{"id":10579,"date":"2019-08-01T08:46:49","date_gmt":"2019-08-01T08:46:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/?p=10579"},"modified":"2021-02-15T11:26:42","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T11:26:42","slug":"15-worst-mac-hard-disk-drive-problems-with-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/15-worst-mac-hard-disk-drive-problems-with-solutions\/","title":{"rendered":"15 Worst Mac Hard Drive Problems with Solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><strong>Table of Content<\/strong><p><\/p><strong>1<\/strong><p>. <a href=\"#First_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive is running slow<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>2<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Second_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive space is disappearing<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>3<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Third_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive is not showing up in Disk Utility<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>4<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Four_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Disk Utility can&rsquo;t repair Mac hard drive<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>5<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Five_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac external hard drive is not mounting or is unrecognized<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>6<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Six_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive data is lost permanently<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>7<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Seven_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive&rsquo;s partition is deleted<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>8<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Eight_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive is not booting<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>9<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Nine_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive is making a clicking noise<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>10<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Ten_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive is not detected in Windows<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>11<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Eleven_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Unable to partition Mac hard drive<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>12<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Twelve_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bad sectors in Mac hard drive<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>13<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Thirteen_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive has failed SMART status<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>14<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Fourteen_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac external hard drive is ejecting itself<\/span><\/a><br>\n\n<strong>15<\/strong>. <a href=\"#Fifteen_Point_Header\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Mac hard drive&rsquo;s encryption password is lost<\/span><\/a>\n\n\n\n<\/p><p><br><\/p><h4 id=\"First_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\">1. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/article\/speed-up-slow-macbook.php\"><strong>Mac hard drive is running slow<\/strong><\/a><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Aging and prolonged usage can slow down a Mac startup disk. Also, a lot of other factors can degrade your Mac performance, like hard drive becoming full, macOS being outdated, several log-in items enabled, many apps running in the background, hardware issues, etc.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: There are several things you can do to give your Mac a performance boost:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Delete large unwanted files, unused apps, and duplicate data from the hard drive<\/li><li>Clean up the Desktop and log in items<\/li><li>Update your macOS and third-party applications<\/li><li>See a list of background processes in Activity Monitor and quit the ones you don&rsquo;t need<\/li><li>Upgrade your Mac hardware and firmware<\/li><li>Repair your startup disk with Disk Utility<\/li><li>Remove inessential plugins, widgets, and Internet caches from Safari<\/li><\/ul><p>The above list of activities often looks simple, but it isn&rsquo;t. Taking out the time and patience to manually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/clean-my-mac-el-capitan\/\">clean up Mac hard drive<\/a> and perform other tune-up tasks can get frustrating.<\/p><h4 id=\"Second_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>2. Mac hard drive space is disappearing<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Low free space is a concern for Mac users if they are using a low capacity storage drive (say 128 GB SSD). &ldquo;<strong>Your startup disk is almost full<\/strong>&rdquo; is a standard error seen by such users. Even if you keep your essential data in iCloud and large multimedia files in an external storage drive, your Mac storage drive free space will disappear automatically. The low storage happens due to the buildup of junk files, temporary files, caches, logs, and leftovers of application.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: To resolve the drive space disappearing issue, you need to make more space available on your startup disk by deleting temporary files:<\/p><p>To remove caches:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Open <strong>Finder<\/strong> from <strong>Dock<\/strong>.