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Disk Utility does not display my drives (Mac)
If the options in Disk Utility are dimmed, you are not logged in as administrator. If you know the name and password for an administrator; click the lock ic...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:07 PM
How do I format my disk drive for use on MacOS X?
Most of Fantom Drive's disks come preformatted at the factory with the NTFS file system, the native file system for Windows. Linux and Mac OSX hosts req...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:09 PM
I can't safely remove my Fantom Drives disk. When I try, I get the message “The disk "my disk” is in use and could not be ejected. Try quitting applications and try again." What can I do?
The operating system is informing you that there are still files open by your operating system, and the OS is preventing the unmounting of the volume to avo...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:09 PM
I have a disk I use on my PC. When I connect it to my mac, it's showing up "read only".
Disks formatted as NTFS will be available for Macintosh computers in read only mode. NTFS has limited compatibility with Mac OS natively (requires 10.4 and ...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:11 PM
I'm trying to copy files to/from FAT32 volumes or network shares, and it keeps failing.
FAT32, HFS+, and other file system formats allow different standards of filename length or use of special characters. Rename the offending file(s) and try t...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:11 PM
My computer does not recognize the Drive.
First, check to make sure that all of your connections are secure, and that the power switch is in the "ON" position. Then check if your MicroNet ...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:12 PM
My Macintosh computer is unable to format my 1.0tb (or larger) external hard disk.
To format large (1TB and greater) partitions under MacOS you will need to repartition the drive with a Mac partition scheme. In Disk Utility, go to the Parti...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:12 PM
Since upgrading/installing Mac OS X 10.7.x, I can no longer access my NAS by AFP, and can't use Time Machine.
Apple has removed access to prior versions of Apple File Services in MacOS X 10.7. As a workaround, you may re-enable access by following the procedures des...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:12 PM
When formatting my MegaDisk MDEXXXX external eSATA/USB hard disk on my Mac OS 10.5.x or 10.4.x computer I receive the error message "Resource is busy" or "Input / Output error" and cannot complete the format.
MacOSX has difficulty working with drives of larger than 1.0tb in size. There is a firmware update that when installed on the drive will allow you to use th...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:13 PM
Why is my Drive asking me to format it? It was already formatted and it contains data.
A1. Run a disk repair utility on the drive. A2. Perform permission repair on your system drive. Open the disk utility (located in /Applications/Utilities/D...
Mon, 10 Apr, 2017 at 2:13 PM