# External hardrive cannot be detected in MAC

**URL:** <https://forums.sandisk.com/t/external-hardrive-cannot-be-detected-in-mac/300221>\
**Category:** External SSD for macOS\
**Created:** [August 3, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/external-hardrive-cannot-be-detected-in-mac/300221 "2017-08-03T03:22:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![jbj11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jbj11](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/jbj11)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 3:22am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/external-hardrive-cannot-be-detected-in-mac/300221/1 "2017-08-03T03:22:02Z")

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my external hardrive cant be detected. It was perfectly working this morning until my work computer crashed and when computer restarted that’s when the problem started. The light on external hardrive is still blinking but it’s not showing up anymore. I’ve tried changing the cables and to 3 different computers and it’s still not showing up. Not even showing up in disk utility. I have important files in it. Design and work I’ve done for the past 10+ years and events/baby pictures. Please someone help me! I need to be able to access all the files to at least transfer it. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![G\_Rayn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/sandisk/user_avatar/forums.sandisk.com/g_rayn/32/56679_2.png) [@G\_Rayn](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/G_Rayn)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/external-hardrive-cannot-be-detected-in-mac/300221/2 "2017-08-03T15:34:34Z")

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Hi,

Take a look at this.

> **[Western Digital Support | Western Digital](https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12455)**
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> Find detailed answers to your support questions for your Western Digital, SanDisk, WD\_BLACK, or WD storage product.

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**Author:** ![jbj11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/71c47a/32.png) [@jbj11](https://forums.sandisk.com/u/jbj11)\
**Post date:** [August 4, 2017, 1:49am UTC](https://forums.sandisk.com/t/external-hardrive-cannot-be-detected-in-mac/300221/3 "2017-08-04T01:49:36Z")

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Thanks! I’m just wondering if I ran a risk of completely losing everything using disk warrior. I heard that it can go both ways. Is that true? Have you heard about that?