<\/li><li>From the <strong>Menu Bar<\/strong>, click on <strong>Go,<\/strong> then click <strong>Home<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Click the <strong>cog<\/strong> icon from the top pane and select &ldquo;<strong>Show View Options<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/li><li>On the pop-up window, select the &ldquo;<strong>Show Library Folder<\/strong>&rdquo; checkbox, then close it.<\/li><li>Go to <strong>Library<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Caches<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Delete all the caches.<\/li><\/ol><p>Alternatively, you can do the following:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Open <strong>Finder<\/strong> from <strong>Dock<\/strong>.<\/li><li>From the Menu Bar, click on <strong>Go<\/strong>, then click &ldquo;<strong>Go to Folder<\/strong>.&rdquo;<\/li><li>From the dialog window, type <strong>~\/Library\/Caches<\/strong>, then click <strong>Go<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Delete all the caches.<\/li><\/ol><p>You can delete all the temporary files from specific folders present in the Library folder, such as Logs, unneeded iTunes files, and Application Support files. This frequent temporary file removal will increase free space on your Mac and prevent the drive disappearing issue.<\/p><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/article\/free-mac-cleaner-software.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Free Clean Up Your Mac Startup Disk?<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"Third_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>3. Mac hard drive is not showing up in Disk Utility<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: The Mac storage drive fails to show up in the Disk Utility window.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Mac hard drive not appearing in the Disk Utility window is one of the worst problems that a storage device could face. In most cases, the storage device is dead either entirely or partially. In case of an unmounted Mac hard drive, the drive still appears in the Disk Utility, but in a greyed-out (disabled) form. <\/p><div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/External-drive-greyed-out-1024x510.png\" alt=\"External-drive-greyed-out\" class=\"wp-image-61764 apply-gradient-on-post-images\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/External-drive-greyed-out-1024x510.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/External-drive-greyed-out-300x149.png 300w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/External-drive-greyed-out-768x382.png 768w, https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/External-drive-greyed-out.png 1069w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div><p>Fortunately, a <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/mac-hard-drive-recovery.php\" target=\"_blank\">Mac hard drive recovery software<\/a> rescues files stored on the unmounted media, which can be erased later for reuse.<\/p><p>In the case of a dead Mac hard drive, you can replace the device after recovering lost data with the help of a trustworthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/services\/data-recovery.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">data recovery service provider<\/a>.<\/p><h4 id=\"Four_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>4. Disk Utility can&rsquo;t repair Mac hard drive<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: By using the <strong>First Aid<\/strong> tab in Disk Utility, you can fix your hard disk drive or other storage drives for errors, bad sectors, etc. But this is not always the case. Sometimes, you&rsquo;ll encounter the message &ldquo;<strong>Disk Utility can&rsquo;t repair this disk.<\/strong>&rdquo; This error occurs when Disk Utility fails to repair your storage drive.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Use the &ldquo;<strong>file system consistency check<\/strong>&rdquo; (fsck) command in <strong>Single User Mode<\/strong> to review and repair the basic structure of your storage drive. But, first, back up the drive to another external storage medium to ensure you don&rsquo;t lose data while troubleshooting the error. Next, perform the following steps:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Start or restart your Mac, then immediately press-hold <strong>Command<\/strong> + <strong>S<\/strong> keys until white text appears on the startup screen. Your Mac will boot into <strong>Single User Mode<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On the command prompt, type &ldquo;<strong>fsck &ndash;fy<\/strong>&rdquo; and hit <strong>Return<\/strong>. Don&rsquo;t interrupt till the command finishes, as this can result in data loss.<\/li><li>When you see the message &ldquo;<strong>The volume was modified<\/strong>&rdquo; or &ldquo;<strong>The volume Macintosh HD could not be repaired<\/strong>,&rdquo; use the above command again.<\/li><li>Use the command multiple times until you get the message &ldquo;<strong>The volume Macintosh HD appears to be OK<\/strong>.&rdquo; Type <strong><em>exit<\/em><\/strong> to restart your Mac.<\/li><\/ol><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Related Blog<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/5-ways-to-recover-failed-mac-hard-drive-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Best Ways to Free Repair Failed Mac Hard Drive<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"Five_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>5.\tMac external hard drive is not mounting or is unrecognized<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: When you connect an external hard drive to Mac, it mounts and shows up on the Desktop. It also appears in Finder. However, sometimes, the disk can fail to mount when you connect it. In such a case, it won&rsquo;t appear even in Finder.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Some common fixes you can try are:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Set your Mac to show all mounted drives on the Desktop.<\/li><li>Unplug and re-plug the drive.<\/li><li>Try to connect it with a different cable.<\/li><li>Use a different USB port to connect it.