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1. #HOW TO FORMAT WD EASYSTORE FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES HOW TO#
2. #HOW TO FORMAT WD EASYSTORE FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES PORTABLE#
3. #HOW TO FORMAT WD EASYSTORE FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES SOFTWARE#
4. #HOW TO FORMAT WD EASYSTORE FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES WINDOWS#

It can happen with a disc from any manufacturer. MediaKit reports not enough space on device for requested operation.Īfter several attempts, I tried formatting to HFS+, and get the same error. I started up the Disk Utility and tried to Erase it and make it APFS, but every time I try, I get the following error: The easiest way to format the drive is by using macOS built-in Disk Utility app. So the only workaround is to format the drive to HFS+ or APFS. MacOS can read but not write to NTFS formatted drives. But most WD drives come formatted in the NTFS file system format for OS Windows, while for macOS we needed the HFS+ format or the Apple’s brand new APFS (Apple File System) format.

#HOW TO FORMAT WD EASYSTORE FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES WINDOWS#

A Western Digital company says that it can be used on both Windows and macOS.

#HOW TO FORMAT WD EASYSTORE FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES PORTABLE#

If you want to use WD My Passport or any other hard drive on Mac and PC, you need to format a Western Digital My Passport external hard drive in exFAT or FAT32 format.Today I bought a brand new external hard drive WD Elements Portable 1Tb. However, it only works with all versions of Windows, but read-only with Mac by default. It is packed with modern features not available to FAT32 and exFAT. NTFS, NT File System, is the modern file system Windows likes to use by default. You can use it when you need a bigger file size and partition limits than FAT32 offers. This file system doesn't have the limitations of FAT32. It was added to older versions of Windows with updates to Windows XP and Windows Vista. A FAT32 partition must also be less than 8 TB, which admittedly is less of a limitation unless you’re using super-high-capacity drives.ĮxFAT, Extended File Allocation Table, is optimized for flash drives. Individual files on a FAT32 drive can’t be over 4 GB in size. FAT32 is the oldest of the three file systems available to Windows. The successive major versions of the FAT format are named after the number of table element bits: FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32. Don't stray from them and tamper with instructions you don't understand.ĭifference Between FAT32, exFAT, and NTFSįAT is known as the File Allocation Table. Only follow the Program Setup prompts.Double-click it and select "Create WD Applications".Navigate to "My Machine" to see the new hard disk.If you have a USB 3.0 port on your system, use it to gain a higher transfer speed.

#HOW TO FORMAT WD EASYSTORE FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES SOFTWARE#

If you lost data after formatting your WD HDD on Mac, you can run EaseUS Mac data recovery software to get data back. Then, you can use the drive in macOS or OS X as a regular hard drive. Wait for the process to complete and let the macOS erase data on the drive and reformat it by FAT32 or ex-FAT format. Rename the drive, select the "Volume Format" drop-down list and choose "MS-DOS (FAT)" or "ex-FAT File System". Select your WD My Passport on the sidebar, choose "Erase". Once that's done, double left-click on the Mac HD, the internal Mac hard drive visible on the top-right corner of the desktop screen.Select "Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility". Once the process begins, all the data on the drive will be lost!

Tips: The instructions below are designed to help repartition and format a hard drive. The easiest way to format the drive to FAT32 or exFAT is by using macOS's built-in Disk Utility for FAT32 or exFAT.

#HOW TO FORMAT WD EASYSTORE FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES HOW TO#

Click "Start" to begin the formatting.ģ - How to Format WD My Passport in macOS/OS X Platform Rename the drive, reset its file system to FAT32 or exFAT. Open Windows File Explorer, locate and right-click on WD My Passport that you need to format, select "Format". If it is larger than 32GB, you can only format it to exFAT. If you want to format your WD My Passport to FAT32, you must make sure that the size is smaller than 32GB. It does not offer the ability to format a drive larger than 32GB to FAT32, the only available choices are NTFS or exFAT.