OS X V10.4 :: HD Not Readable After Update?
Apr 22, 2012
This is a strange one... I have a Powermac G4 running tiger.. now i needed to make a clean install of tiger and start again, which i did with absolutly no problems. I plugged my NTFS formatted HHD to the mac and it came up strait away. brilliant...Then i went though software update and installed the nessasarys and restarted the machine and this is when the problems started... computer turns on and instantly tells me that the device is not supported.. bugger.. i tryed everything to get it going but nope it wasnt having it. I made another fresh install of tiger, got everything going and the HDD showed up, made the updates and HHD wont read again....
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Mac OS X (10.4)
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May 20, 2012
Is there a way to increase the size of the displayed mail, as you are creating it? I have mine set to 12 point text, but it is still difficult to read. The e-mail when received is fine, it's the creating that's "tiny"?
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Aug 24, 2009
So just starting today, I plugged in my WD Passport which I have used COUNTLESS times. Now I am getting a notice that says:
Disk Insertion
The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer.
Initalize, Ignore, or Eject
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May 25, 2012
Ok so i been using a pny 4gb thumb drive and i used it earlier htis morning perfectly fine. i gave it to a teacher to upload work. and got it back and now its giving me a disk isnt readable on this computer. i tried goin to disk utility but its all greyed out. and ALOT of my work is on there.
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Mac Pro
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Oct 28, 2010
I am installing an operating system through Virtual Box (a free alternative to VMware fusion) and I do not have a DVD/USB drive large enough to burn it to, so I need to make the ISO readable like a DVD would be for the program. I'm missing minesweeper.
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Sep 18, 2009
So, yesterday I moved my wife's iPhoto library to her WD external HD so she could install Snow Leopard on her iMac. Today I get home and she meets me in the driveway telling me that her HD fell of her filing cabinet and the computer won't recognize it. I take a look at it and here's the message I get when I plug it into the computer: <Red Stop Sign w/ "!" in the middle>
The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer. (Initialize...) (Ignore) (Eject). I am hesitant to click the (Initialize) button for fear of an accidental formatting which would subsequently erase our iPhoto library (ALL OF OUR PHOTOS -> 90GB of photos). Because Mac enthusiasts are the ultimate community and are very resourceful on the whole, I felt it would be most prudent to put this query to the monitors of these boards.
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Mar 30, 2010
So I have several external Harddisk that I formatted with NTFS-3G via the Disk Utility App on my Mac. I worked with the HDDs for weeks on my Mac without a problem. And now I brought the Harddisks to a friend and none of them can be read by Windows XP?!
We tried on several Machines, none seem to be able to read the NTFS-3G formatted HDDs. They're also not broken since they still work the second I plug them back into my MacBook.
So did I do something wrong? I also can't find a NTFS-3G driver for Windows.
It would kinda defeat the purpose that Windows can't read NTFS-3G...
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Mar 21, 2012
I have previously saved Photoshop and Freehand files from my old G5 onto an external HDD. When I recently tried to review this data on my Mac pro it is showing up as EXEC files, whichseem to be unreadable? I am a little confused as to why this has happened and would like to know is there a way to retrieve these files so I can attempt to save them in their correct format?
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Mac Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7), 2.66ghz 4gig ram 750gb HDD
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Nov 22, 2010
I've suddenly come across a problem, which I'm not sure I understand at all... My Macbook Pro has stopped being able to read PC burnt data CDs. CDs that have previously worked. I get the "The disk inserted was not readable by this computer" error. They work in my old PC laptop, BUT, I booted up in Boot Camp on my Macbook Pro and it only saw the CD as a blank CD, so I'm guessing it's not an OS problem.
Just to make things even more clear, PC burnt audio CDs STILL work, and Mac burnt data/audio CDs still work. So it also doesn't seem to be a problem with the optical drive itself.