<\/li><li>Try connecting it to another Mac.<\/li><\/ul><p>If none of the above solutions works, there might be something wrong with your external hard drive. Try to back up your hard drive via Disk Utility or a third-party cloning utility, so that later you can erase and reformat the drive with a new file system. However, if there is no backup of your data and you are unable to clone the troubled hard drive, then opt for a Mac data recovery software to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/external-hard-drive-not-mounting-mac.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">recover data from the unmounting Mac hard drive<\/a>.<\/p><figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recover inaccessible files from an unmounted external hard drive on Mac\" width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/e8TG65QMCFI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read Case Study<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/casestudy\/external-drive-not-mounting-macbook-pro-recovery.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">A <u>whopping 94% of data recovered from an unmounted external hard drive on MacBook Pro<\/u>.<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"Six_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>6. Mac hard drive data is lost permanently<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Sometimes, data loss from a Mac hard drive is inevitable. There could be any reason for data loss such as accidental deletion, emptying Trash, hard drive erasure, physical damage or technical failure, virus\/malware attack, system crash, etc.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Employ the methods presented next to restore or recover your permanently lost data.<\/p><p><strong>Restore from Time Machine<\/strong>: When you&rsquo;ve backed up your Macintosh HD to an external Time Machine backup drive, you can restore your lost, deleted, or corrupt files from Time Machine. Go to Menu Bar, click <strong>Time Machine<\/strong>, and then click <strong>Enter Time Machine<\/strong>. Search your lost files or folder by using the Timeline or Up\/Down arrow. Select all the required items and click <strong>Restore<\/strong>. Your files and folders will restore to their original location.<\/p><p><strong>Recover by using software<\/strong>: If Time Machine is of no help, you can employ a data recovery software for Mac to recover your lost data. But you must stop using the drive immediately to prevent any overwriting. Next, download the trial version of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/data-recovery-mac.php\" target=\"_blank\">Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac<\/a> on your system. Scan the hard drive for recoverable data then preview the scanned items. When satisfied with the recovery result, activate the software to recover all your missing data to a different drive location.<\/p><h4 id=\"Seven_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>7. Mac hard drive&rsquo;s partition is deleted<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: While trying to resize or reformat a partition, many users report accidentally deleting their APFS partitions containing essential data. Also, due to issues such as partition table damage, technical trouble with the drive, bad sectors, or virus attacks, one or more hard drive partitions can get accidentally deleted.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Restore the lost or deleted partition with the help of Time Machine backup. However, in the absence of backup, use <strong>Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac<\/strong> software to find the deleted partition(s). This application helps locate deleted partitions on any APFS, HFS, HFS+, FAT, NTFS, or ex-FAT based storage drive. It can quickly revive deleted volumes on your iMac, Mac Pro, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, or Mac mini. Also, if the volume(s) on your Mac fails to mount, then this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/data-recovery-mac.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">software<\/a> helps recover the partition data quickly.<\/p><h4 id=\"Eight_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>8. Mac hard drive is not booting<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Sometimes, your Mac hard drive won&rsquo;t boot. This issue could happen due to file system corruption, bad sectors, electronic component damage, or other hard drive issues. As a result, all your valuable photos, videos, documents, etc. that are stored on your Mac hard drive turn inaccessible.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Implement the following methods to get back your data from a non-booting Mac.<\/p><p><strong>Access your non-booting Mac by using Target Disk<\/strong>: Connect your non-booting Mac to a working Mac by using FireWire or Thunderbolt cable. Power on your working Mac. Next, turn on your non-booting Mac, then immediately press and hold the <strong>T<\/strong> key. Release the key when FireWire or Thunderbolt icon appears. Now, you can access your non-booting Mac hard drive from your working Mac.<\/p><p><strong>Use Time Machine Backup<\/strong>: If you have Time Machine backup, connect it to your non-booting Mac. Next, power on the Mac and press-hold <strong>Command<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> keys. Release them when Apple logo appears. Your Mac enters macOS Recovery mode. From the macOS Utilities window, click <strong>Restore from Time Machine Backup<\/strong>, then click <strong>Continue<\/strong>. Perform the on-screen instructions to erase your Mac hard drive, reinstall macOS, and restore data from the Time Machine backup drive.