Limits: 4 GB maximum file size, 8 TB maximum partition size. If you can't decide between FAT32 and exFAT, it's simple: FAT32: Works with all versions of Windows, Mac, Linux, game consoles, and practically anything with a USB port. Diskpart is a very robust utility and FAT32/exFAT partitions created under Windows will work on Macs without any issues. I recommend FAT32 or exFAT since it will be compatible with both Windows and Mac. Double click and you'll be asked to format it. You will see an unformatted partition as large as the drive capacity. Exit the utility and open This PC or My Computer.
Type create partition primary to create a single partition as large as the capacity.Type clean to erase the entire drive including the partition table.Type select disk 1 (I'm assuming the WD drive is disk 1).Identify the WD drive by it's storage (it would be around 1000 GB or whatever the capacity is). You can identify all the disks by their storage size. The first listed disk (disk 0) is often the computer's hard drive.Type list disk to list the connected physical drives.I don't know what exactly happened while you were formatting it for Mac (which caused them to be hidden) but you can recover all the space in a few seconds. There might be some hidden partitions on the drive.
I have no other computer to test this with. I've tried reformatting it as all the options (FAT, FAT32, exFAT, NTFS) and I'm running Windows 10. It comes with WD Discovery software for WD Security to help protect your data and is compatible with Apple Time Machine.
My Passport for Mac portable storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away.
But you are limited to an individual file size of 4GB mac OS extended will be readable only by macs but your files can be larger. Where did the rest of the storage go? I just pulled 104GB of photos off of this, why can't I put a similar amount of files back onto it?įAT32 will let you directly plug the drive into both windows and mac.