Troubleshooting LaCie Drive not Mounting Issue on Mac
- The Lacie drive is not mounting, may be because the Finder application is not discovering and displaying the drive. You can try to relaunch the finder and see if the drive is mounted or not.
- The LaCie drive can be connected to the Mac using the USB or the Firewire port. When the drive is not mounting you can change the port and check.
- If the LaCie drive is getting the power supply from any external cable make sure it is connected properly and it is providing the correct voltage.
- You must check the LaCie drive by connecting it to any other computer system. You can reset the PRAM and SMC setting and boot the system in the Safe mode, change the permission setting etc.
If the problem still persists then it can be due to the malfunctioning of the LaCie drive itself. You may require to consult a professional and send it for repairing. In the process you may lose the stored data. So it is advised that you perform the recovery process immediately after it is repaired and is mounted on the Mac system. You can use the LaCie drive data recovery software for Mac which can restore all you data in quick and easy manner.
The software is equipped with advance functionality and method that are required to discover each and every bit of file that has been erased from the LaCie drive. When the software is done scanning you can see the preview of the files that can be recovered by the software. Just select the desired ones and provide the location where the software will restore it. Just download the software and use it to recover all data when you fix LaCie external drive not mounting problem.