When i upgraded the software mbl would not recognise the partitions previously created. Checklist for reformatting your mac os x asian efficiency. I come from a pc world and not too familiar with mac, so please help. The first time this happened, i found an obscure firmware update at western digitals forums. This video shows you how to reinstall the firmware after you change the disk drive in the western digital mybookworld edition nas.
Similar situation is with wd my book world edition i white light or with my. Rather than send it back, id like to format it for my macbook air. I mistakenly ordered the wd my passport ultra drive for windows instead of my passport for mac. I select the account from the fast user switching menu and nothing happens. The wd my book is ready to go with time machine or superduper. Make sure you create a backup prior to doing this as. Western digital my book world edition you and your family have a lot of media files. This was partly due to it saving 5 backup copies of files by default. Insert the flash drive or hard drive you want to format for windows compatibility.
Does this mean that they cannot be converted to windows. This utility will not reformat the partition on the netcenter, wd my book world edition, or wd my book world edition ii hard drive as fat32. How to reformat mac ibook for reinstall lmac os x 3. Wd mybook unboxing and installation tutorial youtube. How to format your word document for book printing on mac. I intend to use the drive with time machine for back ups. In other cases, such as when your disk contains multiple volumes or partitions and you dont want to erase them all, you can erase specific volumes on the disk. How to reinstall macos from macos recovery apple support. I have os x mountain lion on my purchases list on the mac app store. Install clean hdd in white light my book world edition.
This tutorial uses settings and options from the latest version of microsoft word, for mac or a pc. Part of me wants to just start over, reinstall and reconfigure os x and all of my applications from scratch. Dec 19, 2017 looks like no ones replied in a while. Write down the brand and information for all the hardware on your computer. I recently downloaded something with a virus in it onto my 80gb my book and now its messing everything up on my computer. My book essential is almost full and is now not saving some of my files. But this operation will remove all data stored on this drive. Whenever i try to turn on my mac book pro, progress bar stops at 100% and never turns on. I was given a my book world edition ii, 2tb 1to1 mirrored one for christmas. Jan 15, 2020 learn how to use macos recovery to reinstall the mac operating system on your builtin drive or an external drive. This isnt the best way to go about improving the performance of a mac or for that matter, most unixlike systems.
It is quite simple, one of the reason i love apple. Learn how to use macos recovery to reinstall the mac operating system on your builtin drive or an external drive. You should see safe boot in the top right corner in red. Formatting a wd my passport for a macbook air macrumors forums.
Whether the usb should be readable by windows machines and mac machines or just by mac and not readable in windows. Please watch the video for the exact steps needed to reformat the drive so. I would like to use the mbl as a backup to the computes but not with the categories as in the wd software. Simply plug your external hard drive slowly or quickly into the usb port and see if you can access this drive. Oct 03, 20 the my book for pc comes in 2tb, 3tb and 4tb capacities while the my book for mac tops out at 3tb. Before reformatting the macbook, make sure to back up all data that you want to retain. I am getting a used macbook air and wanted to know how to reformat it and start from scratch as new. The first and foremost thing is to remove the wd my passport safely from mac and then replug it into the usb port properly. Spinning globe after trying to reset comp apple community. Hi, i am having some problems related to corrupt system software on my. Oct 29, 2019 now, when you are formatting a usb drive on mac, you have an important decision to make. How to fixrepair corrupted external hard drives on mac. How to format a macbook pro erasing the drive and installing os x power on your macbook pro and listen for the startup sound.
I have a 1tb mybook world edition nas drive connected to my imac. How to fix bricked wd my book world edition white light or install. I filled it up and now want to delete the data and start over. Jun 14, 2017 how do i reformat my 3t wd external hard drive for windows 10 to windows 7. I have wd smartware installed and would like to re format my drive and continue using the smartware but be more selective as to what gets backed up. The my book for pc comes in 2tb, 3tb and 4tb capacities while the my book for mac tops out at 3tb. Western digital produces a line of external hard drives called the mybook. I show you how to erase and reset a mac back to factory settings in my stepbystep guide.
This video will show you the contents of the wd mybook high capacity home network back up drive. Also i will show how to connect it to you system and how to start your pc. The twonky seems fine and i can put files into it and acces them form my other computers. To use that drive, open a terminal window on your mac.
