Thread: Initial backup using reg copy of SD! taking 12+ hrs to erase an empty dest drive??
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Old 08-13-2009, 02:54 PM
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It sounds like the drive isn't responding properly, actually - it was likely refreshing your disk arbitration and failing.

Power off your Mac and all peripherals, simplify to only the drive, power back up and give it another try.
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