Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!!! Super helpful, thoughtful, and refreshingly straightforward! Funny story, I was watching the video on my Mac, following along, and then when you shut down I shut down my system also! You can imagine my shock and embarrassment when the video seemed to abruptly end and I face palmed myself, lol 🤦♂️. Either way, thanks again so much for the video.
Hi Tom, thank you for breaking down this process in detail. It worked for me! One follow up question. After you allow your MacBook to accept the Samsung device and it works properly, can you go back into recovery mode and switch back to “Full Security”? Is that preferred or will that cause further issues? Prefer to have better/full security active, but still want to be able to use the portable hard drive too. Thank you
For those who couldn't find the "Enable System Extensions", don't install it at the beginning or uninstall the software. Start with recovery mode instructions shown in the video and THEN install the Samsung software. It should then have a pop up/props asking to allow the software to be unblocked. Hope this helps!
it doesn't work for me. The "Enable System Extensions" button doesn't show off even after following up the recovery mode instructions. Thank you for your help
I was very close to smashing my brand new Samsung T7 in to pieces after being misled by an abundance of misinformation and I even made an unnecessary purchase, which did not resolve my issue. I followed this video, on my phone not on my Mac, step by step, and each and every step was dead on. My next step was to return the Samsung T7 to Best Buy for a refund. No need for that now.
I had to wade through so many videos and google searches that were either not clear, confusing, or down right not helpful. Then I found this! Thank you so much for making a well made and easy to understand video. I just wish I had found it a lot sooner.
Thank you very much Tom, I spent six hours on the phone with Samsung and they could not fix this problem. It took you three minutes to solve the issue and fix it. Thank you very much.
I was not willing to give extensions access to my kernel. It seemed like a weird requirement. Skipped that part of the directions and it still fixed the issue for me.
I am using an MBP M2 Max, and the way to get into the recovery mode was holding: shift + Ctrl + Option + Power Button (AT THE SAME TIME, this is important). Holding the power button only didn't work for me. Thanks for the video! Saved me a lot of time. Kudos! 👏
I would like to thank you for the video which solved my issue with T7 and Macbook Air 2022 too 👍 I would like to add that if you had already installed the software, you need to reinstall it after doing all the steps in the video.
Thanks 🙏🏽 Tom I just bought a new 💻 MacBook Pro & T9 and was lost on why the drivers wasn’t working on it, this video helped out a lot & saved my hair!! Keep up the great work sir
Lifesaver. I’ve been using Microsoft PCs for 40 years. Never had this problem with hard drives. And I’m talking pre Windows DoS. I’ve had a Mac Mini M2 for literally 2 days and I have to do this to install an external SSD. Apple should give you a large payment and Samsung include a link to your video with ever SSD sold. Hilarious that a Mac is supposed to be easier to use than MS! 😂
Thanks for your feedback. I totally agree with you as I was a former Windows laptop user for many years until I bought The MacBook Air M1 last year. The latest MacBooks are fast computers but in my opinion are let down by Apple's macOS problematic and non user friendly operating system.
Thank you so much! 🤩 I just bought the new 2024 MacBook (First Mac ever) and T5 was not connecting. I was panicking. Then I followed every step in this video and it worked!! I’m really grateful your for video. 🤩👍🏼
I urgently needed space on my computer in order to work and when I stumbled in this issue I was about to cry. Thanks to your tutorial, with your clear and straight to the point explanations I was able to fix it at the first attempt. Thank you SO much! 🙏🏻
Thanks Tom! I have a question. I used this fix a few months ago but now I'm unable to get the system to recognize the SSD again. I noticed in my startup security settings was not at reduced security anymore and changed it (possibly happened after a Mac update like you mentioned you also had to do). I've rebooted, shut down, etc. but it still won't recognize it. I have a MacBook Pro 14" M2. Any suggestions?
Im on the same boat here Just purchased the M2 14" MacBook Pro and my Samsung SSD still shows as "disconnected" The part of the video at 3:41 isn't showing for me haha does it have anything to do with format of my Samsung SSD? or NTFS on Mac?
