I have been backing up data using 4TB Seagate HDDs, initially at my workplace. To perform these backups, I utilized an OWC USB-C dual drive dock, formatting the drives to macOS Extended Journaled with a GUID partition scheme.
When I decided to continue the backups at home, I inadvertently left the power cable for the OWC dock at work. In light of this, I opted to use a USB-C drive dock that I already owned at home.
However, when I placed a drive into this dock, it failed to read the drive, which caught me off guard. Instead of delving deeper into the issue, I reformatted the drive and restarted the backup process from scratch.
Since then, I have completed the remaining backups using the home dock without any further issues. Eventually, I retrieved the power cable for the OWC dock and attempted to connect one of the drives again.
Unfortunately, I encountered the same problem I faced with the home dock: the OWC dock also did not read the drive. This has prompted me to seek assistance, as I am now left wondering if others have experienced similar issues.
I’m looking for suggestions or solutions to ensure that the drives can be read in both docks. Are there specific settings I should check or configurations that need to be adjusted to facilitate compatibility across different docks?
Any advice from those who have faced this dilemma would be greatly appreciated.
Leave a Reply