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Hi snoopy, Please be informed that the WD Easystore drive is a plug and play device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers for seamless operation.The Drive comes preformatted for Windows OS and can be reformatted for macOS by referring the below link- https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8200 Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.

The description clearly says: Compatible with Mac and PC For use with your existing computers.

Yes, but it has to be reformatted. Connect one of these drives to a Mac, being sure that nothing else is heavily using the CPU, and it should register an error message with a prompt to format. If this doesn't happen within a minute, open Finder and look for the drive.

It's formatted for use with Windows, but I am using it with my Mac. You can either reformat it to NTFS, or do like me and purchase the Paragon Software tool called Microsoft NTFS for Mac. It's only $19.95 and it lets you read and write to volumes that are formatted to Windows while using your Mac. Been using it for years. Once the software is installed all you have to do is plug in the drive and your Mac will read and write to it as if it were a Mac volume.

Yes, you just need to initialize it with Disk Utility and use APFS if it is not going to be accessed by a PC ever

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Hi snoopy, Please be informed that the WD Easystore drive is a plug and play device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers for seamless operation.The Drive comes preformatted for Windows OS and can be reformatted for macOS by referring the below link- https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8200 Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
Answered by Western Digital Team 4 years ago
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The description clearly says: Compatible with Mac and PC For use with your existing computers.
Answered by Testshoot 4 years ago
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Yes, but it has to be reformatted. Connect one of these drives to a Mac, being sure that nothing else is heavily using the CPU, and it should register an error message with a prompt to format. If this doesn't happen within a minute, open Finder and look for the drive.
Answered by luislast 4 years ago
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It's formatted for use with Windows, but I am using it with my Mac. You can either reformat it to NTFS, or do like me and purchase the Paragon Software tool called Microsoft NTFS for Mac. It's only $19.95 and it lets you read and write to volumes that are formatted to Windows while using your Mac. Been using it for years. Once the software is installed all you have to do is plug in the drive and your Mac will read and write to it as if it were a Mac volume.
Answered by bwoodfinphoto 4 years ago
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Yes, you just need to initialize it with Disk Utility and use APFS if it is not going to be accessed by a PC ever
Answered by Throatwarblermangrove 4 years ago
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