This message shows up when I try to mount an external hard drive to my laptop through Disk Utility: com.apple.diskmanagement.disenter error 53249. Yet the exact same external hard drive can be mounted to other computers (both Mac and PC). How do I fix com.apple.diskmanagement.disenter error 53249? Does this process damage or change any of the files on the hard drive?
"com.apple.diskmanagement.disenter error 53249" occurs on your Mac when mounting an external hard drive unsuccessfully. It is a connection error similar to "com.apple.diskmanagement.disenter error 0", which may caused by incompatibility issues.
Before fixing the external hard drive not mounting error 53249, consider restoring the stored data on the external hard drive to avoid data loss. EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac supports external hard drive recovery with user-friendly operation.
Follow the steps below to recover stored files from an uncountable external hard drive on your Mac:
Step 1. Download and install EaseUS software on your Mac, and connect the external hard drive.
Step 2. Launch EaseUS Data Recovery Wizard for Mac and choose the external hard drive from the software's disk panel.
Step 3. Click "Search for lost files", and EaseUS software will scan the external hard drive soon.
Step 4. Select the files you want, click "Recover" or "Recover All" to get them back, and save them to a safe storage location on your Mac.
After saving the recovered files, you can fix the unmounting error 53249 without worrying about losing files on it! Here are the steps:
Step 1. Plug in the external hard drive to a Windows PC.
Step 2. Open "This PC", right-click the external hard drive you want to scan, and choose "Properties".
Step 3. Under the "Tools" tab, click the "Check" button under the Error checking section.
Step 4. Choose "Scan" or "Repair" the drive if errors are found. The repaired external hard drive will work normally on your Mac, too.
Alternatively, you can run "First Aid" on your Mac to repair the external hard drive error 53249. This method also works if the "com.apple.DiskManagement.disenter error 49244" happens. Check out the following steps:
Step 1. Connect the external hard drive to your Mac, and launch "Disk Utility" from "Applications > Utilities".
Step 2. Click "First Aid" on the top menu in Disk Utility when choosing the external hard drive. Then click "Run" to confirm.
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