In disk utility, how do I mount a volume that refuses to be mounted?

In disk utility, is there a method to mount a volume that resists being mounted?

Posted on May 23, 2020 11:44 PM

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Posted on May 24, 2020 10:06 AM

There is no force mount. Either the device is recognized as compatible and mounts, or it does not, perhaps due to unsupported formatting, disk errors, or wrong/bad cabling. Disk Utility does not have access to the device until the second sentence is resolved.


If you have access to another Mac, perhaps not running Catalina, see if the drive will mount there.

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May 24, 2020 10:06 AM in response to jeckensberger

There is no force mount. Either the device is recognized as compatible and mounts, or it does not, perhaps due to unsupported formatting, disk errors, or wrong/bad cabling. Disk Utility does not have access to the device until the second sentence is resolved.


If you have access to another Mac, perhaps not running Catalina, see if the drive will mount there.

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In disk utility, how do I mount a volume that refuses to be mounted?

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