how would I reformat this drive for a mac null

It should offer you the option to reformat once plugged into a Mac!

To reformat for your Mac (running a fairly recent MacOS): 1) plug it into a USB port on your Mac. - it will appear on your desktop. It is formatted with NTFS so you will be able to read but not write to it. 2) run the Mac Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility) 3) select the drive (from the list on the left), then Erase. 4) Give it a name and pick "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" unless you have a different preference. 5) Press Erase

yes, you should reformat for best results you will find the disk utility program in applications on your mac choose erase choose the mac journaled format it formats erases all on the drive they work great on mac

WD has a Downloadable NTFS driver to read/write on macOS. You might want to contact them just to make sure that your Mac is compatible. I don't know their web address but they are located in San Jose, CA at Western Digital: 5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA 95119. I hope that this info helps. Good luck.

Easiest way is to google it. That is how I found out how to reformat mine.

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It should offer you the option to reformat once plugged into a Mac!
Answered by Bkf98 6 years ago
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To reformat for your Mac (running a fairly recent MacOS): 1) plug it into a USB port on your Mac. - it will appear on your desktop. It is formatted with NTFS so you will be able to read but not write to it. 2) run the Mac Disk Utility (Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility) 3) select the drive (from the list on the left), then Erase. 4) Give it a name and pick "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" unless you have a different preference. 5) Press Erase
Answered by Wray 6 years ago
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yes, you should reformat for best results you will find the disk utility program in applications on your mac choose erase choose the mac journaled format it formats erases all on the drive they work great on mac
Answered by macvideoguy 6 years ago
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WD has a Downloadable NTFS driver to read/write on macOS. You might want to contact them just to make sure that your Mac is compatible. I don't know their web address but they are located in San Jose, CA at Western Digital: 5601 Great Oaks Parkway, San Jose, CA 95119. I hope that this info helps. Good luck.
Answered by LMMJ 6 years ago
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Easiest way is to google it. That is how I found out how to reformat mine.
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