated comparison chart to help me decide. 

Regards


Pete

On 17/08/2013, at 10:38 AM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Peter,
> 
> I use and find this website is very good to check details and comparisons 
> between models. 
> You might find it helpful:
> 
> What are all the differences between the 13-Inch "Late 2012" Retina Display 
> MacBook Pro models and the regular "Mid-2012" 13-Inch MacBook Pro and MacBook 
> Air? Which is best for me?
> 
> There is a good Comparison Chart near the bottom.
> 
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 16/08/2013, at 9:39 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:
> 
>> Ok Daniel, thanks for that lengthy email there. I was not aware till then 
>> that the MBP retina didn't have ethernet. That's odd but I suppose it's 
>> because of customer feedback. 
>> 
>> When I think about it my wife's 2013 MBP 13" non retina which has ethernet, 
>> the ethernet port never actually gets used, so there's really no difference. 
>> It takes a bit of getting used to the idea.
>> 
>> I will have to go and have a look at a retina I think to see if getting 
>> retina [for me] is worth the extra $$ PLUS discarding the superdrive and 
>> ethernet as well.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Pete
>> 
>> On 16/08/2013, at 8:25 PM, Daniel Kerr  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Pete
>>> 
>>> I'm still not sold on the Retina machines just yet. I'm waiting for the new 
>>> versions and more things to be developed to take full advantage of it all. 
>>> (And the "true" Retina resolution does run slightly lower then the normal 
>>> resolution, though it can go "higher").
>>> The Retina machines don't have SuperDrives, or Firewire, or Ethernet. These 
>>> are all "add on's" if you want those features. These were generally removed 
>>> for a) space and b) some people don't use them or need them.
>>> Wether it's worth it or a not,…comes down to each person.
>>> 
>>> With my clients it depends on their usage as to what suits. But for most of 
>>> the people I source them for, they generally go for the normal MacBook 
>>> Pro's and then spec them up with SSD drives and more RAM (16GB), as quite a 
>>> lot of clients I know still want or use the SuperDrive and don't want to be 
>>> carrying it around with them. So for them, having it built in is worth the 
>>> little bit extra weight. (as well as having the Firewire and Ethernet built 
>>> in, instead of as adapters). But again, each person has different usages or 
>>> want they want.
>>> For me personally, I still find I need to have everything in the machine, 
>>> so I have a normal MacBookPro specced up with 16GB RAM and an SSD drive. 
>>> (and the 15" Hi Res Antiglare screen). But at home I use the 27" LED screen 
>>> as well. I find when out on jobs sometimes i need to use Firewire for 
>>> things, Ethernet for networks and burn or read things from CD/DVD. So for 
>>> me, that was the "better option" to get it all built in. Yes, I could carry 
>>> around adapters and drives etc,…but I already carry 10 million things, 
>>> without adding to it. (Even though I do have to carry all those adapters 
>>> for client machines just in case).
>>> I personally also like the idea of being able to upgrade items on the 
>>> machine if I want to as well, i.e. if an SSD comes out super cheap then I 
>>> can put in a larger one. With the Retina Display ones you have to do it all 
>>> at the time of purchase as you can't change anything later on.
>>> But again, it's all done to personal choice. Though I think the way they're 
>>> going, the "normal" MacBook Pro will get phased out and the only choice 
>>> will be the Retina Display...
>>> 
>>> And yes, external drives are pretty cheap. The Apple one (USB2 SuperDrive 
>>> is $89) and I've been selling a Samsung one (USB3) which is a bit faster 
>>> and just as good for $69 (RRP $89), so I've found them to be quite popular 
>>> with the iMac's and laptops with no burner. Otherwise if you have a DVD on 
>>> another machine you can always do Remote Disc sharing.
>>> 
>>> Hope that helps.
>>> 
>>> Kind regards
>>> Daniel
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>>> MacWizardry
>>> 
>>> Phone: 0414 795 960
>>> Email: 
>>> Web:   
>>> 
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> NOTE: Any information provided in this email may be my personal opinion and 
>>> as such should be taken accordingly, and may not be the views of 
>>> MacWizardry. Any information provided does not offer or warrant any form of 
>>> warranty or accept 

Re: Time Machine Hard Drive unmounting by itself ?

[Stephen Chape]

Hi Ronni,
I just downloaded and installed firmware for WD Drive.
Then put iMac to sleep and woke a few minutes later.
Got told off again for ejecting incorrectly …… BUGGER !
I will take at look at Roberts Google link !


On 16/08/2013, at 7:31 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:

> Hi Stephen,
> 
>>> What model WD portable drive is it?
> 
> When the external drive is not showing on the desktop, have you checked if it 
> is showing in Disk Utility? ... You should be able to select the volume in DU 
> and then click  "Mount".
> 
> When your iMac goes to sleep, the light on the external drive should go off 
> and the drive power down, and then when the iMac wakes it should power up.
> 
> Definitely check as I mentioned before - if there is a Firmware Upgrade for 
> your WD drive, the firmware upgrade could fix the problem.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 16/08/2013, at 4:20 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
>> That could be what causes it Ronni.
>> I usually put the iMac to sleep when I leave it for a few hours.
>> In fact just came back to after about 3 hours and it had un-mounted again.
>> I will try not "sleeping" the iMac and see what happens.
>> 
>> On 16/08/2013, at 8:44 AM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
>> 
>>> Hi Stephen,
>>> 
>>> Do you receive this message after the iMac wakes from "Sleep"?
>>> Some external drives will give this message when the computer wakes from an 
>>> extended sleep.
>>> 
>>> What model WD portable drive is it?
>>> Have you tried other USB ports?
>>> 
>>> 1.  Check first if your WD external  has a firmware upgrade available.  In 
>>> some cases, the firmware upgrade may be enough to make the disk more 
>>> responsive to the iMac waking up.
>>>  
>>> 2.  If there is no firmware upgrade available, check if your power/data USB 
>>> cable is properly working. 
>>> 
>>> Cheers,
>>> Ronni
>>> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
>>> 
>>> On 15/08/2013, at 7:07 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
>>> 
 Hi Ronni,
 
 That item is already disabled.
 My Time Capsule and my old wired modem had both been playing up recently.
 So I replaced both of them with a Telstra WiFi Modem.
 So I plugged in this spare HD and switched Time Machine to it.
 I just can't figure why it un-mounts randomly like this ?
 
 I have the very latest OX on the latest i7 iMac.
 
 On 15/08/2013, at 6:44 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
 
> Hi Stephen,
> 
> What OS X are you running? Is the WD external connected by USB of FW?
> 
> First thing to check go into the "Energy Saver" preference pane in System 
> Preferences. 
> Check to see if you have enabled the item: "Put Hard Disk(s) to sleep 
> when possible."
> If it is enabled, DISABLE it. 
> This item is enabled by default but it is inappropriate for Time Machine 
> use, so it should be disabled.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> 
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
> On 15/08/2013, at 5:20 PM, Stephen Chape  wrote:
> 
>> Hi folks,
>> 
>> About a week ago I installed a 1TB WD Portable Hard Drive to use as my 
>> Time Machine.
>> It has worked fine except for one point.
>> 
>> Every so often I return to my iMac after a few hours away to find a 
>> message that I have unplugged the hard drive without ejecting it. I have 
>> NOT unplugged it. So I then unplug it and plug it back in again in order 
>> for it to re-mount.
>> 
>> Has anyone any idea why this happens and perhaps how to prevent it ?
>> 
>> 
>> Regards,
>> Stephen Chape
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