If you want to use the drive with a Windows computer, see Reformatting the Drive and Troubleshooting. Up to7%cash back Disk Drive Format Your My Passport Ultra for Mac drive is formatted as a single HSF+J partition for compatibility with macOS X operating systems. Select the ‘File System’ from the drop-down list, which is available in the format expansion and choose either ‘ex-FAT’ or ‘FAT32’.
Locate the icon assigned to Western Digital My Passport drive and Right-click the connected drive icon and click ‘Format’ in the pop-up menu. WD My Passport External Hard-drive Set Up Guide for Mac. You can watch the video along side using my notes above for extra help. This video from Acquevara shows you the formatting on a Mac using Mac OS Sierra. YouTube Video Showing the Format of WD My Passport for Mac.
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