Re: my external hard drive

2018-12-06 Thread Lorie McCloud
yes. my drive is plugged into the wall for electricity and also into my computer via usb. glad to hear this is normal sometimes. thanks. My Youtube Channel: "www.youtube.com/loriemccloud > On Dec 6, 2018, at 1:18 PM, > wrote: > > Hello Lori, > Is your drive pluged u

RE: my external hard drive

2018-12-06 Thread dbarajas15
Hello Lori, Is your drive pluged up to a wall and uses the USB port for your computer? I used to have a tosheba 1 TB harddrive that did this as well, but it was normal. I hope this helps. I would probably contact the manufacturer of your device to play it safe. Hope this helps. -Original Me

Re: my external hard drive

2018-12-02 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Yes at least i should be very very concerned about that. Try to take a backup of it as fast as you can. /A > 2 dec. 2018 kl. 01:32 skrev Lorie McCloud : > > my 2 tb external hard drive makes some unsettling noises when it's running. > at first I thought it was my computer because my Dell use

Re: my external hard drive

2018-12-01 Thread Eric Oyen
If it’s making an unusual noise, try running some of the test tools available. There is a SMART Monitor utility you can download to check out the drive (might not support USB drives) and see if it’s showing indications of a probable failure. In leu of that, start pricing a new drive and be ready

Re: My external hard drive attached to airport extreme often disappears

2014-01-06 Thread Tim Kilburn
Hi, I suggest that you remove the USB hub from the mix. Using the Airport Extreme 4th Generation and newer does work well with time Machine and external HDs connected via USB. Apple has not recommended this but it works flawlessly in numerous situations I have set up. There are some situatio

Re: My external hard drive attached to airport extreme often disappears

2013-12-31 Thread Angelo
That’s how mine works, too, how about when you just restart? Angelo a.rock...@gmail.com On Dec 30, 2013, at 4:04 PM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > Hi Angelo, > > I can’t find any particular pattern to the disappearing. I’ve just restarted > my macbook air and was able to find the external driv

Re: My external hard drive attached to airport extreme often disappears

2013-12-30 Thread Kayaker
Hi, Unless this is the newest Airport Extreme, using an external USB drive off an Airport Extreme is not supported with time machine. That said, the dismounting of the drive from the finder is the real problem. I have an Other World Computing Mercury Elite Pro Al enclosure hooked up to an Airpo

Re: My external hard drive attached to airport extreme often disappears

2013-12-30 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hi Angelo, I can’t find any particular pattern to the disappearing. I’ve just restarted my macbook air and was able to find the external drive attached to the airport extreme in finder without any difficulties. Andrew -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Grou

Re: My external hard drive attached to airport extreme often disappears

2013-12-30 Thread Angelo
Hi, I notice this only after my machine is restarted, it doesn’t happen after reboot, or when it wakes from sleep. Can you reproduce the problem in any way? Angelo a.rock...@gmail.com On Dec 30, 2013, at 5:38 AM, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > Hi Listers, > > I have an external 1TB hard drive I