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If your external hard drive can't be recognized by your Mac and First Aid failed to repair it, you can try to remount via Terminal by following the steps carefully as below: 1. Go to Applications Utility Terminal. Sep 25, 2011 Easiest, and quickest way to fix this (and should also have the side-benefit of fixing your original problem) is to boot to your OS X Installer DVD, and run the installer, choosing the option to Archive & Install. To ensure click on the Apple logo in your screen's top left corner and select About This Mac. Inside select the Storage tab and search for your drive. If you can't find it there, come back to Disk Utility and select your external drive from sidebar. Then click on First Aid or verify (repair) disk. Oct 13, 2014 How to mount a remote system as a drive using SSH in OS X Being a unix-like system, OS X includes the SSH remote login service that can be used to administer a system from the command line. Such remote access is convenient to have, as it will allow you to change settings, manage files and folders, and otherwise use your system without needing. Similarly, it's possible that you will find you can't install an old version of Mac OS X on a new Mac, this is because the drivers for the hardware in your new Mac simply don’t exist in the old.
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Just tried this on my home machine running a webserver. Dragged an image to the Web folder and mounted it thru the Terminal over the internet just as you detailed.
(e.g. Epson perfection v33 driver mac os x 2. hdiutil mount 'http://www.mydomain.com/Image.dmg')
Very Cool
(e.g. Epson perfection v33 driver mac os x 2. hdiutil mount 'http://www.mydomain.com/Image.dmg')
Very Cool
Wouldn't be very hard at all to make a Cocoa wrapper.I'll see if I get around to it today.Any ideas on how it should be designed (feature-wise and/or gui-wise)?
Select an URL in a Cocoa program. Go to the Services menu. Disk Copy. Mount Image. DC will launch and the disk image will be mounted remotely! That explains what that strange Service item was used for!
Since Services are only available in Cocoa apps, I think a general app that did this would still be quite useful. Drag-and-drop a URL onto the program, and that's basically it. Maybe when it's running there's a small 'well' onscreen where you can drag stuff, in addition to the usual drag to dock.
Maybe a list of recently visited .dmg files, too, to make going back easier.
Thoughts off the top of my head.
-rob.
Maybe a list of recently visited .dmg files, too, to make going back easier.
Thoughts off the top of my head.
-rob.
The obvious question is, is it a good idea to mount a large update like this remotely and then run the updater from it or is that going to be worse/slower/use-more-bandwidth than just downloading the entire image and mounting it then?
It depends, really. It depends on how the programs you use on the files were written - if they keep files in memory or read them again or again. At the recent WWDC, Apple emphasized that developers should use the disk sparingly, as it could reside on a network with slow performance.
For most applications it probably doesn't matter. Its probably best to download the dmg if you are going to use most of its contents.I haven't done a lot of testing, so you may have to experiment some to find the optimal working pattern.
For most applications it probably doesn't matter. Its probably best to download the dmg if you are going to use most of its contents.I haven't done a lot of testing, so you may have to experiment some to find the optimal working pattern.
Terminal method works for me, but not the service
I just mounted a remote copy of the new QuickTime installer. Whee! I was able to examine the contents with Pacifist and SNAX, although examining them with the Terminal was much faster, including the VolumeCheck script. One use for this would be to quickly decide whether you wanted to download such a package at all (esp. if us are stuck with a dial-up connection). I was tempted to try running the installer, but I decided there was likely no faster road to spinning-beachball hell.
On a less successful note, when I try to mount a volume (even a local one) with the Disk Copy service, the classic version of Disk Copy is invoked, even though the correct application open it when it is double-clicked.
On a less successful note, when I try to mount a volume (even a local one) with the Disk Copy service, the classic version of Disk Copy is invoked, even though the correct application open it when it is double-clicked.
