Western digital my book for mac
Posted on Jun 19, Page content loaded. Jun 19, Jul 4, 9: You must have added a security password to the WD MyBook. Since the unlocker will not show up, the hard drive will remain unseen by the mac. I have a WD My Passport and this problem does not exist. Communities Contact Support. Sign in. Browse Search. Ask a question. User profile for user: Mac OS X Speciality level out of ten: More Less. Reply I have this question too I have this question too Me too Me too. Question marked as Solved User profile for user: I sent it in for warranty service and these fools had the nerve to send it back saying it was damaged.
It has never been a dropped, b wet, c shaken, d stirred I haven't decided whether I'm going to destroy this drive by mallet or ax, but I do know that Western Digital can kiss my Am upgrading my review to 3 stars because I finally got the drive to work and it seems OK. The only way I could get the drive to work was to erase it using a different laptop and then reformat it as a regular journaled HD. So if you buy this thing, consider anything extra you're paying for out-of-the-box Time Machine hookup or WD's diagnostic utility a complete waste. That said, even without the useless addenda from WD, this 3TB drive is not overpriced.
I've got an older iMac with a USB 2. Last week I got the portable drive that draws its power from USB. Same problem.
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The WD tech first sent me a booster cable, and when that didn't work had me restart, uninstall the WD utilities, etc etc and guaranteed that would fix the problem. Ahem It didn't. Exact same problem. Then it would mount and unmount within a minute.
Don't know what the issue is, whether it's WD incompatability with older Mac or something in my Mac. But if you have an older Mac, I'd say be prepared for problems. Highly recommended! I'm a big fan of WD products, all throughout college I would purchase external hard drives made specifically by the company. I've never once had an issue, and always appreciated the easy to use software, and well constructed hardware.
As a designer I appreciated the minimalistic design of the exterior, and the solid construction. This 3TB unit I've beaten up so many times, by tipping it over while plugged in, having it slam on the table and still to this day have never had an issue, none what-so-ever. This thing is very sturdy, and has lasted very well.
I recently purchased another 12 TB version with 2 bays for internal drives 6TB each and they too work great! If your looking for storage solutions, this is the one I'd point you to, and it's the brand I'd point you to too.
It also has nice foam feet to stand on, which is great because mine is sitting on a newly purchased shelf, and I'd like to keep it new looking as long as I can. The drive runs very quietly, I have it positioned two feet from my head, at eye level, and never hear it boot up or any thing. I used to run a Plex server off of it before I upgraded to the 12 TB model, and it would "wake up" very quickly and seamlessly. Highly recommended, do yourself a favor and just find the side that fits your needs, because the quality with WD is there.
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I wish I could recommend this drive, but it would not reliably work for the purpose it stated it was usable for. I set it up as an automated Time Machine drive with a brand new Mac mini running macOS Sierra, and after two to three days, it would fail to backup and give me an error message. The Mac would have to be rebooted to restore the drive to function with Time Machine.
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Reinstalling the drive's firmware, several reformatting attempts, and several calls to Apple support were unsuccessful in making the drive useful for automated Time Machine use. I elected to return the drive to Amazon and have had no problems since. I purchased this external hard drive in order to have a backup for my 13 inch Macbook Pro. I kept going back and fourth debating on getting it. Much like the old saying of locking up the stable only after the horse has been stolen.
Or much like when people get a house alarm only after they've been burglarized.
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Okay, those are extreme examples but you get the point. I didnt want to end up with a dead laptop hard drive only to regret not having a backup for it. This 3 TB has plenty of room and capability to backup my laptop. I love that I can encrypt it so that if I ever lose it, someone cant simply pull up private info from my laptop. That was a great feature and a major reason I purchased it. I've had this hard drive for about 2. It's whisper quiet and very well built. WD is a proven name so there are times when buying an off brand item is okay just to save a few bucks; this isn't one of them.
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