SupraStar 3000 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Yesterday while messing around with my mac's security settings and sharing options I stupidly changed a setting which i can't seem to remedy. My external hard drive is now missing from the desktop. Problem is, 1 - I cant remember what setting I changed and where 2 - I cant see the hard drive (its hidden) to highlight and 'get info' on, so I'm unable to undo my selection. I may have somehow selected an obscure security / privileges option, most likely within the 'get info' option and now my external hard drive icon is not visible on my desktop so I can reselect tit to unselect the setting. I know its ok because 'disk first aid' can verify its presence but I can't see it. Urgently need access as I have data i need to retrieve. Please help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Have you tried turning it on and off again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Go into sidebar preferences and add it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 Have you tried turning it on and off again hah hah, Yes. A million times. Go into sidebar preferences and add it again 'add it'? Dont have that option mate. Its a mac not a PC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellis Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Disk First Aid in Utilities folder might do it - if it can find it it might be able to mount it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Oh. I thought you meant make-up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradan Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Dont know if this is any help http://pinkmutant.com/articles/invisible.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Not an expert but here goes: Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility Check if you can see it using this application, try different USB ports. I know you said can't remember the security/sharing option which you changed but go back and have a look around (not now though because you are frustrated, check in the morning or in couple of hours) to see if you can find the setting which changed or an option to restart the settings on the security back to default. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman00123 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Can you see it in Finder (on the sidebar)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 In the Finder, choose Preferences from the Finder menu. Click the General icon on the toolbar. Select "Hard disks" in the "Show these items on the desktop:" section. Close the Finder Preferences window. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aman00123 Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Otherwise try System Pref > Startup Disk > Make sure you're HD is selected Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dash Rendar Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I'm just slightly surprised no one has suggested buying a PC as a solution to your problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Erm... Think Ed has buggered it properly now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 'add it'? Dont have that option mate. Its a mac not a PC i know...the title gave that away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Oh. I thought you meant make-up. but because I know what you mean! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Ed, email [email protected] and take a tablet in the meantime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 I've tried re-mounting - still doesnt work Disk utility can see it but still nothing on the desk top. Tick box in show hard drive within prefs is selected Tried everything. Guys, I really dont think you appreciate the enormity of this problem. 4 years of porn, 250gb of hardcore video is missing and the wanking hour is almost up. It doesnt show up in the finder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supradan Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I guess that would rule out taking the drive to someone elses pc to check that its not at fault hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathmonkey Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I've tried re-mounting - still doesnt work Disk utility can see it but still nothing on the desk top. Tick box in show hard drive within prefs is selected Tried everything. Guys, I really dont think you appreciate the enormity of this problem. 4 years of porn, 250gb of hardcore video is missing and the wanking hour is almost up. It doesnt show up in the finder !!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 3, 2010 Author Share Posted February 3, 2010 ok, think i've worked out what i've done. I've selected my external HD and gone File>Get info> Ownership and permission> No access. Now the icon has disappeared off the desktop how do I go back and access it again. thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 problem solved had to go into Terminal and write some code. heres what you need to do,... A1. If the disk in question is your Mac OS X startup disk and your computer stops starting up at the blue screen, restart with the Command and S keys held down, and enter the following commands: mount -uw / chown root / chmod 1775 / exit A2. If the disk in question has Mac OS X installed but isn't the current startup disk, open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and enter the following: sudo chown root "/Volumes/volumename/" sudo chmod 1775 "/Volumes/volumename/" sudo -k You will be asked for your password when executing the first command; it will not appear in the Terminal window. Replace volumename with the disk's actual name. If you don't know what the disk's name is, choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu, and enter /Volumes/ as the folder's path. Locate the item corresponding to that disk and drag it into the Terminal window; in this case, omit the quote marks and all text between them in the existing commands. Log out and back in. A3. If the disk in question does not have Mac OS X installed, open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and enter the following: chmod 775 "/Volumes/volumename/" Replace volumename with the disk's actual name. If you don't know what the disk's name is, choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu, and enter /Volumes/ as the folder's path. Locate the item corresponding to that disk and drag it into the Terminal window; in this case, omit the quote marks and all text between them in the existing commands. If you get a message that you don't have permission to do this, proceed as indicated in situation 2 above, but use 775 as the number. Log out and back in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 problem solved had to go into Terminal and write some code. heres what you need to do,... A1. If the disk in question is your Mac OS X startup disk and your computer stops starting up at the blue screen, restart with the Command and S keys held down, and enter the following commands: mount -uw / chown root / chmod 1775 / exit A2. If the disk in question has Mac OS X installed but isn't the current startup disk, open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and enter the following: sudo chown root "/Volumes/volumename/" sudo chmod 1775 "/Volumes/volumename/" sudo -k You will be asked for your password when executing the first command; it will not appear in the Terminal window. Replace volumename with the disk's actual name. If you don't know what the disk's name is, choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu, and enter /Volumes/ as the folder's path. Locate the item corresponding to that disk and drag it into the Terminal window; in this case, omit the quote marks and all text between them in the existing commands. Log out and back in. A3. If the disk in question does not have Mac OS X installed, open the Terminal in the /Applications/Utilities/ folder and enter the following: chmod 775 "/Volumes/volumename/" Replace volumename with the disk's actual name. If you don't know what the disk's name is, choose Go to Folder from the Finder's Go menu, and enter /Volumes/ as the folder's path. Locate the item corresponding to that disk and drag it into the Terminal window; in this case, omit the quote marks and all text between them in the existing commands. If you get a message that you don't have permission to do this, proceed as indicated in situation 2 above, but use 775 as the number. Log out and back in. You could do that for free with Linux. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 write some code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted February 4, 2010 Author Share Posted February 4, 2010 To be honest, in 15yrs of mac ownership, yesterdays little mishap was by far, the most random and complicated. Pretty good going really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted February 4, 2010 Share Posted February 4, 2010 4 years of porn, 250gb of hardcore video is missing and the wanking hour is almost up. Don't suppose now you've fixed things you can ... ahem... share? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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