Couldn't get this to work for me. Running 10.1.5 on a Powerbook. Tried one of the examples at the Terminal command line and got:
hdid: unable to convert path to CFURL - error 0x000003E7 (999)
hdiutil: mount: mount failed (59136).
hdiutil: mount failed - unknown error (59136)
No idea what that all means.
hdid: unable to convert path to CFURL - error 0x000003E7 (999)
hdiutil: mount: mount failed (59136).
hdiutil: mount failed - unknown error (59136)
No idea what that all means.
Mac os usb boot drive. Umm.never mind. I had a couple misplaced spaces in the imagename string.
Works fine now.
Works fine now.
Does hdiutil have a timeout? Is it trying to pull the update over and then mount it, or when I access something on the remote disk image does it access that remote server?
It worked fine with my iBook 500 (10.1.5, 320MB) on a LAN connected to the outside world via a T1.
It worked fine with my iBook 500 (10.1.5, 320MB) on a LAN connected to the outside world via a T1.
It doesn't download the complete image. It access it in a random fashion, using resume/continue commands, i would guess. Which is why some servers will not be supported.
Yes, the content is only partially retrieved: here's a sample HTTP request made by hdid:
GET /diskImaget/encrypted.dmg HTTP/1.1.
Host: 192.168.7.12:80.
Range: bytes=0-511.
There is also a side note not yet mentioned: if you mount an encrypted disk image remotely, the encryption is deciphered only after the partial retrieval, that is the data is secured during transmission. (At least that is what it looks like, based on analyzing the HTTP requests sent. I wish someone could confirm this.)
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GET /diskImaget/encrypted.dmg HTTP/1.1.
Host: 192.168.7.12:80.
Range: bytes=0-511.
There is also a side note not yet mentioned: if you mount an encrypted disk image remotely, the encryption is deciphered only after the partial retrieval, that is the data is secured during transmission. (At least that is what it looks like, based on analyzing the HTTP requests sent. I wish someone could confirm this.)
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i remember the Disk Utility in the services menu under 10.1.5 but it seems to be missing from the jaguar services menu. can anyone confirm this?
thx
ppmax
thx
ppmax
Not sure about Jaguar, but it sure ain't here under Panther.
comes up with the error 'does not appear to be a disk image: internal error'. Seems to be logical since Apple binhexed the the images. Is there an option in hdiutil which allows binhexing first before the image is remotely mounted?
I managed to mount a .bin image.Hmm.
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Alright, I've spent a few hours (literally) hacking up a GUI for this little trick. Its written in AppleScript Studio, so Quick n' Dirty is the name of the game. Regardless, it works and is customizable. Check it out at Remote Image Mounter.
This could be really great for an IT department that wanted to make disk images available to its clients. There are dozens of handy uses for this! 4l60e transgo shift kit install.
I've administered Suns, and as a matter of fact we used NFS servers (Network File Systems) to remote mount users home directories. This way you could log in to any system in the company and see all your files.
We even remote mounted CDs, as several older Sun systems didn't come with CD-ROMs as standard.
Local UNIX accounts from what I've seen are a bit unusual in the business world.
We even remote mounted CDs, as several older Sun systems didn't come with CD-ROMs as standard.
Local UNIX accounts from what I've seen are a bit unusual in the business world.
Macs have been able to remotely mount volumes and CDs as well, but this is the first time we have seen remote mounting of disk _images_.
Mac Os Mounting Remote Drive Error Can't Find Original Location
Is there a way to mount the images so they are writeable? I've tried a few different things (setting permissions on the image itself, converting the type of image to UDRW, etc.) but nothing seems to work. Mounting the image locally will allow me to write, mounting the same image remotely wont.
I'd like to have a few 100 MB images on my server and allow my family and friends to access the images to mimick iDisk functionality. I'm aware that there might be better ways to provide space, but this way I can limit their disk use to 100 MB (or whatever)
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
I'd like to have a few 100 MB images on my server and allow my family and friends to access the images to mimick iDisk functionality. I'm aware that there might be better ways to provide space, but this way I can limit their disk use to 100 MB (or whatever)
Any information would be greatly appreciated.
