
These file systems can help you to make your WD My Passport work with a Windows PC and Mac at the same time. A WD My Passport formatted with the Windows file system will be useless on the Mac and vice-versa.īut, the good news is that MS-DOS exFAT and FAT32 formats come quite in handy in such cases. Most of us know that Windows and Macs have their own native file systems, for instance, NTFS and new APFS/HFS respectively. Even though the superlative device specifications, there is still one small hitch to rectify, which is the reason you need to format WD My Passport.

The WD My Passport drive is imperative because the individual will use the portable media to store their collection of videos, photos, docs, and audio safely. Generally, it includes Windows 10 desktop, MacBook Pro, SD card, DSLR and external drives, for instance, WD My Passport. Professional videographers and photographers use several digital devices.
#HOW TO USE MY PASSPORT FOR MAC BACKUP HOW TO#

All the backup files will be saved to your WD drive. Time Machine can perform an hourly backup or for the past 24 hours. Now, all the files will be automatically saved to your external drive. Click the Use Backup Disk button to back up all the files on your Mac device automatically.
