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1. How to format wd external hard drive for mac and windows install#
2. How to format wd external hard drive for mac and windows Pc#

That should say “Applied all the…” not “Apply all the.”. what you want the name to be) and click “OK”.

Keep in mind the hard drive will not be exactly as advertised on the box (i.e. You can do this by seeing if it is “unallocated” and the hard drive size. You can do this by seeing if it is unallocated and the hard drive size. Verify the disk you have selected is your Mac hard drive and not one of your main hard drives. Verify the disk you have selected is your “Mac hard drive” and not one of your main hard drives. Single left click on the hard drive to select it.

If you have more than one hard drive in your computer, your hard drive may show up as “Disk 3”, “Disk 4”, etc.

How to format wd external hard drive for mac and windows install#

How to format wd external hard drive for mac and windows Pc#

That being said, what to do if you have a “Mac hard drive” but you are a Windows user? Well there are many ways to turn the “Mac hard drive” into a “Windows PC hard drive” but I did it this way (in my opinion it is the fastest, most simple, and universal method): A “Mac hard drive” will work just fine on a Windows PC (after a little work). The physical hard drive, the actual hardware, is the exact same and will work on a Mac and Windows PC both. A “Mac hard drive” is formatted using HFS or HFS+ while a “Windows PC hard drive” is either FAT or NTFS. You see the only difference between a “Mac hard drive” and a “Windows PC hard drive” is the file system. Well people, if you ever happen to see a good deal on a “Mac hard drive” yet you are a Windows users do not pass up on the deal. I say “successful” because by reading the posts made by some people, Best Buy (and/or Western Digital) has effectively convinced people people this external hard drive is a proprietary Mac hard drive and will not work on a Windows PC… as if Mac and Windows PC use different hardware (ha-ha).

I had to chuckle at the obvious (yet successful) marketing at work here. Turns out Best Buy is selling a 1 TB “Mac” Western Digital My Book for $65 (you can get it for $58 with 10% off coupon). Naturally I jumped when I read that and decided to get more info. I was roaming SlickDeals as I usually do and came across a post about a 1 TB USB external hard drive going for $65 (!).