I cannot transfer my file from macbook to external hard disk, please help me

i cannot transfer my file from macbook to external hard disk, please help me

wrong forum, but also need more information. Probably need to reformat (erase) the drive, tell people what disk drive it is, type of interface you are using, the model MBP you own.

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    to frederic1943
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