Coupled with the WD Backup TM app and password protection feature, My Passport helps to keep your data safe. That being said, situations arise when you'll need to format or reformat the drive. Western Digital (WD) hard drives are formatted with NTFS (Windows) or HFS+ (Mac) by default to make them more compatible with both operating systems. Granted, FAT32 is less efficient than NTFS in Windows, but it has inherent benefits too, like its compatibility. And to connect your NTFS-formatted My Passport to macOS, you'll need to utilize a formatting tool. This is especially true if you regularly use your WD drive on both Windows and macOS. So always remember to check if the drive is formatted or not. Why WD my Passport can't be used on mac?Ī significant number of users trust West Digital hard drives. Their auto backup, password protection, and high reliability are second to none.īut nothing is perfect, right? Sometimes when you connect the WD My Passport drive to your Mac, it's grayed out in Disk Utility. The drive's external light can be on too but it still doesn't work. Worse still, it could become unreadable on your Mac. What Are the Reasons for My Passport Not Showing Up on Mac? You know what that means, right? Your data can't be accessible now. More often than not, an external hard drive doesn't show up on Mac simply because your Mac's USB cable or USB port is bad. But the following factors may also contribute to WD not showing up.
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