If you want to transfer files from a Mac to Windows PC and vice versa using an external portable hard drive then you have to have the external drive formatted in a file system both OS's can read. 'how to format my WD My Passport for Mac on to windows 10',I have a WD My Passport for Mac. I used to have a Macbook Air so it would always read the devise cause i guess it was formatted just for Mac.
Trying to format new ‘My Passport’ backup on iMac Desktop running Sierra Ver. Am following ‘Welcome to WD Support’ website directions and get to step 4, erasing files, but it is not clear whether one or all files are to be erased, and when attempt to erase the first (Mac OS Extended Journaled) just keep getting response ‘Erase process has failed. Click Done to continue’. On clicking Done just get returned to the former Erase screen in step 4. This is whether I retain ‘My Passport’ or enter new name in Name field.
Can someone clarify process for me. Have now successfully formatted ‘My Passport’ backup. With some local technical guidance I was able to determine which Drive to select and which Mac Journal to erase. HI ROBERT, I have a similar question: Dying to know which Mac Journal to erase format)?? The Left most or the indented one?
The directions are sketchy about that. Second question: did the format erase the software and if so where did you find the software to re-install? And one more question if I may: Does the software have a cloning feature? I would like to make a bootable copy of my iMac and integral (wrong word probably) copies of new and changed files. Hi LilBang, The drive that I selected was the left-most (WD My Passport ) And the journal was Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
The person assisting me suggested we opt for the encrypted version, (requiring a password), but you may not want this. Formatting didn’t erase any software to my knowledge, so you shouldn’t need to re-instal. Not sure about a cloning feature - however there’s a lot of information on the net about this. If you search under 'WD external hard drive software cloning” you’ll find multiple listings. Regards, Robert.
Hi Jo, Your issue I think is somewhat different from mine, in that I was trying to format a new, blank WD backup drive, rather than erase already backed up data. Backing up ‘Time Machine’ will of course fill your drive very quickly, as everything on your computer is backed up to ‘Time Machine’. What journal name options are you getting in the ‘files to be erased’ slot, in the Disk Utilities window? I’ve had a quick look, and there is a lot of information on the Internet, and if you’re specific with your search enquiry you might just find the answer you want. (It seems there’s an option to re-format the complete WD drive but I don’t know if this is what you would want to do. Hope this helps.