formatting my wd my passport ultra for mac

Format your Western Digital My Passport external hard drive to FAT32 or ex-FAT format so to transfer the data between a Mac and Windows system conveniently.

Once formatting is done, you can use the drive in macOS or OS X as a regular hard drive.

Now, click the ‘Erase,’ button and wait a few minutes and let the macOS erase data on the drive and reformat it by FAT32 or ex-FAT format.

Now, the Erase dialogue window appears, here select the ‘Volume Format’ drop-down list and choose ‘MS-DOS (FAT)’ or ex-FAT File System.’ Note: ex-FAT is a better choice for formatting WD My Passport on Mac.

Click ‘Erase’ on the Disk Utility file menu.

When the Disk Utility opens, choose the Western Digital hard drive icon from the sidebar.

From the Utilities folder window, select ‘Disk Utility’ application.

When the Finder window opens, on the menu bar, select ‘Go’ and then ‘Utilities.’ After that, you will be able to see /Applications/Utilities folder in Finder. Now, a new hard drive icon will appear on the desktop.

Connect your Western Digital My Passport drive to Mac computer, and let the OS detect and mount the drive for use.

After successful formatting, you can directly save or move files to it like any other external hard drive. Now, again select a ‘Quick Format’ option, then click ‘Start’ option, wait for a few minutes to get your drive reformatted with the FAT32 file system, so that you can use it. With a new, stylish design that fits in the palm of your hand, there’s space to store, organize, and share all the photos.Ħ. Compatible with USB-C™ and USB-A, the My Passport for Mac drive comes equipped to connect with today's latest technology. The My Passport™ for Mac drive is trusted, portable storage that perfectly complements your on-the-go lifestyle. WD My Passport external hard drive is able to work on Mac and Windows for data transferring or backup. To avoid the loss of important data, you'd better recover lost data from the unreadable WD My Passport with iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac. Don't worry, this article will focus on how to fix WD My Passport is corrupted or unreadable on Mac. Once formatting is done, you can use the drive in macOS or OS X as a regular hard drive. Now, click the ‘Erase,’ button and wait a few minutes and let the macOS erase data on the drive and reformat it by FAT32 or ex-FAT format.

Note: ex-FAT is a better choice for formatting WD My Passport on Mac.

Formatting my wd my passport ultra for mac