You can make a difference in the Apple Support Community!
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
When you sign up with your Apple Account, you can provide valuable feedback to other community members by upvoting helpful replies and User Tips.
While backing up files from MacBook Air, the external hard drive got damaged, is no longer recognized by the Mac. I think it was ejected while running.It was passworded. Is it possible that it can be wiped and restored to a working disk or is it trashed for good? I do not need the files, just wondering if it could become a working disk again.
MacBook Air 13″, macOS 12.6
Can you boot into macOS Recovery by holding CMD + R on startup? Failing that, try Internet Recovery (CMD + OPT + R).
From there, you should be able to erase the disk - Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support
Can you boot into macOS Recovery by holding CMD + R on startup? Failing that, try Internet Recovery (CMD + OPT + R).
From there, you should be able to erase the disk - Use Disk Utility to erase an Intel-based Mac - Apple Support
Can exernal hard drive be rescued?
