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How do I get my WD to work on my Mac?
Macintosh
- Connect your Western Digital hard drive to your Mac computer.
- Double-click the drive icon that appears on your desktop.
- Click “Applications” from the left pane, “Utilities” from the second pane and then double click “Disk Utility” from the third pane.
- Click the drive from the left pane of the Disk Utility.
Are WD hard drives compatible with Mac?
Western Digital (WD) hard drives are formatted with NTFS (Windows) or HFS+ (Mac) by default to make them more compatible with both operating systems.
What is install Discovery for Mac DMG?
Install WD Discovery for Mac WD Discovery allows you to download and keep up to date other WD Apps such as WD Security app and WD Drive Utilities, and learn about software from WD partners.
Does WD work with Apple?
Answer: A: It depends on the drive’s format. If it’s formatted as FAT32 or exFAT, yes. If it’s formatted as NTFS, only if software such as Paragon NTFS is installed on the Mac.
What is exFAT format Mac?
exFAT is the preferred file format for flash storage drives that you share between Windows and Mac. exFAT has no realistic file or partition size limits. It also doesn’t require complicated ACLs and file attribution systems like NTFS.
What is best format for Mac external hard drive?
If you need to format a drive, use the APFS or Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format for best performance. If your Mac is running macOS Mojave or later, use the APFS format.
How do I format a Western Digital hard drive for Mac?
How to format the WD element on your Mac device?
- Connect the WD elemental hard disk to your Mac powered device.
- Go to the disk utility option.
- Choose the hard drive you want to format.
- Select the format options.
- Erase the drive.
How do I make my hard drive compatible with Mac without formatting?
If you want to use Windows hard drive on Mac without formatting, using a cross-platform NTFS driver for Mac is the best choice. iBoysoft NTFS for Mac is the best pick. This easy-to-operate NTFS for Mac software can change hard drive from read-only Mac without erasing and make the NTFS drive writable on Mac.
What is WD Discovery on Mac?
Description. WD Discovery allows you to download and keep up to date other WD Apps such as WD Security app, WD Backup and WD Drive Utilities, and learn about software from WD partners.