Can i use a wd elements external hard drive on my mac. How to format a hard drive using the command prompt tom. Heres how to format a drive using a mac including how to format a drive for windows and mac so the contents can be read on both platforms, and what format to use for time machine. How to format a wd hard drive to exfat or fat32 file system. Once formatting is done, you can use the drive in macos or os x as a regular hard drive. Here i recommend you to change the file system of the wd hard drive from ntfs to fat32 or exfat, thus the wd hard drive is able to be used. Connect your western digital hard drive to your mac computer. How to format an external hard drive for a mac youtube. How to format wd external drive for mac apple community. Under the format menu, choose the file system you want to use. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Select your drive in the lefthand sidebar and go to the erase tab. Compare the different options for formatting an external hard drive to work with windows and. How to format a wd external hard drive in fat32 to use in windows or mac.
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