WD My Passport X 2TB Setup | Driver and Software Installation

Western Digital My Passport X 2TB Hard Drive

Perform the following guidelines to complete the WD My Passport X 2TB setup.

First, make sure that the computer is turned on.
Next, connect the My Passport X 2TB hard drive to the computer.
Check whether the drive is shown under My Computer in the Windows Explorer window.
Now, the Western Digital software will download and install the correct driver for your drive.
Launch the My Passport drive through the Computer’s File Management utility.
Double-click the WD My Passport X 2TB Setup file.
Click the Next button on the Western Digital Welcome wizard page.
Examine the End User License Agreement and then click the checkbox next to the I accept the terms of the License Agreement.
Click the Next button. The Custom Setup prompt box will appear.
On the Custom Setup box, choose an application name to view the description of that particular application.
Deselect the checkbox beside the 'Any application that you do not want to install' option.

Now, click the Next button to install the application that you selected.
Wait for the installation procedure to get over.
Once the installation is done, click the Finish button to exit the Western Digital Application Setup Wizard.

Western Digital My Passport X 2TB Driver Download

Proceed with the instructions below to download Driver for Western Digital My Passport X 2TB.

First, launch a new web browser tab and go to the manufacturer’s site.
On the Home page, select the My Passport X 2TB from the product list.
Now, click the correct driver depending on your operating system.
Check for the necessary details on the next page and click the Download button.
Now, save the downloaded file in the desired destination.

Next, click the Downloads icon and right-click the downloaded file.
Click the Extract All option. This starts the extracting process.
Once the file is extracted, double-click it and then click the Run option.
The Welcome screen of My Passport will appear. Click the Next option on the Ready to install screen.
Now, once the driver has been installed, click the Finish option on the welcome screen.

Guide: Western Digital My Passport X 2TB Windows Driver

The Western Digital My Passport X 2TB driver for Windows can be downloaded with the following steps.

Launch a new web browser tab and go to the manufacturer’s site.
Choose My Passport X 2TB from the products listed.
Next, in the For Windows area, click the driver required.
Click the Download button on the page that opens.
After clicking the Download button, the file will start to download.
Select the location for the file to be downloaded.
Go to the Downloads folder, right-click the Downloaded file, and select Extract All.
The extracting process will start now.
Once the extraction process completes, right-click the file and then click the Run button on the Pop-up screen.
The Welcome page of the My Passport will appear. Click the Next option on the Ready to Install screen.
Once the installation is done, click the Finish option to close the Welcome page.

Guide: Western Digital My Passport X 2TB Mac Driver

The following instructions can help you to download the driver for Mac.

Go to the manufacturer’s site by opening a new web browser tab.
From the products listed, select My Passport X 2TB.
In the Mac Operating system area, click the appropriate driver.
Once the driver is downloaded, right-click the file and select Extract All.
Once done with extraction, right-click the file and select Run.
The Welcome screen appears. Read the End User Agreement and then click Agree and install.
Once the installation process completes, click the Finish button.

Western Digital My Passport X 2TB Software for Windows

Go to the Western Digital Support page on your web browser.

Choose the WD My Passport 2TB from the ‘Filter by Product’ drop-down list and click Submit.
The Western Digital My Passport 2TB software packages are displayed on the screen.
Go to the ‘Software for Windows’ section and click the + button beside a software package such as WD Backup, WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, etc., to view the Download button.
Click Download to download the Windows WD software package on your computer.

Western Digital My Passport X 2TB Software for Mac

Here are the Mac WD My passport 2TB software download guidelines.

In your web browser’s address bar, type any search engine’s web address such as yahoo.com or google.com and press Enter.
Search for the WDC Support page, click on the search result with the domain name support.wdc.com and then click the ‘Downloads’ link at the bottom.
Click the ‘Filter by Product’ drop-down list and then select the WD My Passport option from the list. Click Submit.
Scroll down to the ‘Software for Mac’ section and click on any of the WD MY Passport software packages to view the Download button.
Read the WD software package description and check whether your OS version is supported before clicking Download.

Western Digital My Passport X 2TB Manual

Enter ‘https://support-en.wd.com’ on your web browser and select My Passport from the list of options.

Choose the WD My Passport model from the list of models displayed on the screen.
The links, such as Product Overview, Quick Installation Guide, User Manual, etc., are displayed.
Click the User Manual(PDF) button to view the list of languages in which the manual is available.
Click English (English) to open the WD My Passport X 2TB setup user manual on your web browser/download it on your computer. (Depending on the OS and OS version, the file is opened or downloaded.)

Fixed: Western Digital My Passport X 2TB Keeps Disconnecting

If the Western Digital My Passport 2TB hard drive keeps disconnecting, follow these guidelines to fix it.

Click the Battery icon on your laptop computer and then choose the Power Options option from the menu.

Click the Change button located beside the Power Plan option (either Recommended or Power Saver) and then click ‘Change Advanced Power options.)

Click the + button beside the Hard Disk option and then click ‘Turn off hard disk after.’

Change the ‘On battery’ and ‘Plugged in’ durations to Never.

Click the + button beside USB settings and then click ‘USB selective suspend setting.’ Set the ‘On Battery’ and ‘Plugged in’ suspend options to ‘Disabled.’ Click Apply.

If you update the computer’s drivers recently, and the WD My Passport disconnection issue was non-existent before the update, here is what you need to do.

Type ‘Device Manager’ on the Start menu’s text field and press Enter. Click Continue Enter the administrator password Click Continue.

Choose the Bluetooth device and then right-click the driver Click Properties.

Now,click the Action button Scan for hardware changes Restart the computer

When the computer restarts, the generic Bluetooth driver is installed. In some cases, this driver uninstall & reinstall procedure resolves the WD hard drive disconnection issue.

Select the Driver tab Click the Driver tab Click Uninstall OK.

Now, click the Action button Scan for hardware changes Restart the computer.

When the computer restarts, the generic Bluetooth driver is installed. In some cases, this driver uninstall & reinstall procedure resolves the WD My Passport X 2TB setup disconnection issue.

Fixed: Western Digital My Passport X 2TB not Recognised Issue

If your computer does not recognize the WD My Passport 2TB hard drive, follow these guidelines to resolve it.

Click the Windows icon on the desktop to open the Start menu.
Enter ‘Computer Management’ in the text field and press Enter.
Locate the Disk Management option below Storage and click it.
There should be a hard drive with the name (Disk a Partition a) without a volume letter such as C, D, or E.
Right-click it and choose ‘Change Drive Letter and Paths’ from the contextual menu.
The ‘Allow access to this volume by using the following drive letter and paths’ screen appears. Click Add.
The ‘Add Drive Letter or Path’ window appears.
Click the ‘Assign the following drive letter’ radio button and then select a volume letter from the drop-down list. Click OK.
You can try a simpler method first to check whether there is a problem with the WD hard drive/USB port/USB cable.
Try connecting the WD hard drive to a different USB port on your computer.
Use another USB cable to connect the My Passport 2TB to your computer. If the WD hard drive is detected, it means that there is a problem with the old USB cable.
Update the WD My Passport X 2TB setup driver and check whether this solves the detection issue.

WD My Passport X 2TB Setup Assistance