MacFilter: Disk Utility will not let me restore external hard drive.
January 28, 2014 3:01 PM Subscribe
When trying to restore a FreeAgent XTreme 1.5TB from a Western Digital source, the following error message occurs: "Restore Failure Could not change the partition type for /dev/disk2s1 -error- 3554"
The Seagate was in NTFS format, has been erased, and partitioned for ExFat-- I have also tried Mac OS Extended. And I use Guild Partition, as directed. Once I select the Seagate for the destination, and press erase, I receive the error 3554 message. Google searches have not supplied an answer specific to my problem, as I have tried a few fixes--which are beyond my grasp of mac functions.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
The Seagate was in NTFS format, has been erased, and partitioned for ExFat-- I have also tried Mac OS Extended. And I use Guild Partition, as directed. Once I select the Seagate for the destination, and press erase, I receive the error 3554 message. Google searches have not supplied an answer specific to my problem, as I have tried a few fixes--which are beyond my grasp of mac functions.
Thank you for your time and consideration in this matter.
Response by poster: Yes. I have run every utility within the application, including disk repair and verify. And, the drive worked fine before.
posted by captainsohler at 5:44 PM on January 28, 2014
posted by captainsohler at 5:44 PM on January 28, 2014
A shot in the dark - but are there any further error or diagnostic messages in the console app that might point to the underlying problem?
posted by nightwood at 7:59 PM on January 28, 2014
posted by nightwood at 7:59 PM on January 28, 2014
Response by poster: No, nothing. It will say it is partitioned correctly. Read and write capabilities. It recognizes the exFAt. I forget the exact phrase, but the first aid utility says it is a drive in good working order.
But once I try and copy the drive from another, I get the error message I posted above.
posted by captainsohler at 8:30 PM on January 28, 2014
But once I try and copy the drive from another, I get the error message I posted above.
posted by captainsohler at 8:30 PM on January 28, 2014
What exact method are you using to copy to that drive?
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:13 PM on January 28, 2014
posted by Greg_Ace at 11:13 PM on January 28, 2014
Response by poster: Restore. And I have also tried drag and drop.
posted by captainsohler at 12:34 PM on January 29, 2014
posted by captainsohler at 12:34 PM on January 29, 2014
Response by poster: Here is a google search that is close to the problem.
posted by captainsohler at 12:37 PM on January 29, 2014
posted by captainsohler at 12:37 PM on January 29, 2014
Can you copy just a few of the files to your internal hard drive (that fit within the drive's free space) from the WD drive? If so, then try copying them from there to the Seagate drive.
Also, if you haven't yet contacted Seagate to see if they've got any advice, it might be worth a shot.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:27 PM on January 29, 2014 [1 favorite]
Also, if you haven't yet contacted Seagate to see if they've got any advice, it might be worth a shot.
posted by Greg_Ace at 7:27 PM on January 29, 2014 [1 favorite]
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posted by Quisp Lover at 4:36 PM on January 28, 2014