“Can this device be used for both a pc and a Mac. I have both , a pc and Mac and want to back up files on one device.”
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I know its not what you want to hear, but.. as for using it for both at the same time? I don't think so. You have to choose one or other.
Sorry, there was a problem. Please try again later.Hello Sago, Please be informed that the WD My Passport 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.-Need Help? Please see our "'Contact Us" page for information.
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