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Some older drive setups leave an outdated system setting behind that stops the drive mounting by itself when your Mac starts. Removing it is a system-level change, so macOS asks for your administrator password.

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Troubleshooting & messages · Drive connection and drive messages

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Why does Storage Studio ask for my administrator password to fix how my drive mounts at startup?

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Short answer: An outdated system setting can stop your drive mounting at startup; removing it is a system change, so macOS asks for your password. Cancelling changes nothing.

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Some older drive setups leave an outdated system setting behind that stops the drive mounting by itself when your Mac starts. Removing it is a system-level change, so macOS asks for your administrator password.

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  • Entered the password: the setting is removed and the drive mounts normally at startup.
  • Cancelled: nothing changes; you'll be asked again next time.
  • "The drive's mount path contains unexpected characters": rename the drive in Finder to plain letters and numbers, then try again.
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