Hi Tom I do not get "Allow", nor do I even get "Enable System Extensions". It only has the option to choose App Store or App Store & identified developers, but nothing more than that. Any ideas?? I'm running Big Sur 11.7.1 on a 9 year old Air by the way. thanks for any help, Im simply awful at this stuff
I know I’m adding to the flood of existing positive comments, but videos like this genuinely make the world a better place. Thank you a million times over!
Hi thanks for the amazing instructions! I'm concerned this might reduce the security of my MacBook and make it more prone to viruses? it might be silly but I have no idea haha what do you think??
You’re very welcome. I can see your point but as long as you use a well known product make such as Samsung you shouldn’t get any issues and especially since it now means you can backup your data more securely using encryption now, which is better for your overall data security.
I knew the Samsung T7 Touch would have issues like this. What a pain. I had to have my new Mac and my old Mac going side by side just to watch the video and reboot and so on as I followed along. Mostly the same on new MacBook Pro M3 (December 2023). I would definitely not buy the Touch version of this drive again. I've been very happy with the regular Samsung T7 SSDs I've bought (two) and no issues. This was exactly as I figured it would be -- zero help from the Samsung site and a lot of wasted time. Thanks for the help. Samsung should pay you.
Thank you ever so much for this! I nearly tore my hair out before finding your excellent video. A bit of a scandal that it says that this drive works with Mac when you almost need to be a hacker to get it to work
Does enabling system extensions have any potential drawbacks and/or pose any security threats to the computer? I know very little about computers so thank you for entertaining this question 😅
Hey Tom, i tried the following steps however i never get the see the “enable system extensions” section under privacy and security. My screen just shows the allow applications downloaded from section. Any idea?
Thanks for the video. I followed the steps and was able to change the security setting. However, the PSSD tool is still not able to recognize the Samsung T7 Touch. I’m am using Sonoma 14.1. What am I missing?
Absolute legend! I just got a Samsung T7 and thought it would be a plug and play situation. Didn't realise I'd have to change a bunch of settings and restart 5 times 😂
Hello Tom, thank you so much for the video this was so clear!! Unfortunetly I’ve done the hole procedure and it still doesn’t work for me :( Do you have any advices ? Please 🙏
Finally was able to get my T7 to work on my Macbook Air M2. Tried the method from this video to no avail, just wouldn't work. My workaround was to turn off the security/encryption on the T7. To do this I downloaded the "Samsung portable ssd 1.0" (Samsung Magician) from the Google Play Store and installed on my android phone. I was then able to disable the security/encryption on the T7. Works like a charm now on the Macbook (Ventura 13.4), albeit no security. I'm just grateful to have access to the data on my T7, so for me an acceptable outcome.
Dear Toms, thank you so much for this clear explanation that helps a lot. Just a little different path for the Os Ventura system on Macbook Pro but not to difficult to find thanks to your clear guidance. Thanks again.
Hi Tom, For a while I am using Samsung 860 EVO 4TB 2.5inch SSD as an external hard drive using an external drive enclosure in my MacBook Pro(macOS Sonoma ). And all of sudden it is not being detected in my Mac or showing up in disk utilities, I only see internal hard drive details only. I need some inputs from you and any help will be really appreciated. Thank you
Thank you so much 😊 Finally it is working However when I use preview to look on my pictures I cannot delete them. It says I don’t have permissions an to open Finder. I don’t get it. On windows I simply press delete and job done. It starting to be frustrating. I was thinking that Mac OS is easy and “for people” To open drive special procedure. Then cannot delete files… ech…😢
Is there any problem with me keeping these settings made on the encrypted disk? I mean, allow "user management of kernel extensions from identified"? Should I undo the process after the SSD opens?
Worked perfect, thank you. Just got the new Mac mini M2 and installed the software for the SSD and initially the software worked no problem, Then I noticed that the Samsung Drive name on my desktop changed from T7 to 46i which I thought was weird. I then tried to open the Samsung software and it didn't work, said couldn't find. Not sure what happened.
Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!!! Super helpful, thoughtful, and refreshingly straightforward!
Funny story, I was watching the video on my Mac, following along, and then when you shut down I shut down my system also! You can imagine my shock and embarrassment when the video seemed to abruptly end and I face palmed myself, lol 🤦♂️.
