macOS 12 Monterey Compatibility with WD External Drives
This article explains External Drive: Compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey on Apple M1/M1X ARM Processors.*END
External drive compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey on Apple M1/M1X systems and iPads
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Important: As of December 13th 2021 Apple has released macOS 12.1 Monterey and the issue has been resolved. |
Issue:
The following issues can occur when using an External Drive on macOS 12.0 Monterey
- Device does not mount on the desktop but does show in the Disk Utility
- Device mounts but folder cannot be opened.
Clicking on folder results in spinning ball.
- Device cannot be formatted using Disk Utility.
Format will begin but hangs and never completes
Solution:
Update the computer to macOS 12.1 Monterey or later.