Diskutil Info /volumes/drivename Grep Uuid
I just used the following line in my MacOS X Macbook and got the WD Smartware finally not to appear on my Finder:
I am still hoping to get rid totally of that virtual disc somehow. I got that feeling that I actually need to see the Virtual Disc in order to try other things.
In the new Preboot volume let's create a folder, name the folder exactly as UUID of your volume BackupClone (disk3s1). UUID can be obtained with diskutil: diskutil info disk3s1 grep 'Volume UUID' Copy/paste this UUID to create a folder on Preboot volume: mkdir /Volumes/Preboot/ A579A99E-9795-4086-890E-04E2112D1E78. Now mount the source. 'Cleared' memory is not actually cleared; sensitive info may be available for the taking. Diskutil info /Volumes/DRIVENAME grep UUID.
Please, advice how can I turn on the Smartware, make it again appear on the Finder. Sorry, I don't understand the code and have a very little idea of what it does. Seems like I will need to study each command just to return everything to previous stage. Actually the command works well. I just was not sure if I need to hide and was in a rush to make my My Book clean and working. Can you please, provide one line to revert previous action.
I am not a Windows user and need help from someone who knows Mac, Linux to help me to reverse an effect caused by that line:
sudo sh -c 'echo UUID=diskutil info /Volumes/WD SmartWare/ grep 'UUID' awk '{print $NF}' none hfs rw,noauto 0 0 >> /etc/fstab'
making Virtual CD invisible. I know it's there and I want to be able to see it again. Cheers.
Sathyajith Bhat♦2 Answers
According to WD, it is impossible to actually remove the WD smartware from the drive. The most that can be done is to hide it.
What you've done by:
Is made an entry into the file /etc/fstab. In fact, you've not only made an entry, you've probably created an entirely new file.
To reverse this, simply open up a Terminal and do:
This will delete the /etc/fstab file effectively undoing the earlier command.
You may want to make a back-up copy first:
$ sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak
There's no way of permanently removing the SmartWare partition unfortunately.
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I just used the following line in my MacOS X Macbook and got the WD Smartware finally not to appear on my Finder:
Change Bsd Device Node
I am still hoping to get rid totally of that virtual disc somehow. I got that feeling that I actually need to see the Virtual Disc in order to try other things.
Please, advice how can I turn on the Smartware, make it again appear on the Finder. Sorry, I don't understand the code and have a very little idea of what it does. Seems like I will need to study each command just to return everything to previous stage. Actually the command works well. I just was not sure if I need to hide and was in a rush to make my My Book clean and working. Can you please, provide one line to revert previous action.
I am not a Windows user and need help from someone who knows Mac, Linux to help me to reverse an effect caused by that line:
sudo sh -c 'echo UUID=diskutil info /Volumes/WD SmartWare/ grep 'UUID' awk '{print $NF}' none hfs rw,noauto 0 0 >> /etc/fstab'
making Virtual CD invisible. I know it's there and I want to be able to see it again. Cheers.
Sathyajith Bhat♦
2 Answers
According to WD, it is impossible to actually remove the WD smartware from the drive. The most that can be done is to hide it.
What you've done by:
Is made an entry into the file /etc/fstab. In fact, you've not only made an entry, you've probably created an entirely new file.
To reverse this, simply open up a Terminal and do:
This will delete the /etc/fstab file effectively undoing the earlier command.
You may want to make a back-up copy first:
$ sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak
There's no way of permanently removing the SmartWare partition unfortunately.
boehjboehj