Working with corrupted or unmounted hard drives can be frustrating, especially when you’re dealing with important data. Thankfully, Mac has a built-in tool called Disk Utility that allows you to fix these issues. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to mount a hard drive on Mac using Disk Utility.
First, open Disk Utility and check if your hard drive is corrupted. If it is, click on “First Aid” to run a repair. If that doesn’t work, try clicking on “Mount” to see if that resolves the issue. If not, proceed to the next step.
Open Terminal and type in “Disk Utility list” to see a list of disks that need to be repaired. Identify the corrupted disk and run a verification by typing “Disk Utility verify disk disk2” (replace “disk2” with the name of your disk).
If the verification shows that the disk needs to be repaired, type “sudo su” followed by “FSK underscore 8” for Mac OS Extended Journaled disks, then go to “dev disk2s2” (replace “disk2s2” with the relevant disk name) and enter your password. This should force the disk to mount.
If that doesn’t work, you can try forcing the mount by typing “sudo mount -t hfs -o force /Volumes/external” (replace “external” with the name of your external disk). If it’s still not working, you can try searching for solutions online or seeking help from the community.
In conclusion, mounting a hard drive on Mac can be a complicated process, but by following these steps, you should be able to fix most issues. If you have any questions or need further assistance, don’t hesitate to ask for help. We hope this guide has been helpful for you.