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chackett14 Author

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SSD is not recognized

I purchased a new 500gb SSD and plugged it into my older Mac Pro and copied files onto the drive. I then plugged it into my new MacBook Air and I get a flash when I plug the drive in but it doesn't show up in Finder, on the desktop, nor in the disk utilities.

MacBook Pro 13″, macOS 13.6

Posted on Jun 25, 2024 5:11 PM

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