Hi newbie here. I'm in quite a predicament. Here's the situation: I got a macbook, a WD mybook external drive for that macbook, and a windows desktop pc. I'm trying to transfer files from mac to windows, but apparently I have to reformat my WD drive to make it compatible for both computers.
The only problem with that is my WD drive already has quite a lot of data in it (1TB) and I dont think I can transfer all that to the mac so I can wipe my WD drive clean for the format. Is there some workaround to this or would I need another drive? I've seen some videos of people transferring directly using an ethernet cord but I've had no such luck.
WD My Book and My Book for Mac Review WD recently updated their My Book external desktop hard drive line for both the Mac and PC audiences. The new drives feature a redesigned enclosure that better aligns with modern design and updates to WD's suite of software that comes with each drive. Available in 2TB and 3TB capacities, My Book for Mac is compatible with Apple's Time Machine for the backup of files, and the device will also incorporate SuperSpeed USB 3.0 and UAS connectivity.
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Hello all, I am switching completely from mac to windows. The backup drives I have are 3tb My Book’s for mac.
Does this mean that they cannot be converted to windows? Every time I go to Disk Utility and erase, the only (non MAC) option I have is “exFAT”. But when I choose exFAT, it gives me an error message. I don’t necessarily need this backup disk to work on MAC any longer.
Just windows. I am using VMWare fusion to access windows for the moment on a macbook pro (OS X version 10.9.1). I am preparing to move to a windows laptop (with Windows 8) that will be arriving later this month. Should I just wait until I get the new laptop and attempt to reformat the drive on it? When I attempt to connect the hd to the windows side using Fusion, it tells me “USB Device not recognized”. Can I still initialize it on the windows side somehow?
Thanks, Josh.