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1. #Should i register my lacie hd for mac#
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4. #Should i register my lacie hd mac#

I know this doesn't help you know, but back up your work to another drive. One of them was practically brand new, and two of them had to be reformatted, thus losing all data. I used them for many years with no issues, even though others had warned me about using them, but I can't personally depend on them anymore. This probably isn't a LaCie specific problem, but I have had 3 different LaCie drives become unreadable within the last few months. Chances are that the drive is physically okay, but there is most likely a problem with the directory that is needed to properly mount the drive, which means that it could possibly be repaired with software. Usually, if the drive was in use, you might get a warning before the computer allowed it to be unmounted, but as you said, it was a mistake that could have caused the error. If that doesn't work, try Disk Warrior, which is specifically for this type of issue.

#Should i register my lacie hd mac#

So i don't know why this LaCie is giving me problems.įirst, have you tried the Apple Disk Utility program to try to repair the drive? It is already included with the Mac OS, and could fix the problem. It may not last forever, but i should get better than an external HD's "refusal" to mount once unmounted.īesides, i have a feeling that my computer won't register it's existence if it doesn't mount to make itself known.īUt i will consider the other programs that you guys have suggested. So i'll try changing enclosures and check out reports for the companies with the best all-around reports on their externals before i buy. So i don't know why this LaCie is giving me ****. it's a Wacom, and it mounted with no problem after literally a minute. I had unwittingly unmounted my first external 3 years ago. I'd rather do my research before shelling out that kind of dough.

#Should i register my lacie hd for mac#

I have a feeling that they corner the market in that area for Mac repair and they probably feel they can charge whatever they want and people will pay.ġ200.00 is another computer.

and i'm going to shop around for that one. I called TekServe in Manhattan and when i get paid, i'm going to see if that's the case.īut they want 1200.00 for data retrieval in a worse case scenario. If it's a problem being caused by the enclosure. He told me to check if any smells were coming from the drive. A friend of mine who's a Mac Repairman told me that it could be a number of things. The problem is that it won't mount after it has been unmounted. For example, you can see it using the terminal?

#Should i register my lacie hd professional#

I don't think you need to get professional data recovery, but you do need to diagnose the drive very thoroughly. I suspect it is not a LaCie problem but one of a crashed drive and also some other internal issues that you mentioned. I have been using LaCie external drives since Leopard came out and have never had a single problem with them. If you were having problems opening System Preferences or printing, then I would suspect that something is very wrong with your system. I believe you have more than one problem.

#Should i register my lacie hd upgrade#

How can i shed my computer of the recent upgrade and go back to 10.5.2? I know i'm asking a lot of questions, but i'm desperate here. If i need to retrieve all that data onto another new external, how much will that cost me? How can i shed my computer of the recent upgrade and go back to 10.5.2?Īnd Since nothing can be wrong with my LaCie by just unmounting it, what can i do to get it to mount? Just leave it plugged on and powered and pray that the OS recognizes it and hope it mounts?

Even opening System preferences gives me problems.

That and stupid Leopard can't even do the most basic commands. because more than 200 gigs of important work is on my drive and i can't access it. I'm a 40 year old man i'm contemplating crying now. i wait patiently thinking it'll eventually kick in. plug it and turn the external harddrive power on. I shut it off, unplug it, restart the computer.

i'll just shut the drive off, unplug it, wait awhile, replug it, shut it on and it'll mount again. I mistakenly hit the "eject" symbol that unmounted my hard-drive from my computer. I was working on some illustrations and in Manga studio debut, i opened a window to post some work i created into my external harddrive. I'm really hoping someone can help me here.