<\/p><p><strong>Boot your non-booting Mac by using recovery drive<\/strong>: Download and install <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/data-recovery-mac.php\" target=\"_blank\">Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac<\/a> on another working MacBook, iMac, or Mac mini. Next, create a recovery drive by using a thumb drive of at least 8 GB. Connect the boot drive to the non-booting Mac. Power on your Mac, then press-hold the <strong>Option<\/strong> key. Release it when the <strong>Startup Manager<\/strong> opens. Next, choose the Recovery Drive. In the <strong>macOS Utilities<\/strong> window, select <strong>Stellar Data Recovery<\/strong>, then click <strong>Continue<\/strong>. Use the on-screen instructions to recover data from the non-booting Mac.<\/p><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/article\/recover-data-on-non-booting-mac.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to recover data from a non-booting Mac<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"Nine_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>9. Mac hard drive is making a clicking noise<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Mac hard drives typically contain platters on which a magnetic arm reads\/writes data. The platters can get damaged by a drop or jerk. If you hear a clicking noise coming from your Mac hard drive when you boot your Mac, this could mean your hard drive has suffered physical damage.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: In such a scenario, there isn&rsquo;t much you can do except:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Back up all your essential data<\/li><li>Run the Apple Hardware Test<\/li><li>If you can&rsquo;t back up, use <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/mac-software\/clone-mac\/clone-mac-drive.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac disk cloning software<\/a> to clone the drive<\/li><\/ul><p>You probably need to replace your hard drive with a new one or at least get it checked by experts. <strong>DO NOT<\/strong> attempt to open it yourself as that could further the damage and lead to permanent data loss.<\/p><h4 id=\"Ten_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>10. Mac hard drive is not detected in Windows<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: When you connect a Mac-based storage drive on a Windows PC, it won&rsquo;t appear on File Explorer. This issue arises due to the incompatibility of file systems. You may have formatted your storage drive in the APFS or HFS+ file system, which is compatible exclusively with macOS. No other operating system is harmonious with the proprietary file system format of Apple.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: To fix the issue, do the following:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Back up all the data from the storage drive from its compatible operating system.<\/li><li>Format the drive in the ex-FAT file system. (You can even format your USB flash drive in FAT32, but it will only allow storing of files with a size limit of 4 GB.)<\/li><li>Restore the backed up data to the storage drive.<\/li><\/ol><p>Now, you can use the storage drive in both Mac as well as Windows computers. Windows can read-write on ex-FAT as well as FAT32 file system formatted storage drive.<\/p><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Related Blog<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/support\/kb\/index.php\/article\/recover-deleted-formatted-mac-data-on-windows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Recover Data from Mac Hard Drive on Windows<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"Eleven_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>11. Unable to partition Mac hard drive<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Partitioning a hard drive is a reasonably simple task by using Disk Utility. But sometimes, Disk Utility fails to create partitions on a hard drive or perform other partitioning-related operations.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: If you are good at the command-line interface, use diskpart command in Terminal to partition your Mac hard drive. Check its manual for parameter and steps. Or else, employ a disk partitioning software to create, delete, format, resize, hide or reveal partitions.<\/p><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/partition-macos-mojave-start-up-disk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to partition macOS Mojave startup disk?<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"Twelve_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>12. Bad sectors in Mac hard drive<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Detecting bad sectors on your hard drive isn&rsquo;t easy. You might suspect that your Mac hard drive has started developing bad sectors if some information suddenly goes missing or the drive throws error accessing a file. For example, you saved a file, but on trying to access it later, the OS throws out an I\/O error that due to a bad-block it can no longer read.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: There are several fixes to this problem:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Check the SMART status of your hard drive by using Disk Utility.<\/li><li>Boot into macOS Recovery mode, then go <strong>to Disk Utility<\/strong> &gt; <strong>First Aid<\/strong>. Click <strong>Run<\/strong> to repair the hard drive. Keep running First Aid until it says there are no errors.<\/li><li>If the repair doesn&rsquo;t work, back up the Mac storage drive, then erase it. And then, finally restore the backup.<\/li><\/ul><h4 id=\"Thirteen_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>13. Mac hard drive has failed SMART status<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Mac hard drive uses <strong>SMART<\/strong> (aka Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology) to monitor internal disks and to check for issues. If the SMART status on your Mac hard drive reports error or failure, it usually means the hard drive is about to fail permanently.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: You can still recover data from a failed hard drive. To check all recovery possibilities, follow these steps:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>For an external hard drive, open <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong>, then select the failing hard drive from the left pane. Click <strong>First Aid,<\/strong> and then click <strong>Run<\/strong> to initiate the repair process.