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Hard drives can last anywhere from four years to forever. Well, not forever, but for a long enough time, depending on how you use the drive. And when they do fail, they rarely do so without warning, ...

You plug in your external hard drive, wait for the familiar desktop icon to appear, and nothing happens. No icon, notification, or drive in Finder. If your external hard drive doesn’t show up on your ...