Many users in order to avoid the computer capacity is insufficient, like using mobile hard disk to copy some file storage, but recently there are apple computer users have reported after insert mobile hard disk, but can’t identify what’s going on, there are various reasons, the next analyze the MAC can’t identify mobile hard disk for you the detailed reasons and specific solutions.

The removable hard drive is not recognized on the Mac.

There are many reasons why a mobile disk cannot be recognized by a Mac. When troubleshooting the causes, you should start with the following:

1. Check that the removable hard drive is properly inserted into the Mac.

2. Check whether the mobile disk is powered on. The power supply may be insufficient.

3. Check whether the USB data cable connecting the mobile hard disk is damaged.

4. The system may be faulty. Restart the Mac and check whether the Mac can be correctly identified.

5. The USB port may be in bad contact. Check whether the USB port is abnormal and insert it into another port.

6. Try to connect the removable hard disk on the Windows PC to see if it can be recognized. If it can be recognized, it may be due to format reasons.

If the mobile hard disk is still unrecognizable on Mac after simple troubleshooting according to the above methods.

That’s the problem with the drive itself, whether it’s broken, formatted incorrectly, or not installed on the Mac.

Here are some of the main solutions.

① First, connect the portable hard disk to the computer.

② Open the Boot Console > Others > Disk Tools.

③ All hard disks are in the left window. Find your mobile hard disk.

4 If the removable disk exists, check the volume. If the volume exists but is not installed, this area will be gray, then click the “Load” option above.

⑤ If the hard disk turns from grey to normal, the installation is complete.

If the removable hard disk cannot be used after you install it in the above way, the hard disk format may be wrong. The NTFS format is not recognized by Mac. Please check whether your portable hard disk is in NTFS format.

① Click on the Mac menu and select About This machine from the drop-down list.

② Under the Overview TAB, click “System Report”.

③ On the left of the Mac screen, click Storage, and select your hard drive in the upper right corner.

(4) After selecting the removable hard disk, find File System in the lower right corner to view the format.

⑤ If it is NTFS format, then open “Disk Tools”, select “Remove hard disk”, and click “Erase”.

⑥ In the pop-up erase dialog box, select the format, click the “erase” button to format the mobile hard disk to the selected format.

If you have important files on your portable hard drive, you are advised to back up them in advance.

Mac’s internal first Aid tool validates and fixes corrupted files and applications, boot problems, and removable hard disk related issues.

① Open the Boot console > Others > Disk Tools.

② Select the removable hard disk on the left and click “First Aid”.

③ Then click “Run” in the pop-up emergency aid dialog box to check the error. If any error is found, it will be automatically repaired.

If the preceding three methods still fail to solve the problem, the hard disk may be damaged. Send it to a professional for repair.

The above is apple computer can not identify the mobile hard disk of the detailed solution steps, have encountered the same situation users can operate in accordance with the above method, more wonderful content welcome to continue to pay attention to the future software park.