<\/li><li>For startup disk (Macintosh HD), start or restart your Mac, and immediately press-hold <strong>Command<\/strong> + <strong>R<\/strong> keys. Release the keys when the <strong>Apple<\/strong> logo appears. On the <strong>macOS Utilities<\/strong> window, select <strong>Disk Utility<\/strong>, then click <strong>Continue<\/strong>. Select the startup disk from the left pane and then click <strong>First Aid<\/strong>. Click <strong>Run<\/strong> to repair the startup disk.<\/li><li>If the repair process doesn&rsquo;t work, back up all the files present on the disk and then erase it.<\/li><li>Once the erasure completes, check the disk&rsquo;s SMART status, which should ideally show the hard drive as &ldquo;<strong>Verified<\/strong>&rdquo;.<\/li><\/ul><p>If none of the above solutions work, you may need to repair your hard drive or replace it with a new one.<\/p><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Read More<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/premium-storage-drive-monitoring-software-for-mac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Premium Storage Drive Monitoring Software for Mac<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"Fourteen_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>14. Mac external hard drive is ejecting itself<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Some of you may have tried replacing your Mac CD\/DVD drive with a large capacity hard drive. By doing this, you&rsquo;ve augmented your Mac&rsquo;s storage capacity. But you may have also noticed auto hard drive ejection issue after a few minutes of drive idleness.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: To resolve the eject issue, you need to tweak the power management settings of your Mac, as shown here:<\/p><ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Go to <strong>Finder<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Applications<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Utilities<\/strong> &gt; <strong>Terminal<\/strong>.<\/li><li>On Terminal, type &ldquo;<strong>pmset &ndash;g | grep disksleep<\/strong>&rdquo; and hit <strong>Return<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Check the value of <strong>disksleep<\/strong>. If it is low, you need to provide a significant number.<\/li><li>Type &ldquo;<strong>sudo pmset &ndash;a disksleep #<\/strong>&rdquo; (here replace # with a suitable number) and hit <strong>Return<\/strong>.<\/li><li>Provide the admin password when prompted.<\/li><li>Check the changed sleep value by using &ldquo;<strong>pmset &ndash;g | grep disksleep<\/strong>&rdquo; command.<\/li><\/ol><p>The above solution will fix the drive auto-eject problem. Now, you can use the hard drive to save and access data as usual.<\/p><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Related Blog<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/recover-data-lost-after-ejecting-mac-usb-hard-drive-cable-abruptly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recover Lost Data after Ejecting Mac USB Hard Drive Cable Abruptly<\/a><\/p><h4 id=\"Fifteen_Point_Header\" style=\"text-align: left; background-color: #d1e4ff; border: 1px dotted #D1E4FF; padding: 30px 30px;\"><strong>15. Mac hard drive&rsquo;s encryption password is lost<\/strong><\/h4><p><strong>Problem<\/strong>: Many of you use Apple File Vault to encrypt data on your Mac hard drive. File Vault uses XTS-AES-128 encryption with a 256-bit key to help prevent unauthorized access to the data on the startup disk. But every encryption works in conjunction with a decryption key that decrypts the information before it can be accessed. Mostly, this decryption key is a password chosen by you. If you lose or forget your decryption password, you lose access to your data permanently.<\/p><p><strong>Solution<\/strong>: Make sure you are typing the password correctly. Turn off the Caps Lock and choose the Show Password option just to be doubly sure. If you&rsquo;re still locked out, try one of these:<\/p><ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If the password field shows a question mark, click it to display a password hint. The hint might help you to remember the forgotten password.<\/li><li>Try to log in with the Apple ID password that you use for iCloud.<\/li><li>Use your Apple ID to reset your password, which then resets your keychain.<\/li><li>Have an administrator reset the login password.<\/li><li>Use the recovery key that you noted down when you turned on File Vault disk encryption (for this File Vault must be on).<\/li><li>Reset password using the Reset Password assistant (for this File Vault must be on).<\/li><\/ul><p>If none of the above steps works, contact Apple Support for help!<\/p><p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background\"><strong>Related Blog<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/blog\/how-to-encrypt-decrypt-and-recover-mac-hard-drive\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How to Encrypt, Decrypt, and Recover Deleted Mac Files<\/a><\/p><h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h4><p>In this post, we outlined the worst problems you may face with your Mac hard drive, SSD, or other storage drives and partitions. But by implementing the solutions shared in the post, you can avoid data loss. Remember to perform critical troubleshooting steps only after taking a full backup of the storage medium.<\/p><p>In case you lose valuable data during or after performing the troubleshooting steps, leverage <a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stellarinfo.com\/data-recovery-mac.php\" target=\"_blank\">Stellar Data Recovery Professional for Mac<\/a><strong> <\/strong>to get back your data. The software is user-friendly and recovers lost data in 3 key steps: Select, Scan, and Recover.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Content 1 . 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