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macOS 12 Monterey Compatibility with WD External Drives

macOS 12 Monterey Compatibility with WD External Drives
External drive compatibility with macOS 12 Monterey on Apple M1/M1X systems and iPads

 
IMPORTANT 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.

Published 10/28/2021 01:32 PM   |    Updated 11/15/2022 06:54 AM