How To Format My Wd Elements For Mac

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  1. How Do I Format My Wd Elements For Mac
  2. Wd Elements Mac Os
  3. Format Wd Elements Hard Drive
  4. Backup To Wd Elements Drive
  • Enter 'disk utility' in the search panel and hit the Enter button to launch the Disk Utility app.
  • In the Disk Utility window, navigate to the left-side panel and select your WD Elements hard drive under the External section.
  • After selecting the WD Elements hard drive, click the Erase tab at the top of the window to start formatting the drive.
  • Enter a name for the WD Elements hard drive in the Name field.
  • Next, choose the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) option from the Format drop-down menu.
  • Click the Scheme field and select the GUID Partition Map option.
  • After selecting the necessary settings, click the Erase button.
  • After formatting the drive, you can use it to back up the data from your Mac.
  • If you have difficulties in formatting the WD Elements hard drive, download the WD drive utilities software from the official WD site.
  • Install the software and launch the WD drive utilities software and format the hard drive.
  • If you aren’t able to Set Up WD Elements For Mac, contact our technical support team.
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  1. Select the File System from the drop-down list then choose either ex-FAT or FAT32. Type a name in the Volume Label This is the name that will represent your drive when you connect it with your PC or Mac. Select the Quick Format option then click on Start. Wait for a few minutes for the process to complete.
  2. Use WD Drive Utilities when WD hard drives not working on Mac. WD Drive Utilities for Mac is a specialized utility for WD hard drives to run drive diagnostics (fix potential drive failures, slow disk performance, and bad sectors), Manage RAID configuration (For RAID supported models), Erase and format WD hard drives, etc.

How Do I Format My Wd Elements For Mac

How To Format My Wd Elements For Mac

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Format Wd Elements Hard Drive

  1. Open Disk Utility in the Utilities' folder.
  2. After Disk Utility loads select the drive (out-dented entry with 1TB WD Passport...) from the side list.
  3. Click on the Erase tab in the Disk Utility toolbar. A panel should drop down.
  4. In the drop down panel set the partition scheme to GUID. Set the Format type to APFS (SSDs only) or Mac OS Extended (Journaled.)
  5. Click on the Apply button and click on the Done button when it is activated.
  6. Quit Disk Utility.

Backup To Wd Elements Drive

Aug 15, 2018 11:02 PM