Happened again. Same error message.
At this point, I guess the external enclosure is to blame?
At this point, I guess the external enclosure is to blame?
[Ubuntu] External drive randomly unmounting itself
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Ugh... so I transferred the drive to a new enclosure, but now Ubuntu does not see any partitions on this drive. Is there something I need to do?
It does not show up under Windows either, but when I go into "Disk Management", I can see "Healthy (GPT Protective Partition)" but it cannot be accessed.
Disk 1, new enclosure:
Disk 1, old enclosure:
It does not show up under Windows either, but when I go into "Disk Management", I can see "Healthy (GPT Protective Partition)" but it cannot be accessed.
Disk 1, new enclosure:
Disk 1, old enclosure:
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This is what it looks like in GParted under Ubuntu:
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Did you name it WDNAS or did it come that way? Because NAS (Network Attached Storage) drives are often addressed quite differently and this hints as your previous enclosure not just being a SATA -> USB adapter.Ugh... so I transferred the drive to a new enclosure, but now Ubuntu does not see any partitions on this drive. Is there something I need to do?
It does not show up under Windows either, but when I go into "Disk Management", I can see "Healthy (GPT Protective Partition)" but it cannot be accessed.
Disk 1, new enclosure:
Disk 1, old enclosure:
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If you put it back in that, does it show up properly?
Yes.
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Interesting that they don't show the same size eh? That's probably a clue. What did you get for a new enclosure? I note that your old one supports UASP, does the new one?
This is the new one:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCFQ9C3
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07LCFQ9C3
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Well, it appears that there's some chipset difference between the two that is triggering this unfortunately. If you have the ability (have the space), I'd copy the contents to another drive, then re-partition this one in the new enclosure and copy the stuff back.
I would get an adapter to transfer all of your files to another drive, I have this one and it’s working great. I would not trust the failing enclosure.
You could probably use it to test if the drive stays mounted to verify that it was the enclosure and not the drive.
You could probably use it to test if the drive stays mounted to verify that it was the enclosure and not the drive.
Picked up another Sabrent enclosure -same problem: computer does not see the drive. SMH!
I guess I have no choice but to copy all the data over to another drive and then repartition it in the new enclosure. What a PITA!
I guess I have no choice but to copy all the data over to another drive and then repartition it in the new enclosure. What a PITA!
I used this one on both Windows & Ubuntu desktops, with different disks. Never had a problem
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YD5YT7L
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07YD5YT7L
