Mac freezes when using external HD !

**jashsayani** · 08-01-2008 03:22 PM

Well, this happens all the time. I have a 500 Gig SeaGate SATA and I could not write to it as it was formatted with NTFS on my earlier Windows laptop. So, I was copying all the files to another HFS+ on the same drive so that I could format the partition 1 with HFS+ and move the data back. But It copied 40% of the files and the Mac frooze. Force Quit, Restarting Finder, nothing worded. I even pressed Log Out, Reboot, etc. but it was frozen. However I could open apps like iCal. But could not quit any of them or Log off/reboot.

As soon as I unplugged the HD, it started working fine, all commands were executed and the apps exited and immediately it logged off and rebooted !

Was just wondering whats the issue......

**thefalloftroy** · 08-01-2008 05:37 PM

is your HD compatible with your mac os x? try connecting it and formatting it from your mac

**jashsayani** · 08-01-2008 06:26 PM

Originally Posted by thefalloftroy

is your HD compatible with your mac os x? try connecting it and formatting it from your mac

Yes. It is compatible. I formated the partition 1 to HFS+ from my Mac itself.

**thefalloftroy** · 08-02-2008 12:45 AM

have you tried on a different mac, or with a different HDD? maybe the problem is your HDD or the USB/FireWire port

**jashsayani** · 08-02-2008 10:04 AM

Originally Posted by thefalloftroy

have you tried on a different mac, or with a different HDD? maybe the problem is your HDD or the USB/FireWire port

No, other HDs work fine with my Mac so the ports are ok. But haven't tried the HD with a different Mac as I only have one.

**Bigjake52** · 08-02-2008 10:41 PM

go to windows and delete the partition. and (Don't format It) Then Put it on you're apple and then try to format it. Also Let it run over the nigt that me work

**jashsayani** · 08-03-2008 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by Bigjake52

go to windows and delete the partition. and (Don't format It) Then Put it on you're apple and then try to format it. Also Let it run over the nigt that me work

Its HFS+ so cant use it with Windows and also cant format it- have Important data.

**PathDaemon** · 08-27-2008 06:16 AM

Originally Posted by jashsayani

But It copied 40% of the files and the Mac frooze. Force Quit, Restarting Finder, nothing worded. I even pressed Log Out, Reboot, etc. but it was frozen. However I could open apps like iCal. But could not quit any of them or Log off/reboot.

As soon as I unplugged the HD, it started working fine, all commands were executed and the apps exited and immediately it logged off and rebooted !

Hate to say it, but this happens every once and a while in the Mac OS in exactly the way you're describing: any application that tries to read from the affected disk locks up and can not be quit without that disk being disconnected. It's a known issue and at the moment there isn't a solution. Try the copy again, it's a fairly uncommon (and random) problem.

**jashsayani** · 08-27-2008 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by PathDaemon

Hate to say it, but this happens every once and a while in the Mac OS in exactly the way you're describing: any application that tries to read from the affected disk locks up and can not be quit without that disk being disconnected. It's a known issue and at the moment there isn't a solution. Try the copy again, it's a fairly uncommon (and random) problem.

Ok. Hope to see a fix soon....