URLs which start with 'disk://' automatically spawn Disk Copy to mount them over the internet. For an example, go check out WHAMB:
http://www.whamb.com
The download section offers you the option of downloading the disk image containing the software or mounting it over the internet. It seems that you just have to make sure it's an actual .dmg file (not .sit or .gz or any other compression applied), get the web download address, and replace 'http' with 'disk'.
And all without the command-line.
Disk Copy doesn't seem to honor the Proxy settings in the Network System Preferences unfortunately, so this doesn't work for me behind our firewall, but it all should in theory.
http://www.whamb.com
The download section offers you the option of downloading the disk image containing the software or mounting it over the internet. It seems that you just have to make sure it's an actual .dmg file (not .sit or .gz or any other compression applied), get the web download address, and replace 'http' with 'disk'.
And all without the command-line.
Disk Copy doesn't seem to honor the Proxy settings in the Network System Preferences unfortunately, so this doesn't work for me behind our firewall, but it all should in theory.
Summary:This article will show you 8 solutions to troubleshoot the external hard drive not mounting in macOS Catalina/Mojave error and how to recover lost data from unmountable external hard drives with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac.
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Normally, when you plug in an external hard drive to Macs, you'll see it mounted on the desktop, in Finder and in Disk Utility. Then you can read, edit, copy and delete files on the mounted external hard drive. However, if you areunable to mount external hard drives, you cannot access your important data on this drive at all. The worst thing is that you don't even have any data backup when your external hard drive is unmountable. But now you can ease your mind, in this page, you will see 8 feasible solutions that you can try to make the external hard drive mounted in macOS Catalina/Mojave/High Sierra/Sierra.
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- 1. How to recover lost data if Mac won't boot after Mojave update?
- 2. Read more about Mounting a disk
How to fix external hard drive not mounting in macOS Catalina/Mojave issue?
Solution 1: Check if the hard drive is properly plugged in.
Since the connection between your Mac and external hard drives relies on cables, loose connections could be the cause that your external hard drive is not recognized by your Mac computer.
If the unstable connection is the case, your external hard drive would not be mounted even with a slight disturbance. Sometimes the cable itself will become hot because of a faulty connection. Therefore, you need to make sure that the connection, i.e. the USB cable, is in good condition.
Solution 2: Check if the USB port/USB hub is unmatchable, damaged or lack of power.
If your external hard drive or USB flash drive is not mounted on Mac, try plugging it into another USB port or a USB hub. That's because there're USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 ports and they have some differences: USB 3.0 has higher transfer rates, provides more power, more bandwidth, etc. than USB 2.0. As you can see, insufficient power supply or damaged USB ports could also lead to external hard drives not mounting in macOS Catalina/Mojave/High Sierra.
To check this error, you can unplug the problematic external hard drive and plug a functional external hard drive into this USB port to see if it can be mounted normally.
Solution 3: Check if your Mac is set to show mounted drives on the desktop.
It's also possible that your Mac has alreadyrecognized the external hard drive butnot showing up on Mac desktop or Finder. Under such circumstance, you should go to Finder > Preferences > General and make sure the 'External disks' option is ticked. Then you'll see the external hard drive mounted on the desktop.
You can also set your Mac to show external hard drives in Finder. Go to Finder > Preferences > Sidebar and make sure the 'External disks' option under 'Locations' is ticked.
Solution 4: Check if the external hard drive is NTFS formatted.
NTFS (New Technology File System) is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft. However, for some reasons, macOS comes with read-only support for NTFS; its disabled-by-default write support for NTFS is unstable. Even though the NTFS formatted external hard drive can show up in Disk Utility, external hard drives might not be mounting as normal.
You can go to Disk Utility and check the file system of the external hard drive is NTFS or not, if this is the case, you can back up the files on the NTFS external hard drive and format it to Mac supported file systems (APFS, HFS+ or HFS) or file systems supported by both Windows and Mac, like FAT32 and exFAT.
Nevertheless, the best phenomenon is that you can read and write NTFS both on Macs and on Windows without fuss. So, a good NTFS for Mac application will enable you to write NTFS external hard drives on macOS without reformatting.