Jul 20, 2012 now that the nexus 7 android tablets come out with the same form factor and kindle app, but faster processor and better screen, well, why would i keep my kindle fire when i can get the upgrade. Feb 07, 2009 reformat is something you do to a hard drive to erase all the data on it. Im set in my ways and have been accustom to reformatting harddisks periodically sector maintainance, etc. Go to the applications folder on your macs hard drive, then go to the utilities folder, and launch disk utility. In todays video, we show you how to completely reformat your mac and set it back to factory settings, all without the need for a recovery disk.
I had an ntsfformatted windows xp hard drive in a pc box, and i was too lazy to plug in a keyboard, mouse, and monitor. Make sure you create a backup prior to doing this as it will completely delete all files on your mac. The two my book products are essentially the same, the core difference is in the formatting of the drive. So kindly provide any solution so that i can access my mac. Macbook external hard drive not recognized how to reformat. Twice now i have had problems formatting a new western digital my book external drive under 10. If your computer finishes starting up normally, choose system preferences from the apple menu. For example, if you need to reinstall mac os x on a macbook in your office and want to clear all the data off of the computer, you can use disk utility to reformat the laptops internal hard drive. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the wi. How to reformat your mac without a recovery drive or disk. Mac os x is the operating system software a group of programs, or as we call it in the mac world, applications. I have a western digital my book world edition external harddisk with blue rings. How to reformat your windows computer grown up geek. Are there any other ways to fix wd my passport unreadable issue on mac.
I have tried reinstalling high sierra, smc reset, disk repair but nothing seems to work. In todays self publishing world, its a good idea to have your book available in as many formats as you can. I have all the original software and just want to start like it is brand new in setting it up for the first time. I am wondering if there is a way to manual reformat it or something of.
The secret to reformatting a western digital wd 1tb my book. Im having a hard time transferring my movies to it because after a certain amount it tells me that its either protected or in use, but if i turn the drive off than back on it lets me start up where i left off, only problem is this takes forever, and i heard that if i. How to erase and install you can use os x recovery to erase your computer using disk utility. Reformatting 3tb wd my book for mac to windows wd community. How to format my my book live home network drive my. Then, click the startup disk icon in the system preferences window. Instead, i pulled the hard drive out of the pc and plunked it into a usb2 enclosure, which i then plugged in to my mac. A dialog asks whether you want to keep a copy of your icloud data on the mac. If you plan to give away, sell, or trade in your mac, the first thing you should do is erase the data on. To start the conversation again, simply ask a new question. You can certainly rebuild from scratch, but usually that is unnecessary. Youll find below the ten quick steps, using words and pictures.
There is no files on the hard answered by a verified tech support specialist we use cookies to give you the best possible experience on our website. How to reinstall firmware on wd mybookworld after disk change. How to format your word document for book printing on mac or pc. This utility formats your western digital external hard drive back to its original fat32 partition and format. Tech support scams are an industrywide issue where scammers trick you into paying for unnecessary technical support services. There is a video after that you can watch as extra help. Well walk you through the steps to format your word document for printing a book that is a 5. I wanted an external hd for back up of our computer. Ultimatley i want to reformat the drive completely and run exfat file. How to erase and reset a mac back to factory default. How do i reformat my 3t wd external hard drive for windows 10. I think it is necessary to reformat the wd portable hard drive and permanently erase my private data.
Formatting a wd my passport for a macbook air macrumors. First off if the machine is bootable to os x, head to the apple menu about this mac and note the os x version. Whether you need to know how to format wd my passport for your mac. Formatting wd my book world edition external harddisk with. So im selling my amazon kindle fire but before i give it to its new owner, i want to to a full system restore reformat so i can reset it to factory settings and ensure the. I have been told that if i reformat the drive to fat 32, time machine on the macs will be able to see it as well as the windows computers. Hi there, as explained on the manual of the mbw, log to the configuration page go to advanced mode system tab configuration restore to factory defaults. The program to restore is password protectected and we have no way of getting that information. Is there any fast way to reformat the wd portable hard drive and erase all the data on the hard drive. Jun 03, 2008 western digitals my book studio edition ii.