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Apr 15, 2008
I installed a hard drive to a new Mac Pro, the physical install went fine. When I booted the computer, it said the drive was not readable or usable or something along that lines so I went to disk utility and erased the hard drive with the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) setting selected. Now the drive seems to work fine but I haven't tested it much. Is everything ok with this drive now? Is Journaled the best setting? Is there a better setting to use for video editing. The drive is: WD Caviar GP 500 GB SATA
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Feb 26, 2009
I have saved about 300 photos on CD from a Windows Vista PC in PSD and JPEG formats. When I tried to insert the CD to my Macbook it says that it is not readable. Is there any way I can get the files to work on my Mac Photoshop or any other programme on Mac?
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Apr 12, 2009
I was wondering if anyone knew this one. I accidentally removed my flash drive without ejecting the other day, and now when I insert it into any Mac, it comes up
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The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer
When I open disk utility, it looks like the attached. I can't "Repair" it, can't erase it, nothing.
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Jul 11, 2010
I want to completely reinstall my SL onto my MBP just to have a fresh start and 0 out my hard drive. I've already backed up all my important files and everything I need, but when I put in my SL disc it tries to read it and then just kicks it out of the drive without ever showing up on my laptop. It is not the disc I used when I upgraded my MBP from 10.5 to 10.6 though because I misplaced and cannot find that copy, but I am using a friends copy (I don't think this is the problem). I know my drive should read it because it reads every other CD I put into it and it shows up on my friends MacBook as well.
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May 17, 2012
I have a MBP from late 2010. And for the past 6 months i have had problems with it trying to read any SD card I put into the card reader and it's really causing me problems. I've tried the iPhoto trick and inserting the memory card plenty of times with no success.
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MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.7)
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May 21, 2012
How can I zoom in iTunes text? Everything else on my multiple macs is fine. But iTunes will never enlarge it's tiny text! (Men have size issues, but iTunes is happy with its insignificant size!) Help? Or Hey! Apple! Get with the program! (no pun)I just want that little text to grow! What good is a huge monitor if I have to be 3 inches from it to use it?
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May 27, 2012
I have been adjusting my fonts so i can read the web i have adjusted to 20 in most cases some webs site will have the words jubbled leeters and on top of each other .i have it now at 18 it is to small to read in some web sites im racking my brains out what is the default size and default letters now i have it on Arial @18?
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Mac mini, Mac OS X (10.7)
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Jun 28, 2012
I recently installed a hard drive from my old windows desktop into my iMac G3. I was wiping the hard drive through firewire with my PowerBook G4 and my computer froze, so I had to hold in the power button. Now the disk isn't readable and I don't know what to do.
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iMac, iMac G3 No OS Installed Yet
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Nov 3, 2008
I have an external drive that will need to be connected at different times to both my Mac (Leopard) and my Windows XP & Vista machines. I had it formatted for Mac OS (Journaled) but it wasn't readable in XP or Windows. So what is the best format so that all can read/write to it normally? NTFS? It needs to be able to handle larger files (4GB and bigger).
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Aug 31, 2009
I just recently bought my first macbook pro. I had a 500 GB WD elite passport drive. I partitioned it to Mac os extended (journaled)- for time machine and FAT for windows and mac file transfer and storage. I used disk utility to partition the drive. These two drives are detected in my mac, however when I plug in the external drive into my windows- no pop up appears telling me to open files. So I go into my computer and click on the (F) drive in my case. Windows vista then proceeds to tell me the drive must be formatted before it can be used. What problem do I have. All I want is 2 partitions one for time machine and another that will allow for data transfer and storage. I have looked but cannot seem to find and answer. I have a 160 gb hard drive, what amount of space do you recommend for the time machine partition.
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Feb 8, 2010
I have an external hard drive that I have been using for back ups for several months, but now I get an error message that says, "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer". I looked up other peoples issues with this, and they have used things like disk warrior to fix it, but I am not very interested in saving what's on the hard drive anyways. I just want to clear out the hard drive and start fresh.
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Jul 21, 2010
I just put in a disk and it wont read it I have checked in finder and it isn't there and I've tried the eject button.
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Dec 7, 2008
I am literally less then a week into being a mac user, so forgive me if I come across as a little ignorant. I'm using Leopard and a 500gb Imac [I don't know if this makes much of a difference? I was using a 4gb Kingston usb stick to move files from my old pc to the new Imac and made the mistake of not ejecting properly since then every time I insert I get "the disk you inserted was not readable by this computer". I've googled and googled trying to find some way to fix it and so far nothing.