Solution 5: Check if the external hard drive is mountable in Disk Utility.
You can check if your external hard drive is mounting in Disk Utility. If your external hard drive appears there but is not mounted, you can click the Mount icon then the external hard drive will be mounted in macOS Catalina/Mojave.
However, if the external hard drive appears in Disk Utility but is unmountable or no volumes of that external drive listed, you got both good news and bad news. Good news is that showing the external hard drive in Disk Utility means the drive has no hardware problem, while the bad news is that the file system of this drive probably is corrupted.
But don't worry, macOS has a built-in repair tool, called First Aid, to fix minor disk errors. You can try to fix the external hard drive not mounting issue with this useful program. Just go to Utilities > Disk Utility and click First Aid.
Solution 6: Fix the unmountable external hard drive with Terminal.
If your external hard drive can't be recognized by your Mac and First Aid failed to repair it, you can try to remount via Terminal by following the steps carefully as below:
1. Go to Applications > Utility > Terminal.
2. Type in diskutil list. Look for the section labeled /dev/disk_ (external, physical), remember the disk number.
3. Type indiskutil info disk_. Replace '_' with your external disk number. This is to check if your system recognizes this drive.
4. Once confirmed, type in diskutil eject disk_ to eject the external drive.
5. Physically remove the external drive and then re-plug it. Hopefully, your external hard drive will be mounted in macOS Catalina/Mojave.
Solution 7: Check if the external hard drive is corrupted.
If unfortunately, none of the above solutions worked, it's very likely that the files system of the external hard drive is corrupted or damaged too seriously to be recognized by macOS Catalina/Mojave. It could be the result of file system broken, virus attacks, improper ejection, etc. And if you have no important files on this drive, you can directly assign a new file system for this external hard drive by reformatting.
1. Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. Sims 2 pets serial key.
2. Select the unmountable external hard drive and click 'Erase' on the top.
3. Kensington trackball mac os x driver. Provide the required information to format the drive.
4. When finished, you can mount the external hard drive in macOS Catalina/Mojave and use it again.
Solution 8: Recover lost data and reformat the unmountable external hard drive.
But what if you have invaluable data that you don't want to lose on this inaccessible external hard drive? In this case, recovering data from this drive with professional data recovery software, such asiBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac, would be your access to this unmountable external hard drive.
Windows xp installation disk download. iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac is able to recover lost data fromnot mounted external hard drives in macOS Catalina/Mojave/High Sierra,recover lost data from corrupted external APFS drives,recover lost data from unreadable external hard drives,recover deleted/lost data from APFS drives, andrecover lost data from formatted APFS files, etc.
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Step 1: Download and install iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac on Mac.
Step 2: Launch this program. Select the unmountable hard drive and click 'Next'. The program will start scanning this drive for lost files.
Step 3: After the scanning process finishes, you can double click the found files and preview them.
Step 4: Choose what you want to get back and click 'Recover'.
Step 5: Go through the recovered files and make sure your desired files are recovered from this external hard drive successfully.
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If, unfortunately, your data lost from external hard drive in macOS Catalina/Mojave, whether the disk was formatted accidentally or files were deleted mistakenly, you can recover lost data from unmountable hard drive with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac. But compared with data recovery software, the best way to escape from data loss is to back up your files on a regular basis.
Read more about Mounting a disk
Mounting a hard disk makes it accessible by the computer. This is a software process that 'activates' the disk, which makes the folders and files on the disk readable by the computer. If a hard drive is physically connected, but not mounted, the computer will not recognize it.
Even though most operating systems, such as macOS, will mount newly connected disks by default, you still can't avoid accidental problems in that the hard drive is connected through devices like cable, USB port, etc. To fix external hard drive not mounting issue, you need to exclude the errors one by one, and to avoid external hard drive not mounting on macOS Catalina/Mojave, remember to safely unmount the external disk before ejection to avoid possible file data corruption.
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