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External drives slow to mount/can't access iTunes music

Asked by hew503 in Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard), iTunes Software for MP3 Downloads, Storage Technology

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I am moving from a PowerMac G4 running 10.4.11 to a MacBook Air running 10.5.4. I have been using an Iomega 500GB external drive (using a firewire connection) as a backup drive, and to store my iTunes music library. The external drive has always mounted immediately on the PowerBook, and I have had no problems running iTunes with the application on the internal drive while keeping the actual music files on the external drive.

When I try to mount the Iomega drive (using the USB2 connection) on the new MacBook Air it takes several minutes to mount. Once it does mount, when I try to select anything on the drive it disappears as I click on it, and iTunes locks up and won't launch as long as the drive is attached.

I assumed this was a firmware conflict between the drive (although it is less than a year old) and Leopard, but there is nothing I can update from the Iomega website.

I borrowed a Western Digital external drive and tried it. It takes the same glacial amount of time to mount, and while I can open and copy the files without them disappearing and launch iTunes without it freezing, I still cannot consolidate my iTunes library from another location. I go through the process, and while I get no error messages, nothing happens either.

I don't think it is an issue with the USB port on the MacBook Air, as the external SuperDrive works flawlessly.

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Zones: Mac OS 10.5 (Leopard), iTunes Software for MP3 Downloads, Storage Technology
Tags: Apple, Leopard OSX, 10.5.4
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