A:AnswerHi Lee,
Determining the number of files stored in a drive is not possible without knowing the average size of your photos and videos.
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/16656
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A:AnswerHi Nan,
The WD Easystore drive is a plug and play device which comes preformatted in NTFS file system for Windows computer. It is best your WD Easystore to be re-formatted in macOS Extended (Journaled) file format, to be compatible with Time Machine or exFAT to be read/write ready on both Windows and macOS.
How to Format a WD Drive on Windows and macOS":
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/8200
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A:AnswerHi Wrken,
Please be informed that the WD Easystore drive is based on hard disk drive and not on SSD. It works seamlessly with the latest USB 3.0 devices and is backward compatible with USB 2.0 devices as well.
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A:AnswerThis portable external hard drive is good to transfer some files from your laptop onto to this to create more space for your Hp gaming laptop..
The process will ultimately speed up your system and add more games.
A:AnswerHi purp, Yes, you can store the mac files.
The WD EasyStore portable hard drive comes preformatted for Windows computer. The hard drive can be reformatted in the supported file system for Mac OS by following simple steps mentioned in the link mentioned below: Reformatting Required for Mac OS Compatibility: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3879 Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
A:AnswerHi,
Please refer to the link mentioned below to check the drive health status.
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/6226
and
https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/9969
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A:AnswerHi Bubba,
It will work, and we do not recommend it as windows 7 is EOL from Microsoft. For more information you can contact to Microsoft.
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A:AnswerHi Mll0522 The WD Easystore external hard drive is designed to be used with Windows or Mac OS. We recommend using "WD GAMING DRIVE ACCELERATED FOR XBOX" to be used on the Xbox console. Please refer to the link mentioned below for more information. WD GAMING DRIVE ACCELERATED FOR XBOX: https://documents.westerndigital.com/content/dam/doc-library/en_us/assets/public/wd/product/portable/wgdxbox1/4078-705152.pdf Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
A:AnswerHi, Thank you for showing your interest in the WD Easystore drive. Please know this drive ships ready to use with Windows. For more information refer to the link mentioned below. http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705145.pdf. We have tested this drive only with MacOS and WindowsOS. You can use this drive with your PS4 by reformatting the drive into the compatible file system but we do not recommend. Moreover, you can reconsider the WD My Passport for Gaming for ps4. Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
A:AnswerHi TimJake,
Yes, I may supports on these mac's versions. In order to know more about this drive you can refer to the link mentioned below.
http://products.wdc.com/library/AAG/ENG/4078-705145.pdf
User manual
http://products.wdc.com/library/UM/ENG/4779-705168.pdf
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A:AnswerHi,
Please know the WD Easystore Portable drive is only tested with both Windows and Mac based computers for seamless operations.
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A:AnswerHi P2C81,
You can use this drive on windows 7, please know the windows 7 pro is EOL from Microsoft. We would recommend you to please use this drive on latest OS.
Please refer to the link mentioned below to know more about this drive's OS compatibility.
http://products.wdc.com/library/UM/ENG/4779-705168.pdf
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A:AnswerHi,
Please let us confirm that WD Easystore is a plug and play device that is designed and tested to work seamlessly with Windows 10, 8.1 and 7 and Mac based computers.
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A:AnswerHi Nj,
Please let us confirm that WD Easystore is a plug and play device that is designed and tested to work seamlessly with Windows and Mac based computers. It comes preformatted in the NTFS file system for Windows operating system. If you are using a Mac computer then the drive needs to be formatted in the HFS+J file system for operation.
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A:AnswerHi Dj, The WD Easystore external drive can be connected to PS4 as external storage. The hard drive comes pre-formatted for Windows computer, reformatting might be required to make it work with PS4. Please refer to the link mentioned below for more information. How to Format a WD hard drive to exFAT or FAT32 File System: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20821/kw/exfat Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
A:AnswerHi LolliPop,
Please know this drive comes with WD Backup software plan. In order to get data backed up automatically you need to setup WD backup software. Please refer to the link mentioned below to set up the a Back up plan per your preferences. "How To Backup Files Using WD Backup" https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3653 "WD Backup Online User Guide and Solutions" https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/12279 Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
A:AnswerHi EricDLS, Thank you for showing your interest in WD Easystore drive. Please know we have tested these drives on windows OS and mac OS. In order to check the compatibility, we would suggest you to please contact to your Host device manufacturer. Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information
A:AnswerHi samy, Thanks for showing your interest in WD Easystore device. Please refer to the link given below https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/13652. Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.