Either way, thanks again so much for the video.
You are welcome!
Hi Tom, thank you for breaking down this process in detail. It worked for me! One follow up question. After you allow your MacBook to accept the Samsung device and it works properly, can you go back into recovery mode and switch back to “Full Security”? Is that preferred or will that cause further issues? Prefer to have better/full security active, but still want to be able to use the portable hard drive too. Thank you
Haha i did the same😂
@@Brian-ip6qcdid it work after swapping back to full security?
It's UNACCEPTABLE that a normal consumer should be doing these things. Absolutely nuts SHAME on Samsung.
For those who couldn't find the "Enable System Extensions", don't install it at the beginning or uninstall the software. Start with recovery mode instructions shown in the video and THEN install the Samsung software. It should then have a pop up/props asking to allow the software to be unblocked. Hope this helps!
That is what was stopping mine, thanks for the input. And thanks Tom, you are a life saver.
Thanks buddy
Bro i cannot find it plz help me
it doesn't work for me. The "Enable System Extensions" button doesn't show off even after following up the recovery mode instructions. Thank you for your help
I want to know why I don't have "Enable system extensions" even I unsintall the software...
This might be the GOAT of all technology troubleshooting videos. You deserve an award and much more. Thank you.
You’re very welcome. Thanks for your brilliant comment!
I wasn't even thinking about securing my ssd. I just wanted to set up my drive. This was great! Thank you Tom!
You’re very welcome
You saved my life. Thank you so much Tom!
You’re welcome
Yes I was about to say the same thing!! I could not find any information about this or how to fix this issue. Thank you so much!!!
Same. Thank you!! 👍
You are really appreciated. This requires old school knowledge and resilience. And why AI will never replace you. One love.
@@digitalsnowball
You are definitely a god sent! I gave up on my ssd a long time ago a T5 thanks to this video im able yo use it again
You're very welcome. Thanks for your great feedback!
I was very close to smashing my brand new Samsung T7 in to pieces after being misled by an abundance of misinformation and I even made an unnecessary purchase, which did not resolve my issue. I followed this video, on my phone not on my Mac, step by step, and each and every step was dead on. My next step was to return the Samsung T7 to Best Buy for a refund. No need for that now.
Glad my video fixed your issue!
Thanks!
You’re very welcome and thanks for the ‘Super Thanks’!
I've been struggling with this problem for a few days, but thanks to you, it's been solved well. Thank you so much. :)
Glad it helped!
I had to wade through so many videos and google searches that were either not clear, confusing, or down right not helpful. Then I found this! Thank you so much for making a well made and easy to understand video. I just wish I had found it a lot sooner.
You're very welcome!
Thank you, Tom! It felt really scary to do, especially that particular shutdown and reboot, yet it worked out well in the end!
Glad to hear!
A year later, I'm using the new MacBook Pro with the M3 chip and this fix STILL works! Thank you SO much!
Mine doesn’t show the first step under privacy, any advice? I just got the MBP M3
Edit: install from web
You're very welcome!
Thank you very much Tom, I spent six hours on the phone with Samsung and they could not fix this problem. It took you three minutes to solve the issue and fix it. Thank you very much.
Glad to help!
Bought Samsung SSD T7 a day ago and this video has been a god send. Thanks for the instructions and very helpful in resolving the issue.
You're very welcome!
I cant see the "enable system extensions" on the security section.. do u know what to do? Thanks!
Dude! Thanks man. Just spared me all the research and troubleshooting with Google and saved me so much time. Easy peasy with your video. Awesome!
You’re very welcome
I was not willing to give extensions access to my kernel. It seemed like a weird requirement. Skipped that part of the directions and it still fixed the issue for me.
Thank you from Canada. I bought the new 2024 iMac and the Samsung T9 SSD. Without this video I wouldn't have installed the magic software!!!
BIG THANKS❤
You’re welcome
Thank you so much. Other people may have given up on their pricey SSD if it weren’t for you.
You're very welcome. (they are quite pricey)
Just did it after desperately following hundred of tips from the apple and samsung forums - thank you so much!!!
