Many mac users will find that the plugged-in mobile hard disk cannot be recognized by the computer normally when using the computer. The light will be on when connected to the computer, but it will not be displayed on the computer, but there is no problem when connected to other computers. Today, the editor will help you solve the problem that the Mac cannot recognize the hard disk, and how to solve the problem that the Mac cannot recognize the hard disk.
1. Mac can’t recognize the hard disk, what’s the matter?
There are many reasons why the hard drive cannot be recognized by the Mac. We can check in the following ways:
- 1. Check whether the mobile hard disk is properly connected to the computer.
- 2. Check whether there is a problem with the data cable of the mobile hard disk. If there is a problem, there may be a problem of insufficient power supply or poor contact.
- 3. It may be caused by a system failure. Restart the computer to see if it can be recognized normally.
- 4. It may be that the USB interface is in poor contact, check whether the USB interface is abnormal, or replace another USB interface.
If the above four situations have been ruled out, the reason why the hard disk cannot be recognized may come from the hard disk itself. We can connect the mobile hard disk to a Windows computer to see if it can be recognized. If it can be recognized, it means that the reason is the format. If If it still cannot be recognized, it is a system problem of the hard disk itself.
2. What should I do if the Mac cannot recognize the mobile hard disk?
When we confirm that the reason why the hard disk cannot be recognized is the format of the hard disk itself, it can be solved according to the following methods:
1. If the files in the hard disk do not need to be kept, we can directly format the hard disk to restore the original state. Generally, after formatting, the mobile hard disk can be used normally.
There are many tools for formatting the hard disk, and it is recommended to use Tuxera NTFS For Mac software to complete it, because it has more than ten different file systems to choose from, some are compatible with Mac systems and some are compatible with Windows systems, and the formatting operation is simple, just Select the format and click the "Format" button.
Figure 1 Tuxera NTFS For Mac formatted hard disk
2. If the files in the hard disk are more important, you can try to use the "Check" function of Tuxera NTFS For Mac to detect whether there is any problem with the hard disk. If there is a problem, there will be an error message, and you can use the "Repair" function to repair the hard disk.
Figure 2 Tuxera NTFS For Mac repair hard disk
3. What should I do if the Mac cannot read and write the hard disk?
The reason why the mobile hard disk cannot be read and written is mostly because the format of the mobile hard disk is NTFS, and the partition in this format is not compatible with the Apple system, so even though the mac can recognize the hard disk, the "Disk" profile shows "You can only read". When encountering this kind of disk prompt that it can only be read, we can use the third-party hard disk software Tuxera NTFS For Mac to solve it.
1. Click the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the main page to open System Preferences.
Figure 3 Open System Preferences
2. Find the Tuxera NTFS for Mac icon in System Preferences and click it.
Figure 4 Open Tuxera NTFS for Mac icon
3. Click "General" and change the status of Microsoft NTFS by Tuxera to Enabled.
Figure 5 Enable Tuxera NTFS for Mac
4. Select "Volumes" and manually mount the disk here.
Figure 6 Manually mount the hard disk
5. After completing the above operations, check the disk introduction again, and the hard disk in NTFS format also supports write permissions. At this point, you can copy files to the hard disk, or modify the files on the hard disk.
Figure 7 The hard disk can be restored to be readable and writable
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Four. Summary
This article introduces to you what is wrong with the mac not recognizing the hard disk, and how to solve the problem if the mac cannot recognize the hard disk. If the hard disk can be recognized normally but the computer system does not have read and write permissions. You can solve the problem of reading and writing NTFS hard disk by using Tuxera NTFS For Mac hard disk software.