Do I Need To Format Wd Passport For Mac

Add more maximum memory for java mac. • 1 Answer SOURCE: I had the same problem with my passport-mac connection. When i first purchased the passport and plugged it in, I had no problems, the icon came right up on my desktop.

Mac OSX 10.9.x, and 10.10.x include a built in utility known as Disk Utility that can be used to partition and format a hard drive. To partition and format the drive with Disk Utility, follow these steps.

Then i backed up my entire computer which is only about 25-30 GB. After that, when I plugged the passport in, it didn't seem to be recognized but the light came on and the drive made noise. I searched for answers, and even considered downloading some of the stuff people recommended. But then I realized, if I let it sit, after about 20 minutes, the icon popped up on my desktop.

Shooting games free download for mac. I am not a computer person, but to me, it seems that because there is a decent amount of information on my passport (although no even close to full) my computer needed some time to read the entire disk in order to use it. Hope that helps. Posted on Aug 11, 2009.