Wd for mac okay for pc7/9/2023 Now you can take it to either Mac or PC to start writing to it. The My Book line stands out as a great option for those who need a simple direct attached storage option. If you right click on the drive (in Mac OS X) then click ‘Get info’ the "Sharing & Permissions’ caption states The WD My Book for PC and Mac brings a new look and great drive tools to a market that’s flush with less comprehensive offerings. Under Format, choose MS-DOS (FAT), then hit Apply to format the drive.Īfter that the Passport drive is formatted and it is able to read and write from Mac and PC. Under Options, choose Master Boot Record and hit OK, Select Partition, Under Volume Scheme choose 1 partition, I made a terrible mistake :stuckouttongue: I format the my book without saving first the programs on it.Its incredible but i cant find were download the WD smartware on the Wd site. You must back up all of the data to either your PC or MAC internal hard disk drive.įormatting the drive will erase all data.Īfter you have done backing up, connect the Passport drive to your Mac computer. If you allow Time Machine to configure the drive, all of your data will not be read or write from PC. Meaning if you try to copy a file size bigger than 4GB it will give you an error or not work. You can not use Time machine with the drive.
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