
There are also firmware issues with WD that pop up causing the drives response to slow to such a crawl that it seems completely dead unless you access it using special tools and methods.

Common issues with these drives having the heads get stuck to the platters, and the heads crashing and failing. There is a high chance the drive has 100% failed. I've just posted this over in r/techsupport, I hope that's not a problem.
#File system check exit code is 8 lacie windows#
The other hard drive is working fine with either cable.ħ) I've tried this drive in my old MacBook (2009 model), and on a Windows laptop, but that hasn't gotten me anywhere.Ĩ) I did come across this article about SATA bridge cards, any advice regarding whether or not I should look down this avenue would be welcome (this seems a step beyond what I'm able for!)ĩ) I am also wondering if you would recommend buying a hard drive dock like this one as a potential DIY solution? I followed these instructions: Ĥ) Earlier, I noticed in Console that there was a continuous I/O fault, but that has now been replaced by this: ĥ) Right now, this is how everything looks in Disk Utility: (4 images)Ħ) The connectors and cables look okay to me, and I have switched out the cable for another WD drive cable that I have (for another WD Hard drive). You'll see from the screenshot that the error seems to be "file system check exit code is 8"Ģ) I have followed the instructions for approaches using First Aid multiple times, Safe Mode, Recovery Mode, and Single User Command Line ( /sbin/fsck -fy command), again with no luck.ģ) I downloaded the program ddrescue and ran it from Terminal, but it didn't manage to copy even a single block from my hard drive. It initially displays my drive name "Shane-Drive" but once I click 'Mount' in Disk Utility, the name switches to "disk2s2". From memory the drive was about 3.5TB full.ġ) The drive once plugged in via USB shows up greyed out in Disk Utility, but nowhere else. WD Elements SE 4TB drive, about 8 months old.
#File system check exit code is 8 lacie pro#
MacBook Pro 2015 model, retina 15-inch, running macOS Mojave 10.14.5 I've got some important files on this hard drive that are not backed up anywhere else. Posting some screenshots of what my MacBook Pro is telling me about the drive along with some additional info. I think I've tried every "solution" online but to no avail.


So out of nowhere yesterday, my 4TB WD Elements SE external hard drive stopped working.