You’re very welcome
I am using an MBP M2 Max, and the way to get into the recovery mode was holding: shift + Ctrl + Option + Power Button (AT THE SAME TIME, this is important).
Holding the power button only didn't work for me.
Thanks for the video! Saved me a lot of time. Kudos! 👏
I would like to thank you for the video which solved my issue with T7 and Macbook Air 2022 too 👍 I would like to add that if you had already installed the software, you need to reinstall it after doing all the steps in the video.
Thank you for the easy to follow, step-by-step instructions. MUCH APPRECIATED!
You’re very welcome 😊
Thank you so much, I was pulling my hair out, appreciate you taking time to record this!
Glad I could help!
Thanks 🙏🏽 Tom I just bought a new 💻 MacBook Pro & T9 and was lost on why the drivers wasn’t working on it, this video helped out a lot & saved my hair!! Keep up the great work sir
You’re very welcome. Glad it saved your hair!
Lifesaver. I’ve been using Microsoft PCs for 40 years. Never had this problem with hard drives. And I’m talking pre Windows DoS.
I’ve had a Mac Mini M2 for literally 2 days and I have to do this to install an external SSD. Apple should give you a large payment and Samsung include a link to your video with ever SSD sold. Hilarious that a Mac is supposed to be easier to use than MS! 😂
Thanks for your feedback. I totally agree with you as I was a former Windows laptop user for many years until I bought The MacBook Air M1 last year. The latest MacBooks are fast computers but in my opinion are let down by Apple's macOS problematic and non user friendly operating system.
Thank you so much! 🤩
I just bought the new 2024 MacBook (First Mac ever) and T5 was not connecting.
I was panicking.
Then I followed every step in this video and it worked!!
I’m really grateful your for video. 🤩👍🏼
You’re very welcome
Perfect. Simple instructions- followed them to a tee, and it worked.
Subscribed… it’s the least I could do!
You’re welcome. Thanks for the sub!
I urgently needed space on my computer in order to work and when I stumbled in this issue I was about to cry. Thanks to your tutorial, with your clear and straight to the point explanations I was able to fix it at the first attempt. Thank you SO much! 🙏🏻
You’re very welcome
Thank you so much. Took me about 5 tries to finally try to find a video about it on RUclips.
You’re very welcome
Thanks Tom! I have a question. I used this fix a few months ago but now I'm unable to get the system to recognize the SSD again. I noticed in my startup security settings was not at reduced security anymore and changed it (possibly happened after a Mac update like you mentioned you also had to do). I've rebooted, shut down, etc. but it still won't recognize it. I have a MacBook Pro 14" M2. Any suggestions?
Im on the same boat here
Just purchased the M2 14" MacBook Pro and my Samsung SSD still shows as "disconnected"
The part of the video at 3:41 isn't showing for me haha does it have anything to do with format of my Samsung SSD? or NTFS on Mac?
Thanks mate just set mine up with all your simple and easy to follow instructions
You’re welcome
Hi Tom I do not get "Allow", nor do I even get "Enable System Extensions". It only has the option to choose App Store or App Store & identified developers, but nothing more than that. Any ideas?? I'm running Big Sur 11.7.1 on a 9 year old Air by the way. thanks for any help, Im simply awful at this stuff
Omg, found my people. I have the same situation. Idk what to do. Help 😂
This was extremely helpful thank you!. I was about to give up. I didn't get exactly what you showed at the end in the settings but it worked.
Great to hear!
Thanks for the video! Nowadays I use Sonoma OS on my MB M 1 and program ''Samsung Magician"is it the same program/app as "Samsung Portable" ??
I just bought a brand new T7 today and my Finder app wasn’t working at all, this video saved my life!
You’re very welcome
Hi Tom thanks for the video! Once installed do we need to revert security settings!
No need.
I stumbled across your video setting up my new MacBook Air. Thank you so much for the tips, it helped me with my Samsung SSD.
Glad to help!
Thank you so much!!
One question, will this going to effect my Macbook M1 security?
No it won’t as long as you use reputable companies for the hard drive such aa Samsung.
Thank you for sharing this video. I almost packed up the T9 and then saw your video. Glad I did. Thank u.
