Initially I was unable to mount the drive but I discovered that Apple had introduced a new security mechanism in macOS High Sierra 10.13 that requires a user’s approval before loading third-party kernel extensions (KEXTs) I have similar problems with High Sierra and a LaCie 5Big Thunderbolt 2 drive connected to my iMac Is there something going on with High Sierra and external drives, and if so, what can I do? I'm terrified of plugging in another drive for fear of losing all of my data! THREE DRIVES FAILED IN LESS THAN 5 MINUTES. ![]() ![]() I then took it to my MacBook and was able to partition it there. I was able to see it in Disk Utilities but I wasn't able to format it or repartition it. So I went to Best Buy to buy a new external drive (so I could back up my Drobo, as my previous backup is on the 6 TB drive that borked), plugged in the new drive and it immediately crapped out too. I then plugged in my Drobo to my iMac and one of the drives failed. Looks like I'll have to spend $100 on Disk Warrior and pray that it will fix it. I then took the drive over to my MacBook running El Capitan and it won't even show up in Disk Utilities. I was able to see the drive in Disk Utilities but wasn't able to repair it or run a test on it. Today I plugged in a 6 TB WD My Book and it crapped out. I upgraded my iMac to High Sierra a couple days ago.
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