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    this is the only place I can see this external HD. any ideas?


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    • Check Finder Prefs to see if you can get it on the desktop or side bar.monospaced
    • ^++moldero
    • okHijoDMaite
    • otherwise, Eject that shit!monospaced
    • ⌘,moldero
    • that worked.... im scared tho. i went to a data recovery place and they told me they had to send it out and it would be between $60 and $1,100HijoDMaite
    • ^ did they even hook it up?Gnash
    • yea they got to the screen I just posted here. then stopped when it wouldn't read in regular finder. the guy was like we dont have macs here can you bring yoursHijoDMaite
    • then i heard him fumbling around trying to figure out how to work a mac. smh...HijoDMaite
    • can you see it on your desktop now using mono's suggestion above?Gnash
    • Nope. Just using monos suggestion for now.HijoDMaite
    • was the disk verified in Disk Utility?Gnash
    • try restarting computer with the disk on and attachedGnash
    • NTFS?deathboy
    • also check manufacturers websites. unfamilliar with asmedia but WD has repair tools.deathboy
    • last option is photorec. i think its mac too and can work on drives. saved me about 2k photos on corrupt SDsdeathboy
    • I had a toshiba USB drive do the same thing. Tried a new USB3 cord. Nope. Then I replaced the little USB pin on the drive. $15 and works like new again.sausages
    • If you can't manage it get an IT dude to do it and it might cost you $30-50. Well worth it if you can't afford to lose whats on the drivesausages
    • stupid question first...
      Have you tried clicking the mount button in disk utility?      pango
    • I tried booting it up using just the drive and nothing. Also clicked in mount and nothingHijoDMaite
    • did you run disk utility and did it 'verify' the drive?Gnash
    • Finder prefs and sidebar worked.HijoDMaite
    • if it didn't find any problems to fix, run 'repair disk permissions'

      have you tried a different cable?      Gnash
    • Clicking repair disk can damage it no?HijoDMaite
    • There are no errors according to itHijoDMaite
    • It won't damage the disk.pango
    • Maybe it needs formatting... unless you've done that. If you've dropped the HDD and it's not showing, you may have destroyed the bootsector with a scratch.robthelad
    • still not mounting? try creating a DMG copy onto your computer -- through Disk UtilityGnash
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