You’re welcome
I know I’m adding to the flood of existing positive comments, but videos like this genuinely make the world a better place. Thank you a million times over!
You’re very welcome! Thanks for your great feedback.
Worked like a charm. Thanks so much for this tutorial!
You're very welcome
THANK YOU! Samsung customer service wouldnt help me, but this fixed it. thank you so much, saved all my data
Glad I could help
Hi Tom! Thanks for your video! Unfortunately, it is still not working on our macbooks. Do you have any tips?
Just wow at this it worked! Wont my security settings be compromised though??
Hi thanks for the amazing instructions! I'm concerned this might reduce the security of my MacBook and make it more prone to viruses? it might be silly but I have no idea haha what do you think??
You’re very welcome. I can see your point but as long as you use a well known product make such as Samsung you shouldn’t get any issues and especially since it now means you can backup your data more securely using encryption now, which is better for your overall data security.
Perfect! Just got a new M4 Mac Mini and ran into this issue. Thank you!
Glad to help
Fantastic - thank you for posting this, it was spot-on and saved a lot of frustration.
You're very welcome!
Hi Mr. Tom, if my case is I don't have that option "allow" on the allows app downloaded from :
Then how I should proceed this? Thanks!
should I change back to normal settings in the recovery mode once I do this? Will that be okay?
I knew the Samsung T7 Touch would have issues like this. What a pain. I had to have my new Mac and my old Mac going side by side just to watch the video and reboot and so on as I followed along. Mostly the same on new MacBook Pro M3 (December 2023). I would definitely not buy the Touch version of this drive again. I've been very happy with the regular Samsung T7 SSDs I've bought (two) and no issues. This was exactly as I figured it would be -- zero help from the Samsung site and a lot of wasted time. Thanks for the help. Samsung should pay you.
Thank you ever so much for this! I nearly tore my hair out before finding your excellent video. A bit of a scandal that it says that this drive works with Mac when you almost need to be a hacker to get it to work
Glad it was helpful!
You saved the day (and my stress levels), my friend! Cheers!
You’re welcome
Brilliant. Thx so much. Fixed.
Thank you so much for this, finally allowed me to update the firmware on my drives 🙏🏻
You’re very welcome
Does enabling system extensions have any potential drawbacks and/or pose any security threats to the computer? I know very little about computers so thank you for entertaining this question 😅
Thanks for such a simple fix for an intractable problem.
Glad to help
Thank you so much!!! This video helped me easily resolve this issue. I was ready to just buy a new one!
Glad I could help!
Thank you so much Tom, the only video that helped me!
You’re very welcome
Hey Tom, i tried the following steps however i never get the see the “enable system extensions” section under privacy and security. My screen just shows the allow applications downloaded from section. Any idea?
Ever find a fix for this?
Same
same, help
I have the same issue. I don’t see the enable system extensions. I am on the latest mac os.
Tom you’re a legend, thanks for sharing this easy fix 🙏🏽💕
Thanks a lot. You’re very welcome.
Hey Tom I don’t get the enable Touch ID option, so do I shut it down manually and then do whatever you did ? Will that work ?
Thanks for the video. I followed the steps and was able to change the security setting. However, the PSSD tool is still not able to recognize the Samsung T7 Touch. I’m am using Sonoma 14.1. What am I missing?
Thanks, Tom, much appreciated. It did work with my iMac, but I cannot make it work with my new MacMini M2.+ monitor. I'm puzzled.
You’re welcome. Surprised it didn’t work for your MacMini M2.
you save my day !!!
Glad to help
Absolute legend! I just got a Samsung T7 and thought it would be a plug and play situation.
Didn't realise I'd have to change a bunch of settings and restart 5 times 😂
You’re very welcome! Glad you fixed it.
Hello Tom, thank you so much for the video this was so clear!! Unfortunetly I’ve done the hole procedure and it still doesn’t work for me :(
Do you have any advices ? Please 🙏
Sorry to hear that. Maybe see if your Mac operating system is up to date with latest updates.
Fantastic. This helped with the same problem on my MacBook Pro and with a few other app issues as well.
You're very welcome
Thank you a million times. Every other video was telling me to reformat.
