A:AnswerYes, it will work with a mac. All external drives work with a mac. Don't let anyone tell you different. The only thing you have to do is format it to Mac's standard.
You will see drives advertised as "works with mac" or "for mac". You can ignore all of that. Any hard drive will work with a mac. Computers talk in 1's and 0's. Nothing complex about it.
Hope this helps.
A:AnswerJust a guess is that they found better ways to do backups and or security issues. Why wouldn't you want the latest and greatest software? Usually before it updates it tells you what it fixes. Check with WD
A:AnswerI use it on the Shield, as an external drive - not formatted to the Shield as I want to be able to attach to my computer. Wish the Shield was faster transfering files over the network (don't forget to setup the Shields folder on the drive).
A:AnswerYes, I'm doing the same, I was using flash drives, but since I'm also transferring videos ,(mp4 files), I need more storage space. This hard drive is formatted. It also comes with software to automatically back up the entire laptop and set a password for the drive. The file name on the drive is "WD Discovery". You don't have to use the software, you could just do it my favorite way; drag and drop files to this hard drive.
A:AnswerYes, there are quite a few external Hard Drive models that run on power - instead of relying on USB power. I actually prefer these myself and have a few of them.
If you are looking for Western Digital (WD), I would take a look at the "My Book" model or the "WD Elements Desktop" Seagate is another model, the "Expansion Powered drives" Another one is "G-Drive" (no relation to google).
These will plug into an electrical source - another cord that connects to your computer using USB. These are larger, not small little drives you can fit in your pocket.
The USB powered "Passports" are nice, they are perfect to take with you if traveling.
A:AnswerNo, no external power to an electrical source.
The power is using the computers power. Simple small cord that connects the hard drive and plugs into the USB port. a White led light will show it's powered up.
A:AnswerThe blue light means it ready to transfer files. MACs do need a special format. There is an app on this drive that can get it ready for your MAC" WD Discovery". or go to the WD webpage at https://support.wdc.com. Then select "Downloads" from the top of the page. Then select "My Passport", for the product. Then scroll down to Software For MAC and select WD Drive Utilities for Mac or Install WD Discovery for Mac (for all the free apps that are available). The drive format utility has selections for different MAC OS,
A:AnswerIt should be under the Western Digital folder on you computer drive. However, I just installed this product yesterday and the WD Discovery software did not recognize the My Passport drive when connected to the USB port. If you experience that problem, you will need to download multiple software programs individually from the WD internet support section (path listed on the drive's retail package) in order to use your My Passport. The available software from the WD website includes WD Backup, WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, and Install WD Discovery.
A:AnswerYou have several options. 1. Hook up your phone to your computer and transfer photos. Then you can download them to a external hard drive, a flash drive, disk, sd card, or the cloud. There maybe a connector to go from phone to hard drive, not sure.
A:AnswerNo. The new Doge U Connect system is for connecting your phone to your car by Bluetooth, connecting to Sirius satellite radio or connecting to the web for podcasts and online or cloud playlists, possibly Pandora or Spotify. However, if your radio has a USB connector on the front, then yes. I rented several cars that had a USB connector an connected my Android phone to use it as an mp3 player and it worked great.