If it still doesn t show up continue with step 2.
Lacie rugged external hard drive wont show up on mac.
In the utilities folder double click disk utility.
The only place it shows that it knows a drive is connected is in the task bar where it gives.
B locate the usb driver.
It was labeled.
C right click on the usb driver icon and select uninstall.
If the box is checked move on to fix external hard drive not showing up on mac.
It s possible the port in question is failing or just being finicky with your.
You can also see it in the finder in the left column under.
Open a finder window.
By happen chance i took another crack at the disk management and i noticed a drive was missing.
Select go utilities in the finder menu bar.
Yet it doesn t show up as a drive in my.
Update usb hub drivers in device manager.
Check that the interface connectors are straight and fully seat ed in the interface ports.
Make sure the box next to external disks is checked.
Normally when you plug in an external hard drive to your mac s usb port you will see it appear on the desktop aka mount on the desktop.
Even on mac formatted drives.
I have a lacie external hard drive this one here that was given to me by a friend and for one reason or another w10 wont show the external drive as an option under devices and drives when selecting this pc or my computer i can see my ssd with the os and the internal 2nd drive but not the lacie.
A all connected storage devices partitions or disk images are displayed in the left column.
Try another usb port or another pc if the drive still isn t working unplug it and try a different usb port.
So i plugged in my lacie external hard drive and poof a new drive showed up.
Restart pc change usb port and usb cable reconnect the lacie external hard drive on pc.
Select preferences and the general tab.
Make lacie external hard drive shows up detectable on pc.
D restart the computer.
The problem is that the lacie icon doesn t show up so i cant access the data on the hard drive.
Sorry but i forgot to mention the exact problem.
Only use certified interface cables such as the cables provided with your lacie drive.
Select the lacie hard drive in the left column.