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Can't drag-drop files from Mac to external hard drive!

On my Mac Air, I recently connected an external hard drive. It appears in the locations section. Despite trying, the files won't add to the hard drive when I drag and drop them. irritated with Apple Support. unable to find ANY help for even simple issues anywhere.

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iBoysoft author Amanda Wong

Amanda Wong

Answered on Tuesday, August 27, 2024

There are various reasons why you can't copy files from a Mac to an external hard drive, including incorrect file system, file/drive permissions, insufficient disk space, etc.

When you can't copy from Mac to external hard drive, first check the file system, if it is NTFS, you can't read-write it on macOS by default, then, an NTFS driver for Mac such as iBoysoft NTFS for Mac can help mount the drive in read-write mode.

Besides, you can apply the solutions below to troubleshoot the issue:

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