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How to mount / unmount external drives in terminal?

Hi all,


in terminal - this works...


diskutil unmount /Volumes/MyDrive1/


but after unmount - the opposite (while still connected) :


diskutil mount /Volumes/MyDrive1/  


this says - Unable to find disk for /Volumes/MyDrive1/


How can I get the drive to mount again after unmount?


MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Jan 6, 2022 8:08 AM

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Posted on Jan 6, 2022 8:46 AM

You can also get the disk/volume identifier in Terminal with

diskutil list


/Volumes/MyDrive1 is the mount point where the file system shows the mounted disk volume.

If you eject the disk, MyDrive1 doesn't exist anymore.

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How to mount / unmount external drives in terminal?

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