You’re very welcome. So glad to help.
Thank you so much for sharing,
You are so welcome!
The most reassuring video I have ever seen. I would have been too scared to do any of this on my own 😭
Glad to help!
This video eased a great frustration. Thank you good sir. You are much appreciated. Blessings.
You’re very welcome
Thank you I'm currently on the new M3 2024 so the second one has some extras steps and is a little different but works the same 😊👍
Thank you very much ! You saved my Samsung Portable SSD !
Glad I could help
Thank you looked at many videos. Lost hope but you helped me solve the problem.
Glad to help
Easy step by step guide. Thankyou so much!
You’re very welcome
Finally was able to get my T7 to work on my Macbook Air M2. Tried the method from this video to no avail, just wouldn't work. My workaround was to turn off the security/encryption on the T7. To do this I downloaded the "Samsung portable ssd 1.0" (Samsung Magician) from the Google Play Store and installed on my android phone. I was then able to disable the security/encryption on the T7. Works like a charm now on the Macbook (Ventura 13.4), albeit no security. I'm just grateful to have access to the data on my T7, so for me an acceptable outcome.
So glad I found your video when I searched that error message. Worked perfectly 👍🏻
Glad to help!
You are blessed Mr. Tom, thank you for making this video!!!
You’re very welcome
Thanks again mate, wouldnt know what to do without u 👍
Any time!
Thanks! Very helpful! This helped me with my new MacBook Pro m2.
Great to hear!
Tom you saved my life. Bless you sir!!!!
You’re very welcome
Thank you so much. This worked perfectly! I have a question though can we switch it back to full security? Will it work after that?
Yes, after formatting the SSD with a proper Apple File System I was able to use it with the full security settings activated again.
Thanks for the step by step procedure. It saved a computer and Ssd T9
You’re welcome
Dear Toms, thank you so much for this clear explanation that helps a lot. Just a little different path for the Os Ventura system on Macbook Pro but not to difficult to find thanks to your clear guidance. Thanks again.
Glad to help and thanks for your feedback
What was the different path?
yeah I have a macbook pro and now stuck@@farkasandras
Worked for macbook air m2. Thanks
You’re welcome
Thanks this video helped the same issue I was having!
You’re welcome
This worked for my MacBook Pro M1 🎉 cheers and thank u for the step by step brotha!!
Glad to help
Hi Tom,
For a while I am using Samsung 860 EVO 4TB 2.5inch SSD as an external hard drive using an external drive enclosure in my MacBook Pro(macOS Sonoma ). And all of sudden it is not being detected in my Mac or showing up in disk utilities, I only see internal hard drive details only.
I need some inputs from you and any help will be really appreciated.
Thank you
Works like a charm! Thanks Tom 👍
Glad to help!
@@TomsTechReviews My PSSD T7 went from a miserable 34 Mb/s to 600 Mb/s on my Mac M1 ✌🥳
Thank you so much 😊
Finally it is working
However when I use preview to look on my pictures I cannot delete them. It says I don’t have permissions an to open Finder. I don’t get it. On windows I simply press delete and job done.
It starting to be frustrating. I was thinking that Mac OS is easy and “for people”
To open drive special procedure. Then cannot delete files… ech…😢
Is there any problem with me keeping these settings made on the encrypted disk? I mean, allow "user management of kernel extensions from identified"?
Should I undo the process after the SSD opens?
Worked perfect, thank you. Just got the new Mac mini M2 and installed the software for the SSD and initially the software worked no problem, Then I noticed that the Samsung Drive name on my desktop changed from T7 to 46i which I thought was weird. I then tried to open the Samsung software and it didn't work, said couldn't find. Not sure what happened.
Very good video, saved me a big headache
Great to hear!
Thank you for your help. Greatly appreciated!
Glad to help
Thank you so much i was struggling because i just bought it and i was gonna return it. Thanks !
Glad I could help!
Thanks Tom you are so helpful
You’re welcome
This was very helpful, thanks for making such a foolproof video walkthrough.
You’re very welcome
Thank you for sharing this information, I was able to follow your instructions to a tee. Absolutely brilliant!!!
You’re very welcome. Thanks for your feedback!