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1. #Set up my passport wd for mac how to#
2. #Set up my passport wd for mac mac os#
3. #Set up my passport wd for mac software#

My favorite cable and adaptor are: (Commissions Earned) You may need an adaptor cable depending on the age of your Mac. Plug in your WD My Passport into one of your USB ports.

#Set up my passport wd for mac software#

If you want to use the software at a later That software will only run on a Windows PC. If there are files on there and you want to saveĭrive (non for Mac), it will have software on it provided by Western Digital. Reason you want to reformat the ‘for Mac’ one.įrom the WD My Passport drive. Version of your WD My Passport external hard drive.

#Set up my passport wd for mac how to#

How To Format WD My Passport For Mac For Time Machine In a few minutes you’ll have it all set up. Skip the next sections and jump down to how to use WD My Passport for Mac with Time Machine.ĭo you have the other type of WD My Passport drive? NTFS formatted? No matter. You just need to point Time Machine to it. Ready to plug straight in and use on a Mac. This drive is already formatted and set up Western Digital sells a “for Mac” version – WD My Passport For Mac. There are two types of WD My Passport external hard drives you can use on your Mac.

#Set up my passport wd for mac mac os#

Be sure your WD My Passport drive is formatted to HFS+ or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) file system before you start.Ĥ. Time Machine backs up to and works with a HFS+ (also known as a Mac OS Extended (Journaled)) formatted drive. The last thing you want is for your Mac to run out of power part way through a backup.ģ. Time Machine checks to make sure your Mac is connected to power before it does a back up. Then aim to get either a 1 TB WD My Passport drive or a 1TB partitionĢ. If everything on your Mac takes up 500 GB It’s safest to calculate that you’ll need And enough space for Time Machine to make your follow on backups over time. Or a partition (section) of a much larger drive large to make your backup to. You’ll need a whole WD My Passport drive. Check before you use your WD My Passport drive as a Timeġ. Before You Use Your WD My Passport For A Time Machine Backup Whether it’s the ‘For Mac’ version or not.Īnd should the worst happen you’d be able It can backup to an external hard drive and that drive can be your Including your Mac’s operating system and all the software you have Time Machine will keep a copy of all your documents, photos orĮverything. It is ‘The’ software on a Mac to use to do Your Mac, Your WD My Passport And Time Machine The Non "For Mac" Version Of WD My Passport As Delivered Is NTFS Formatted.

Look At The Top Of The Disk Utility Screen And Click On Erase. Select Your WD My Passport External Drive. Your Mac May At This Stage Give You A Message.