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My WD My Passport 2TB Portable External Hard Drive has suddenly become unreadable on my laptop (MacBook Pro Server with macOS 10.12 Sierra) and I have tried on a MacBook Pro 2011 running 10.13 High Sierra with the same results. I'm wondering if anyone has any suggestions to repair the drive. I appreciate any assistance! WD My Passport is well-liked by customers for its auto backup and passport protection features. However, there are times that WD My Passport becomes unreadable on Mac. You may get the error message ' and the data stored on it becomes inaccessible.

Under this situation, you can free download to recover data from the unreadable WD My Passport. Then, go ahead to fix the unreadable/corrupted WD My Passport on Mac without worrying about data loss. Causes of WD My Passport not readable on Mac error 1.

Unwanted interruption or removal of your WD My Passport during transferring the data. Virus/malware infection to your WD My Passport. Incompatibility issue between your WD My Passport and Mac machine. Sudden power outage.

How to fix 'WD My Passport unreadable' on Mac error? Solution 1: Repair unreadable WD My Passport in Disk Utility Disk Utility is designed to verify and repair minor errors of disks. So, When facing the on Mac issue,you can try to fix it with Disk Utility's First Aid. Step 1: Go to Applications Utilities Disk Utility. Step 2: In the sidebar, select the unreadable WD My Passport. Step 3: Click 'First Aid' button on the top of the window. In this case, we strongly recommend you to recover data from the unreadable WD My Passport with iBoysoft Mac Data Recovery.

Solution 2: Recover data and reformat unreadable WD My Passport iBoysoft Mac Data Recovery is professional Mac data recovery software which can recover data from unreadable WD My Passport. It also enables you to, or, etc. Step 1: Download and install iBoysoft Mac Data Recovery on Mac. Step 2: Launch iBoysoft Mac Data Recovery. Step 3: Select the WD My Passport and click 'Next' to search for lost files.

Step 4: Preview the searching results, choose those we want and click 'Recover' to get them back. Step 5: Go over to ensure all lost files have been successfully restored. IBoysoft Mac Data Recovery supports recovering documents, photos, videos, emails and music files. It's fully compatible with //Sierra 10.12 and Mac OS X 10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7. After recovering data from the unreadable WD My Passport, you can reformat the drive and then copy back the recovered data.

However, if you continue having issues with your disk, it may be physically damaged and you should take it to your local data recovery service or replace it.

Before fixing WD Passport not showing up on Mac issue Do the basic checks. That's because, sometimes the /Finder error is due to the USB port, the USB cable and the drive itself. Check whether the USB cable is connected properly between the drive and your Mac. Check whether the USB cable or USB port is bad. Change a cable or a port to see if that makes a difference. Reboot your Mac to see if it was an open source program or app that stopped the drive being detected. Try attaching the external hard drive to another computer to see if it works on that one.

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How to fix My Passport for Mac not showing up in Finder? If the WD Passport for Mac still does not work or not show up in Finder/Disk Utility after the basic checks, go ahead to try out the solutions as below to fix the My Passport exterhal hard drive not showing up on Mac error. Solution 1: Show My Passport for Mac in Finder and on the desktop. If the USB port is OK and the My Passport for Mac is still not showing up in Finder or on the desktop, it's possible that you have not selected 'External disks' to be shown up in the Finder or on the desktop. Now follow the guide below to make the My Passport for Mac show up in Finder or on the desktop.

Step 1: Go to Finder Preferences General tab. Step 2: Tick the 'External disks' option to show the WD Passport hard drive for Mac on the desktop. Step 3: Go to Sidebar tab, tick 'External disks' under 'Devices' to show your WD Passport hard drive for Mac in Finder. Solution 2: Check My Passport for Mac in Disk Utility.

If the My Passport for Mac external hard drive is still not showing up in Finder or on the desktop, you can see whether it is or not. If it is, follow the guidance below. Case 1: Mount My Passport for Mac in Disk Utility Sometimes, external hard drives cannot be automatically mounted in Disk Utility when, for example, in High Sierra Disk Utility.

In this situation, you can manually mount the external hard drive. Step 1: Go to Disk Utility.

Step 2: Right click the My Passport for Mac external hard drive from the left sidebar and then click the Mount button. Then, you'll see the My Passport for Mac mounted in Disk Utility. Case 2: Repair My Passport for Mac drive with First Aid If you can't mount the My Passport for Mac drive, you need to fix it with Disk Utility's First Aid.

Step 1: Go to Disk Utility. Step 2: Select the My Passport for Mac external hard drive. Step 3: Click First Aid on the top of the Disk Utility window. Step 4: Click Done when the reparation finished. Solution 3: Erase/Reformat My Passport for Mac hard drive. If it is so serious that First Aid cannot fix, you have to fix the My Passport for Mac not showing in Finder problem by reformatting. To avoid the loss of important data, you can recover data from the My Passport for Mac external hard drive with professional Mac data recovery software, like iBoysoft Mac Data Recovery.

IBoysoft Mac Data Recovery is that is able to, recover data from formatted, inaccessible, corrupted, unmountable, unreadable external hard drives, hard drives, USB flash drives, SD cards, memory cards, etc. It's compatible with //10.12/10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7.

Recover data from My Passport for Mac external hard drive with iBoysoft Mac Data Recovery Step 1: Download and install iBoysoft Mac Data Recovery on Mac. Step 2: Launch iBoysoft Mac Data Recovery. Step 3: Select My Passport for Mac external hard drive and click 'Next' button to scan all lost data. Step 4: Preview the searching results, choose files we need, and click 'Recover' to get them back.

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Solution 4: Send the external hard drive to a pro If Disk Utility can't show up My Passport for Mac external hard drive at all, unfortunately, your My Passport for Mac may have some physical problems. It's better to send it to a local reparation center.