Hi Pat Some suggestions:
1. Ensure you have the latest Catalina version (macOS 10.15.4) installed. What was your previous OS? Did it update from Mojave or Sierra or ---? 2. Are you using USB or Bluetooth for the Wacom tablet? There may be a common USB issue if tablet and external drives are all affected. Can you access data on both external drives? 3. Check external disks visibility is turned “on” in Finder > Preferences > General to show items on desktop. 4. Check external disks visible in Finder Sidebar via Finder > Preferences > Sidebar. 5. Use Disk Utility with “View - show all devices”. This should show all mountable drives and their status. 6. Have you tried SMC and NVRAM resets? And the good old computer Restart has fixed many odd problems. Cheeers Alan > On 30 Apr 2020, at 7:23 am, Juliet Kitson <[email protected]> wrote: > > Office 2016 is available from software giants will run ok on Catalina but a > few functions are much harder to do compared to 2011. > Regards Bill K > > On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 8:06 AM clamshell <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Hi, Alan, > > It’s not just disliking Catalina; it is interfering with what I am trying to > do. I use a Wacom tablet and stylus. Just moving the stylus around causes the > interface to switch to another, random location, or go totally blank. And, I > have 2 small Western Digital external disks. On the previous IOS, they showed > up on the desktop — now they don’t. What’s worse is, I can’t eject them. I > have more gripes about Catalina, but I wont inflict them on you. > > Anyway, thanks very much for the links to the Queensland User Groups. > Cheers, > Pat > > > > >> On 29 Apr 2020, at 18:03, Alan Smith <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Pat >> >> Sorry to read that you dislike Catalina. It will be replaced - one day! In >> the meantime - - -. >> >> AppleUsers dot org website lists five MUGs in Queensland. >> >> https://www.appleusers.org/mug-listings/ >> <https://www.appleusers.org/mug-listings/> >> >> Most appropriate would seem to be Apple-Q in Brisbane: >> >> http://www.apple-q.org.au <http://www.apple-q.org.au/> >> >> Cheers >> Alan >> >> >>> On 29 Apr 2020, at 2:55 pm, Pat <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, WAMUGgers, I moved over to Brisbane,4 months ago. My computer >>> didn’t catch up with me for several of those months. When I finally >>> cranked it up and pushed the Start button, there was Catalina. Well, I >>> thought, I hope it is as good as its predecessor. But, I was in for shock >>> after shock. To put it in straight words: I Hate Catalina. There are so >>> many horrible changes; what has Apple been thinking? I read about the Mac >>> virus problem, but that doesn’t warrant the infliction of Catalina on >>> unsuspecting computers. >>> >>> Anyway, does anyone know if Catallina will be superceded? Soon? And does >>> anyone know if there is anything like WAMUG in Brisbane? >>> >>> I wish good health for all of you in these treacherous times. >>> >>> Stay safe and warm, >>> Pat Scott >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >>> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >>> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >>> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >>> Settings & Unsubscribe - >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >>> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> >> >> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- >> Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> >> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml >> <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> >> Settings & Unsubscribe - >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug >> <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml>> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml > <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml>> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>> > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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