However, although it works on M1 & M2 Macs by using Rosetta, it’s not natively designed for Apple Silicon Macs and some users have had issues installing and using the WD Discovery app on M1 & M2 Macs.

The WD Discovery software works with macOS High Sierra and later including Mojave, Catalina and Big Sur. You can also reformat the drive using the WD Discovery software that’s included with the drive. You can also easily reformat the drive using Disk Utility in macOS to Apple’s more modern APFS format which is more secure and used in all Mac internal hard drives nowadays.Īlternatively, you can partition the WD My Passport external hard drive using Disk Utility so that you can use Time Machine on half of it and drag and drop files such as videos on the other half. The WD My Passport For Mac Portable Hard Drive is therefore Time Machine ready so you can instantly make backups of your Mac with it as soon as you plug it in. This means that it’s already formatted in HSF+ format (known as Mac OS Extended Journaled) so you can just plug and play with it on your Mac In fact, that’s the only difference between the standard WD My Passport Portable vs the WD My Passport Portable For Mac version. One of the things we’ve always liked about the WD My Passport For Mac products is that they’ve been made specifically with Mac users in mind. WD My Passport For Mac Portable 5TB HDD Specifications Manufacturer

If your budget allows, our advice is to get the SSD version of the WD My Passport For Mac Portable as it’s faster, more reliable and quieter. The disadvantage is that they are more expensive than HDDs and the WD My Passport For Mac SSD only goes up to 2TB. The internal drive of all new Macs use SSD technology for good reason. SSD’s have no moving parts, are faster, silent and the future of external storage drives. However they are easily the best cheap external hard drives for Mac users and the WD My Passport For Mac Portable HDD goes up to 5TB for a little over $100 whereas the SSD version only goes up to 4TB for almost $500. HDD’s are mechanical drives with moving parts inside which are more prone to breaking if you accidentally drop the drive or move it while it’s in use.

In this review, we’ve looked at the HDD version which offers the most storage space for your money. The WD My Passport For Mac Portable external hard drive is available in either HDD or SSD versions. WD My Passport For Mac Portable Features.

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