It does appear in disk utilities as "generic flash 2.0 media" and i have tried to reformat it, I erased as MS - DOS and then even tried to partition I've tried Master boot record & guid partition table both under MS -DOS [I really need to be able to use on windows as well as mac] underneath it continually says Unformatted beside partition map scheme. I've also tried to reformat using windows in the hope it might bring it back to life, again nothing - so I'm beginning to wonder have I just got a dud memory stick? I have a Kingston 1gb stick and when its inserted it appears as "Kingston" under disk utilities.
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Apr 4, 2012
How do I convert my Appleworks 6 documents so they're readable in Lion?
Info:MacBookPro, Mac OS X (10.7.3)
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May 29, 2012
I have a Seagate HD attached to my computer that was working fine with my old iMac, but when I just upgraded to a new iMac Version 10.7.4, 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7, it seems to be doing something srewy. I use that disk for my "Backup" files. Since I have switched it to the new computer, the backups continue to fail. An error message comes up saying "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer." I tried to repair the disk, but I get an error message that states that the drive cannot be unmounted.
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PowerPC G5, Mac OS X (10.3.9)
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Sep 9, 2014
Since turning file vault on, third parties can't open email or files posted on company servers. How do send readable files?
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iMac, OS X Mavericks (10.9.4)
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Aug 30, 2014
I have a Macbook Pro with an External 2TB My Book for Mac Hard drive. I used it earlier this week, ejected and disconnected it, went to sleep and then tried to use it the next day and the error message: "The disk you inserted is not readable by this computer." popped up. I have checked partitions, firmware, etc. and all are showing that it is there. It no longer shows up in Finder, though DiskUtility does show it, though it doesn't show any of the partitions, etc. it doesn't even have the name of what I called it.
- I am trying to get access to my files, I NEED them, (don't we all?!?) But seriously, these have hundreds of photos and videos of my college seminary on them and we need them for our 10- year anniversary.
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MacBook Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.2)
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Dec 11, 2014
Tried to add a new internal drive to my Mac Pro.
Processor 3.2 GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
Memory 8 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 ECC
Software OS X 10.9.5 (13F34)
I wanted to add a new 2TB internal drive and it won't read. Disk Utility shows the new drive but I don't have highlighted options to verify disk, repair disk, verify disk permissions or repair disk permissions. Here's the info: Name : WDC WD2001FASS-00W2B0 Media
Type : Disk
Partition Map Scheme : Unformatted
Disk Identifier : disk4
Media Name : WDC WD2001FASS-00W2B0 Media
Media Type : Generic
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Mac Pro, OS X Mavericks (10.9.5), Graphics ATI Radeon HD 5770 1024 MB
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Sep 24, 2010
I have had this WD "my book" ext. HD for about a year without a problem. Today after restarting the computer I got a notice, instead of the HD icon. On screen I got a box that said "the disk you inserted is not readable by this computer" below this was 3 options. Initialize, ignore, eject". I was afraid that initialize would erase or reformat the drive so I pressed eject, I've tried many times but still the same thing. Has my ext. HD died? Should I click initialize? All my backup data & time machine, music,etc., is on this drive, I don't know what to do.
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Oct 2, 2008
I had just opened up a word file from a usb drive this morning to type notes for class. When I tried to save it, it wouldnt save because it can't read my usb drive anymore. I tried ejecting it, and whenever I reinsert the usb drive it says: "The disk you inserted was not readable by this computer" The usb drive has all my notes from this semester of classes. I really need them or I am completely screwed. Is there any way to recover these files? I've been searching among the forums and online and I can't find anything. My IT dept at school doesnt know what to do. I have no clue what format it was in...I've always used it in my iBook G4 w/ tiger. It's a generic USB drive. I really need these book notes and class notes that were on the disk....I have finals in about a month.
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Sep 7, 2009
I'm considering using dedicated internal drive for TimeMachine backups and an external drive for an additional backup of photos, videos. Wondering if there is an option for formatting an external drive with a file system that could be read by a PC so that I could transfer images or videos by simply plugging the external drive into the PC.
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