How to Solve External Hard Drive Not Mounting after Ventura Update

Lily, Inquire of me: Greetings, I am in dire need of your assistance. I transferred a significant amount of data to my hard drive and upgraded my Mac from Monterey to macOS Ventura 13.2. However, the HDD is no longer accessible through either Finder or Disk Utility following the completion of the update. What actions should I take? What is the means by which I can retrieve my HDD files?

There are numerous effective methods to resolve the issue of your hard drive not mounting following the Ventura update.

It is crucial to verify that your hard drive is properly connected:

Remove the device from the computer and reconnect it. An alternative USB receptacle, cord, or adapter may be implemented.

Restart your Mac in Safe Mode:

• To restart your Mac, deactivate it and select the power button.
• The Apple logo will appear when the Shift key is held down.
• When the window appears, release the Shift key and sign in.

Update your Mac:

Select “General” from the “Settings” menu, then select “Software Update.”

Terminate the fsck process:

• Enter the following into the Terminal: Execute this action: sudo pkill -f fsck
• Restart your Mac while your HDD remains connected:
• This drive issue can also be resolved by restarting your Mac. If you are utilizing Silicon Mac, you may receive a message requesting that you authorize the drive to connect to your Mac. Simply concur with it.

Data unavailable for mounting can be recovered with the use of the BLR Data Recovery Tool.

This Mac hard drive data recovery software can retrieve the items that are no longer accessible following the Ventura update.

These instructions can help you retrieve your missing file from HD:

• Refer to the BLR data recovery tool and locate your hard drive. You could now choose hard disk repair.
• Sort your files by file type if you find it difficult to recall where your data is kept on the hard disk.
• To view a sample of the file you wish to retrieve, double-click it; then, click “Recover”. To prevent data from being overwritten during recovery, choose a fresh location to save restored files.

Also Read:- Recovering Data from an Unallocated Drive