Wd Utilities For Mac

2020年11月30日
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*How To Format Wd Elements
*Wd Disk Utilities For Mac
WD Drive Utilities and WD Security, are contained within the WD Drive Utilities and the WD Security zip files and installs custom Western Digital software for WD USB and FireWire enabled external hard drives. WD Drive Utilities software allows you to configure, manage, and diagnose your WD drive.
Western Digital (WD) portable hard drives are really helpful. They offer high capacity storage, universal connectivity and are also compatible with USB 3.0 and 2.0.
If you want the WD external hard drive to work on your Mac or PC, you need to format it first. So, if you are looking for how to format your WD drive, you are on the right page. Here, we provide a step by step guide on the same.
WD Drive Utilities Mac. The WD Drive Utilities is available for the systems also. Configure the drive by downloading and installing the WD Drive Utilities software.Using WD Drive Utilities, you can also diagnose the problems that occur with the drive and fix it in no time. I have a new iMac Desktop with Mountain Lion OSX 10.8.4 bought last summer. I also got a portable My Passport 2TB last summer also. It has to be formatted for Mac. The Model is WDBY8L0020BSL-NESN. I am really not understanding much. I guess you can not use the softwear for backing up (for this external hard drive) on my iMac. But I think you can use the WD Drive Utilities (for Mac) with it.Securing your data
Once the formatting process begins, all the data on the drive will be lost. Therefore, you will have to extract or back up your data first before you start the process.
You can do that by copying your files to a new location one by one. If the data to be transferred is massive, then you should use a professional back up software (e.g EaseUS Todo Backup).
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Formatting your drive to FAT32 or exFAT is easier using Mac’s built-in Disk Utility. Below are the steps for the process.
*Connect your WD hard drive to your Mac computer.
*If your driver doesn’t turn up, navigate to Finder then select Preferences.
*In the small window that appears, check the boxes next to Hard Disks and External Disks. Your WD external hard drive should now be visible on your screen.
*Double-click on the driver icon that appears on your desktop.
*Click on Applications from the left pane
*Go to Utilities
*Select Disk Utility
*Click on the drive with the WD label in the left pane of the Disk Utility.
*Click on Erase in the Disk Utility file menu. The Erase dialogue window appears.
*Select the Volume Format drop-down list
*Choose MS-DOS (FAT)or ex-FAT File System.
*Click on the Erase button then wait a few minutes and let the macOS erase data on the drive.
*Reformat the drive by FAT32 or ex-FAT
*Once formatting is complete, you can use the drive in your MacOS or OS X as a regular hard drive.
Note: ex-FAT is a better choice for formatting your WD on Mac.
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Below are the steps to follow when formatting the WD Drive for Mac.Wd Disk Utilities For Mac
*Connect your WD hard drive to your Windows PC
*Click on the Start button and select This PC. A new Windows Explorer window opens.
*Right-click on the icon assigned to the WD Drive.
*Click on Format in the pop-up menu.
*Select the File System from the drop-down list then choose either ex-FAT or FAT32
*Type a name in the Volume Label This is the name that will represent your drive when you connect it with your PC or Mac.
*Select the Quick Format option then click on Start.
*Wait for a few minutes for the process to complete. After successful formatting, you can then save or move files to it.Conclusion
Hopefully, the steps above will enable you format your WD external hard drive for Mac successfully. Should you encounter any problem with the same, let us know in the comments section.
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