hi everyone,
I have few sandisk ssd and none of them is readable on my MacBook Air m1 , it works fine in windows environment.
when I plug in the ssd the massage I get is :
it happened with every sandisk I have, only with sandisk ssd.
what can I do that my MacBook will recognise it or make it readable?
are you using any of SanDisk's preloaded software on the drive (or installed such software yourself) that supposedly makes the drive "Mac ready"? if yes, that could be the cause of your issue. when you use software from just about any manufacturer for their storage device you run the risk of that same software not being compatible with macOS updates / upgrades. it can cause the software to stop working. at best this will cause you a headache. at worst it can render your data inaccessible. it is always best to use disk utility to erase and format a drive before use to remove any preloaded software.
please see Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
are you using any of SanDisk's preloaded software on the drive (or installed such software yourself) that supposedly makes the drive "Mac ready"? if yes, that could be the cause of your issue. when you use software from just about any manufacturer for their storage device you run the risk of that same software not being compatible with macOS updates / upgrades. it can cause the software to stop working. at best this will cause you a headache. at worst it can render your data inaccessible. it is always best to use disk utility to erase and format a drive before use to remove any preloaded software.
please see Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
if it will help for someone else, I change the format to FAT32 and it works
OK. then which format is in use on those drives?
all I am trying to do is transfer a file from my pc to another, its a large scale file like 22GB.
I have also DiskOnKey / USB flash drive of sandisk and have the same problem, thats a new one from store
then that format should be able to work with your Mac. I have very limited knowledge about any things windows. but I'm sure that someone else will be along shortly that can help you with this.
SanDisk ssd doesn't readable by MacBook Air M1
