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Formatting WD external hard drive issues
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<blockquote data-quote="Vegas5678" data-source="post: 1427535" data-attributes="member: 263426"><p>Hi There,</p><p></p><p>I am new to these forums and it looks like I might have finally found a place to find the answer to my question! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I am having some problems formatting a wd my passport essential external hard drive to my mac. This hard drive was in windows format originally and was a friends, so I deleted a couple files on it on a pc then plugged it into my mac to do the whole erase and format/partition procedure. The problem is, upon it erasing, it stopped at the end and said something about an error and it could not be completed, yet the drive seems to be erased (because the one volume that was in it is no longer there when looking at disk utility). However, now when I plug it into my macbook, the computer says something about it not being able to recognize drive and it takes me to disk utility (it won't even pop up on my desktop). I try the whole process again, and same thing. </p><p></p><p>Anyone have any suggestions? I went on the wd website, and there is software to download that I think will help, but there are so many options I don't know what to download. I'm not a super computer genius, so the more detailed the instructions, the better, lol! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Thanks so much in advance!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vegas5678, post: 1427535, member: 263426"] Hi There, I am new to these forums and it looks like I might have finally found a place to find the answer to my question! :) I am having some problems formatting a wd my passport essential external hard drive to my mac. This hard drive was in windows format originally and was a friends, so I deleted a couple files on it on a pc then plugged it into my mac to do the whole erase and format/partition procedure. The problem is, upon it erasing, it stopped at the end and said something about an error and it could not be completed, yet the drive seems to be erased (because the one volume that was in it is no longer there when looking at disk utility). However, now when I plug it into my macbook, the computer says something about it not being able to recognize drive and it takes me to disk utility (it won't even pop up on my desktop). I try the whole process again, and same thing. Anyone have any suggestions? I went on the wd website, and there is software to download that I think will help, but there are so many options I don't know what to download. I'm not a super computer genius, so the more detailed the instructions, the better, lol! :) Thanks so much in advance! [/QUOTE]
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