“Do I need to format this external hard drive before use? I run Windows 11 on my HP laptop and just want this for backup. Is it compatible with Windows 11?”
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Hello Bill, Please be informed that the WD Easystore external drive is a plug 'n' play device tested and designed for Windows and Mac computers. We would like to inform you that the WD Easystore External drive comes preformatted in NTFS format for Windows OS, However, in order to use the drive for macOS you can reformat the drive with macOS supported HFS+J file system by using this link: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/3879 .In order to use the drive with both Windows and MacOS you need to reformat the drive to exFAT file format by referring to the link: https://support-en.wd.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/20821 .Please be informed that reformatting is a data destructive process, please backup the data from the drive before reformatting it .For more info on the drive, refer to the link: https://www.westerndigital.com/products/portable-drives/wd-easystore-desktop-usb-3-0-hdd#WDBAMA0080HBK-NESN -Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.You do not need to format it. Unbox, plug in power and USB and you are ready to go. It does work with Windows 11.
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