Lacie hard drive won't mount

Thank you Diannetrussell!

She (he?) provided a simple solution to a frustrating problem

diannetrussellAug 7, 2014 5:51 PM 
Re: My Lacie Hard Drive won't mount in Mavericks.in response to jobu75

Hey everyone, my solution works for me and it's very simple - could be worth trying before anything risky or complicated.

All I do is go to Activity Monitor, choose Finder -> Quit -> Force Quit. Finder re-launches automatically immediately, and my external drives all show up and behave themselves. The same simple solution also works when trash emptying gets stuck. I often find it's the Finder, not the devices and system, that is at fault.