In any event, backing up and reformatting (preferably in a format which I can use on Windows and Mac) is a last resort for me.It’s that time of year when many of us are planning our upgrades, either to Big Sur or Monterey. This may have to do with all the admin restrictions in place. On my work laptop I can't access the external HD (it seems to connect because a driver installation is prompted, but it doesn't show up in explorer). Unfortunately, I do not own another device other than my work laptop (Windows). Reformatting into another file system: I haven't been able to backup the content of the external HD. Also, it shows that it is formatted Mac OS extended files system. Verify and repair functionality give the same errors as with Disk Utility. Using Paragon's NTFS for Mac 15: the external HD shows up, but can only be mounted read-only.Replugging the HD drive / Restarting MacBook with external HD plugged in: doesn't make a difference.Restarting in safe mode (CMD+R when rebooting): the external HD does not appear in Disk Utility when using safe mode.Disk Utility's verify and repair: it says it's unable to complete the verification and that it is unable to repair (advising me to format the drive).I do recall that I formatted the drive in NTFS in order to use in on both Windows and Mac, but Disk Utility says that it's formatted Mac OS extended files system, which I understand is HFS+ (based on some googling).Ĭould any of you advise me on how to make the external HD accessible again? I have done some research, and it may have to do with NTSF-formatted drives no longer being able to be written in newer Mac operating systems. Fortunately, all files appear to be present.
If it does, it's read-only and very slow to access. Currently, the external hard drive rarely shows up in Finder or in Disk Utility. Ever since the update, I have trouble accessing and using my external hard drive (Hitachi Touro USB 3.0). Recently I have updated the operating system of my MacBook to Sierra (10.12.5).
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