Steps to format WD Easystore for macOS
WD Easystore is an external drive that is portable and is available in 1 TB, 2 TB, 3 TB, 4 TB, and 5 TB capacities. You can easily back up your personal data like photos, videos, and documents into the external drive. To use it with a Mac device, you have to format WD Easystore and install the WD Backup software. You will need a USB 3.0 or 2.0 cable to connect the drive and Mac device. The WD Easystore external drive is compatible with both Mac and Windows operating systems. The drive also has Time Machine compatibility with Mac devices.Proceed with the steps that are given below to format WD Easystore for mac device.
- Make sure to connect the WD Easystore drive to your Mac device.
- Plug in one of a USB cable to the WD Easystore external drive.
- Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on your Mac device.
- Open Finder to check whether you can access your drive.
- Click on the Search icon at the top-right corner of the screen to open Spotlight.
- Type “Disk Utility” in the Search section, and open it.
- You can view the external drive connected to your Mac device.
- Right-click on the WD Easystore drive on the left panel.
- Select the Erase option from the displayed list.
- Give a suitable name for the external drive in the Name section.
- Choose the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) option in the Format section. Then, click on the Erase button.
- You have now successfully format WD Easystore for Mac device.
- After formatting, install the WD Backup software on your Mac device.
- You can now copy all the important files to your WD Easystore external drive.