Although Macs are popular computers, they also cannot escape hard disc problems. Mac being a closed brand, dealing with Mac hard disc problems can seem a bit complicated, which is why we have compiled a list of 05 common Mac hard drive problems and their solution for you.
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How to solve to the problem on slowness on Mac hard disc
Indeed, your hard disk can become slow either because your connection cable is defective, or because it is plugged into a slow port or any other reason. If your Mac hard drive is getting slow, try one of the following solutions:
- Configure your Mac to display all mounted drives: to do this, follow Finder -> Preferences -> General -> Check External Disks
- Try unplugging and replugging your hard drive
- Change connection cable
- Connect the hard drive to another USB port, or even to another pc💻 Mac.
One of the solutions below should get rid of your slow hard drive. So what about SMART verification?
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How to fix Mac hard disk SMART verification failed?
Smart check of a hard disk is the process of analyzing a hard disk at the end transmitted a report is generated. Sometimes the report generated after the verification has errors; if this is the case, it is very likely that your hard drive is suffering from a permanent failure, however try the solutions below:
- In the disk manager, select your hard disk, and click on repair disk permissions; if no change, move on to the next solution.
- Try to install the disk under MacOs USB/Recovery HD: to do this, follow Utilities> Disk Utility then click on repair the disk; if that doesn’t work, back up your entire drive then erase it and wait while it’s erased.
Once the wipe is complete, run the SMART check again, this should resolve your issue. So what about partitions that delete themselves?
How to solve Mac disk partition deleted?
It may be that by wanting to resize your Mac hard drive, or to format it or because of a virus or bad handling, without realizing it, some partitions may have been deleted accidentally.
As a solution, use Stellar Data Recovery Professional software which can locate deleted partitions on Macs.
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How to fix Mac hard disc ejecting itself?
The problem usually occurs when you replace your CD/DVD drive with a hard drive, to increase storage memory, then the hard drive ejects after minutes of inactivity. To overcome this problem it is important to modify the Mac’s power management settings, as below:
- Open Finder > then Applications > Utilities > Terminal
- In the terminal enter the command “Pmset -G | grep disksleep” to check the time after which the disk will be ejected
- Type the command “sudo pmset –a
- # standby”: replace # with a number with a significant value 1000000 for example
- Enter the administrator password then validate
The solution should have solved your problem.
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How to stop Mac hard disc clicking noise?
Mac hard drives are most often manufactured with platters containing a magnetic read/write arm; a shock could therefore deform the shell of the hard disk and consequently make noises intermittently.
In this case, please backup all your data, after which you will proceed to the Apple hardware test; If unable to Backup data, clone the hard drive with Stellar Drive Clone. However, after the test, to avoid hassles, we advise you to provide a new hard drive.
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