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How To Use The Wd My Passport For Mac

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How to Format WD My Passport Ultra 1TB for Windows?

To know how to format the WD My Passport Ultra 1TB setup on Windows computer, follow the guidelines mentioned below.

  • Use a USB cable to connect the Western Digital My Passport Ultra 1TB drive to the Windows computer.
  • Once the computer detects the connected Western Digital My Passport Ultra 1TB hard drive, the Windows computer starts to configure automatically.
  • The first step is to click the Start icon, type ‘this pc' in the search bar, and select the This PC option from the search result.
  • Select your WD My Passport drive on the left panel of the screen
  • On the main panel, click the WD My Passport Ultra 1TB drive's icon, and select the Format button.
  • In the Format window, navigate to the File System field, and select either the exFAT or FAT32 option.
  • Below the Format Options field, make sure to checkmark the box next to the Quick Format option.
  • After specifying the settings in the Format window, click the Start button.

May 06,2020 • Filed to: Data Recovery Tips • Proven solutions

To use this drive with macOS X, you have to format it. On your Mac computer, click the Finder icon and select the Applications option followed by the Utilities option. Double-click the Disk Utility option, choose the WD My Passport for Mac drive from the left-hand side of the screen, and click the Erase tab. The easiest solution would be to purchase another WD Passport drive for use with your Mac and format it accordingly. A WD 500 GB drive is often sale-priced at $60. Some of the hard drive manufacturers market a 'Mac version' of their PC drive, but it costs a little more.

Summary:

Many users asked me about the same problem: 'My Macbook can recognize my WD MY Passport, but when I want to open it and find some files, the system shows that the drive is unreadable. The files in the drive is important, do you know how to get the data back before I repair it.' Data loss problems are common in our daily life, find a suitable method to recover the data is very necessary for you. And you should know that to recover files from My Passport external hard drive is not a difficult task, this article will provide you the full guides to solve your problem.

Part 1. WD My Passport External Hard Drive Data Recovery for Mac

As long as lost files on your WD My Passport drive haven't been overwritten by new data and you drive can still be recognized as a drive by your Mac, you're likely to restore all lost data with the help of a WD My Passport data recovery program such as Recoverit (IS) for Mac.

This powerful utility enables you to recover WD My Passport data lost for various situations and it'll do no harm to your drive. With its comprehensive recovery mode and simple operation, you can easily get back all kinds of files, such as photos, audio files, document files, videos and more. Besides, is compatible for all Mac models and Mac OS X versions including Yosemite, El Capitan and macOS Sierra.

How to use the wd my passport for mac osx

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Part 2. How to Recover Data from WD My Passport Hard Drive on Mac (El Capitan, macOS Sirra and macOS High Sierra)


Steps on How to Recover Deleted Photos and Videos on WD My Passport Hard Drive

Step 1. Choose File Types to Start WD My Passport Recovery

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After launching the tool on your Mac, you'll get 6 file type option tabs as follow. If you want to recover lost, deleted or formatted files from WD My Passport drive, you can select one or more file types. After that, try to click 'Next' button to continue.

Step 2. Scan Your WD My Passport Drive

Then your WD My Passport hard drive will be listed in the window. You can select it and click 'Start' to start scanning for lost data.

How to use controller on mac. Step 3. Recover Files from WD My Passport Hard Drive

After scanning, found contents on your hard disk will be listed according to folders in the window. You can view original name or preview photos and documents to check whether the lost data are found or not.

Part 3. Tips About WD My Passport Data Recovery on Mac

Use Wd My Passport For Mac On Pc

WD My Passport external hard drive has been widely used all over the world. However, files on WD My Passport hard drive can be lost due to deletion, formatting, data transferring, virus infection, system error and some other reasons. If you have backup of lost files on somewhere else, you can retrieve them within seconds. Otherwise, you need WD My Passport data recovery software to solve your problem.

How To Use The Wd My Passport For Macbook Pro

Since lost files can be easily overwritten by new data on your WD My Passport drive, please stop using it immediately when files are lost.





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