How to format wd external drive for mac apple community. When you buy a western digital wd 1 tb my book external hard drive, they usually come formatted for windows using fat32. For most reasons to erase, including when reformatting a disk or selling, giving away, or trading in your mac, you should erase your entire disk erasing a volume on your disk. You can help protect yourself from scammers by verifying that the contact is a microsoft agent or microsoft employee and that the phone number is an official microsoft global customer service number. Simply plug your external hard drive slowly or quickly. Although i can see and write to the network drive from the macs, time machine will not recognize the drive. I know this is old technology, but this was the word mac gave me at the apple store when i bought my macbook pro 15 two years ago. I just want to erase all time machine data that is filling whole disk space. Oct 15, 2015 hi there, as explained on the manual of the mbw, log to the configuration page go to advanced mode system tab configuration restore to factory defaults. I just got the a new wd 4tb my book and had similar issues formatting. Hello all, i am switching completely from mac to windows.
Password protection the my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe. Jul 15, 2017 well walk you through the steps to format your word document for printing a book that is a 5. How to reinstall macos if recovery wont work macworld uk. In this post i explain formatting your word file for. Look in the device manager and make note of the brand and model of network adaptors, video cards, sound cards, printers, modems, and displays. Then do more information and write down all what you see there. If youre running a newer computer, youll see a huge speed increase thanks to usb 3. Jul 23, 2018 i show you how to erase and reset a mac back to factory settings in my stepbystep guide. Shut down and boot into your mac with shift key down.
A hard drive is an internal part of a computer about the size of a paperback book or even smaller for a laptop hard drive. Its worked for me as ive luckily have not had a disk crash in 25 years. I could read the disc, but when i went to disc utility to wipe it and reformat it, the option was greyed out. Download western digital my book office edition external usb. Yes, its recommended to format the drive on a windows. Both aaron and i have recently decided to reformat our macbooks and start from scratch. Mar 03, 2016 i mistakenly ordered the wd my passport ultra drive for windows instead of my passport for mac. For example, this afternoon i cant switch to my other user account. The backup drives i have are 3tb my book s for mac. How to reformat western digital portable hard drive. Equipped with wd backup software for windows and apple time machine compatibility for mac, the my book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos, music, and documents. Even though it sounds foolish, it could troubleshoot your corrupted external hard drive. The best external desktop drive is the wd 4tb my book desktop external hard drive usb 3.
There is no need to reformat it and it wont help, anyway. If you have a problem with your mac and need to reinstal the operating system you should be able to simply reinstall macos or mac os x via the recovery partition. Although mybook hard drives are capable of working with both macs. This drive connects directly to your mac through usb. Formatting for the kindle is really plain formatting just like typing on a typewriter, if youre old enough to remember those days. Apr 08, 2019 how to erase and factory reset your mac.
So im selling my amazon kindle fire but before i give it to its new owner, i want to to a full system restore reformat so i can reset it to factory settings and ensure the new owner cant get to my. For most reasons to erase, including when reformatting a disk or selling, giving away, or trading in your mac, you should erase your entire disk. After reformatting you might need this information to reinstall drivers. How to reformat a mybook external hard drive on mac osx. Select your startup disk from the list of drives that appear on screen. Now that the nexus 7 android tablets come out with the same form factor and kindle app, but faster processor and better screen, well, why would i keep my kindle fire when i can get the upgrade. Feb 26, 2018 i just got the a new wd 4tb my book and had similar issues formatting. Fix a western digital my book drive formatting problem mac os x. What to do before you sell, give away or trade in your mac. Because youll reformat the hard drive in a later step, just click keep a copy to proceed. Please note that reformatting the drive will erase all the information on the drive. My book essential full how to reformat external drives. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. I have an old mybook world edition ii nas and im trying to get it working.
May 01, 2020 how to erase a disk for mac use disk utility to erase format a hard disk, ssd, flash drive, or other storage device. If a wireless network is available, you can choose it from the wifi menu in the menu bar. Reset reformat your amazon kindle prior to reselling it. By colin dunbar in todays self publishing world, its a good idea to have your book available in as many formats as you can. Select your normal startup volume such as macintosh hd. The secret to reformatting a western digital wd 1tb my. Oct 17, 2010 i want to use time machine software to backup my macs to the network drive. Should i just wait until i get the new laptop and attempt to reformat the drive on it. My macbook air used to be rock solid, but it has grown increasingly unstable over the past year. How to reformat passport external hard drive from read only to read and write for use with mac computersimportant. X for mac i need to reformat a document that is originally set up with rows and columns.
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