MY PASSPORT ULTRA USER MANUAL Using the Drive with a Mac The My Passport drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with updated Windows operating systems. To use the drive on Mac OS X operating systems, and to use Time Machine, if you want, you must reformat the drive to a single HFS+J partition. MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE – 3 For highest performance and reliability, al ways install the latest updates and service pack (SP). On Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update. On Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. Disk Drive Format. The My Passport for Mac portable drive is trusted to store the massive amounts of photos, videos and music you love. Its sleek style is fun and fits comfortably in the palm of your hand, so you can easily take your treasured content everywhere you go.
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- WD Universal Firmware Updater for Windows
- File Size: 3.30 MB
Version: 4.0.1.4
Release Date: 03/05/2019Description
This Universal Firmware Updater automatically detects and installs the latest firmware update available for your hard drive.Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 7
- Windows 8
- Windows 8.1
- Windows 10
Instructions
- Disconnect all other external drives from the computer except one My Book or My Passport.
- Download WDFirmwareUpdater.zip to your desktop.
- Extract the file using an extraction utility.
- Once extracted, double-click on the file named WDFirmwareUpdater.zip
- Click 'Continue.'
- Click 'Accept' on EULA.
- Please wait a few minutes until the required update modules are downloaded.
- If the drive displayed is the correct drive, click 'Continue.'
- Please wait a few minutes while your drive’s firmware is updated.
- Click 'Exit.'
- Please remove the USB and power cable. Wait 10 seconds and then connect the power cable and USB cable.
- Reboot your computer.
- WD SmartWare
- File Size: 39.9 MB
Version: 2.4.21
Release Date: 05/25/2018|Release NotesUnsupported Products
- New My Passport
- New My Book
- 8TB My Book drives with 8 character serial numbers
Description
Note: If you are running WD SmartWare version 1.1.x or 1.2.x, you are required to set up and enable a new backup plan once the WD SmartWare 2.0 upgrade installation has completed.Software that facilitates automatic and continuous backup of all your files.Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 10
- Windows 8
- Windows 7
- Windows Vista
Instructions
- Download the Windows WD SmartWare Software Updater to your hard drive.
- Locate and launch the WD SmartWare Software Updater.
- Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the update.
- After the update completes, restart your computer to finalize the update process and launch the WD SmartWare software.
- Open WD SmartWare, click the Backup tab and verify Start Backup is active. Make backup selections (choose either Category or File Backup) and Click Start Backup to resume automatic continuous backup.