Mac not recognizing external disk? Solutions and Access Tips
Possible reasons why external disks are not displayed: 1.connection problem: •Make sure the cables are connected correctly。The USB or HDMI connection should be plugged securely into your Mac and external drive ports。 •Try changing to a different cable,To rule out the possibility of cable failure。 2.Port problem: •If you have multiple USB ports,Try connecting the external drive to another port,Check if it is displayed on the desktop。There may be a hardware problem with the currently connected port.。 3.System problem: •Restart your Mac,to clear possible temporary data corruption。Select Apple menu > Restart or hold the power button,Then press R key to restart。 •Reset NVRAM (Non-Volatile Random Access Memory Parameter Memory),The method is to shut down your Mac,Reopen and immediately hold down Option、Command、P and R keys for at least 20 seconds,Until you hear the second startup sound。 4. drive format: • Make sure the external drive is formatted to a Mac-compatible format,Such as ExFAT or Mac OS extended format。Some Windows formats (such as NTFS) may require additional drivers to be installed to work properly on Mac。 5. Show on desktop: •If the external drive is recognized but not displayed on the desktop,Please go to the Finder menu > Preferences (Cmd + comma),Check "External Disk" in the "General" tab,Make sure it shows up on the desktop。 6. Use disk utility: •Open Disk Utility (located under Applications > in "Utilities"),Check to see if the external drive is shown。You can try to mount it,Make it visible in Finder and desktop。 How to show connected devices in Finder: •Go to Finder menu,Then select Preferences (Cmd + comma)。 •In the "General" tab,Make sure "External Disk" is checked,This way they will appear on the desktop。 How to add cloud storage to Finder: •You can install applications such as CloudMounter,so that Google Drive、Dropbox or Amazon cloud drive added to Finder as local drive,To more conveniently access and manage cloud storage files。 go through these steps,You should be able to resolve most external disk not showing up issues on Mac,and make sure they work properly。If you have any other questions or need further help,Please keep us informed!
