[Hidden-tech] external 4TB drive not mounting

Wed Mar 25 18:42:18 UTC 2020

Thanks DM,

no weird loud clicking or honking fortunately. I'm familiar with
DiskWarrior and StellarPheonix recovery and have used before but my
software has expired unfortunately. I'm using Stellar right now and can see
all the files but then I click on recover...of course it sends me to the
"Pay now" page...
I might just have to bite the bullet and pay however, i'm dabbling in
terminal now although I know very little about it. I'm following directions
found on this page
<https://apple.stackexchange.com/questions/235309/external-drive-does-not-mount-after-plug-off-without-eject>
and seem to be making some process. Thanks for your help. Hopefully I will
resolve sometime in the next three months or so :)

*Regards,*

*Tom Adams, Director/Owner*
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On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 2:34 PM DM Cook <dmaterialized at gmail.com> wrote:

> If you hear it spinning but not mounting, it could be a bad component of
> the drive case, such as the power supply or the FireWire chip. FireWire
> drives nowadays are fairly old, so this isn't that uncommon, and often it
> doesn't affect the underlying drive. You can resolve this by getting a
> different 3.5" case (they tend to run $20-50, generally higher for
> FireWire), disassembling your external drive case, and putting the drive in
> the new case--  but you'll need to make sure it's the right style for your
> drive (SATA II/SATA III, etc)
>
>  Hopefully the problem isn't the drive itself: if it is, you'll probably
> need a professional. A symptom of this would be that you hear it click
> rhythmically or if it suddenly makes loud individual "honks".
>
> If the problem is corruption or data errors on the drive, a fantastic
> piece of software called DiskWarrior can often help, but this will do
> nothing if the problem is physical in nature. DiskWarrior has saved more
> drives than I can count: it's definitely one of the best and most reliable
> utilities I own.
>
> A data recovery expert has access to all of these tools and would most
> likely be able to resolve the issue, whatever it is, for around $200.
>
> On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 2:10 PM tom's gmail via Hidden-discuss <
> hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> wrote:
>
>> I should have mentioned it’s a FireWire drive with a separate power plug.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tom Adams, Director/Owner
>>
>> www.ReelifeProductions.com
>>
>> http://Folktography.zenfolio.com
>>
>> • Cool Media Production...Not Boring or Dumb •
>>
>> Media that Educates, Entertains & Enlightens... since 1996
>>
>> (From the road / my virtual office/iPhone 413.575.9707)
>>
>> On Mar 25, 2020, at 1:13 PM, Nathan Chung <nchung111 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> 
>> It might be a power thing. if you are only powering it through the USB
>> connection, it might not be enough. If it has an auxiliary power port, try
>> connecting it.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 25, 2020 at 1:06 PM Tom Adams ~ Reelife Productions &
>> Folktography via Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> 
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> hope you're all staying "well hidden"...
>>>
>>> I have a Mac 4TB external HD that isn't mounting.
>>>
>>> It shows up in disk utility but it doesn’t mount when I click mount.
>>>
>>> I tried some terminal tricks but won’t let me enter my password when I
>>> get to that point.
>>>
>>> I can hear it spinning “trying” to mount.
>>>
>>> I unplugged cables, restarted, turned off and on again... all to no
>>> avail...
>>>
>>> Help?!
>>>
>>>
>>> *Regards,*
>>>
>>> *Tom Adams, Director/Owner*
>>> *Reelife Documentary Productions <http://www.ReelifeProductions.com> • **Folktography
>>> by Tom* <http://folktography.zenfolio.com>
>>> *Cool Media Production...Not Boring or Dumb.*
>>> *Educating, Entertaining & Enlightening since 1996*
>>> *(413) 575-9707*
>>> * • Williamsburg, MA*
>>>
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