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This Answer explains how to Partition and Format a WD Drive on macOS El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra.*END
Critical: The instructions in the article below are designed to help repartition and format a hard drive. This process is Data Destructive and cannot be undone. Once the process begins, ALL THE DATA ON THE DRIVE WILL BE LOST! |
How to Partition and Format a WD Drive on macOS El Capitan, Sierra, and High Sierra
macOS 10.11.x (El Capitan) and macOS 10.12.x (Sierra) | Click here for Instructions |
macOS 10.13.x (High Sierra) | Click here for Instructions |
Please select the topic from the table above to display the feature steps.
Important:Volumes formatted as APFS can be read by a Mac running High Sierra, but not by a Mac running Sierra or earlier. Please see HT208018 - Prepare for APFS in macOS High Sierra for more information. Please see Answer ID 9968: How to Convert a WD External Drive to Apple File System (APFS) Format If you get the following error message: MediaKit reports not enough space on device for requested operation. Operation failed... Please see Answer ID 20270: macOS Disk Utility Error 'MediaKit reports not enough space on device for requested operation' |
Critical:The instructions in the article below are designed to help repartition and format a hard drive. This process is Data Destructive and cannot be undone. Once the process begins, ALL THE DATA ON THE DRIVE WILL BE LOST! |
Steps for macOS 10.11.x (El Capitan) and macOS 10.12.x (Sierra)
- Open Disk Utility. Please See Answer ID 3823: How to access Disk Utility on macOS
- Click the Eject button next to the external hard drive volume (My Passport, etc)
- The drive will now be greyed out
- Click the Erase button
- Choose a new Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Choose Scheme: GUID Partition Map - Type the drive new Name
- Click the Erase button
- When finished, the drive will be formatted and repartitioned successfully. Click theDone button
Critical:The instructions in the article below are designed to help repartition and format a hard drive. This process is Data Destructive and cannot be undone. Once the process begins, ALL THE DATA ON THE DRIVE WILL BE LOST! |
Steps macOS 10.13.x (High Sierra)
- Open Disk Utility. Please See Answer ID 3823: How to access Disk Utility on macOS
- In the top menu bar, go to View, and choose Show All Devices
- Click the eject button next to the drive volume (My Passport, etc)
The drive Volume will now be greyed out - Select the drive (WD My Passport _____ Media, etc)
- Click the Erase button
- Choose a new Format: Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Choose Scheme: GUID Partition Map - Type the drive new Name
- Click the Erase button
- When finished, the drive will be formatted and repartitioned successfully. Click the Done button
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- WD Drive Utilities for Windows
- File Size: 15.5 MB
Version: 2.0.0.63
Release Date: 08/05/2019|Release NotesDescription
This installer - WD Drive Utilities and WD Security, are contained within the WD Drive Utilities and the WD Security zip files and installs custom Western Digital software for WD USB and FireWire enabled external hard drives under Macintosh computers.Supported Operating Systems
- Windows Vista (32 & 64 bit)
- Windows 7 (32 & 64bit)
- Windows 8 (32 & 64bit)
- Windows 8.1 (32 & 64bit)
- Windows 10
Instructions
Unzip the file into a folder and double click the .exe file to install - WD Security for Windows
- File Size: 14.6 MB
Version: 2.0.0.63
Release Date: 08/05/2019|Release NotesDescription
This installer - WD Drive Utilities and WD Security, are contained within the WD Drive Utilities and the WD Security zip files and installs custom Western Digital software for WD USB and FireWire enabled external hard drives under Macintosh computers.Supported Operating Systems
- Windows Vista (32 & 64 bit)
- Windows 7 (32 & 64bit)
- Windows 8 (32 & 64bit)
- Windows 8.1 (32 & 64bit)
- Windows 10
Instructions
Unzip the file into a folder and double click the .exe file to install - WD SES
- File Size: 281 MB
Name Driver WD SES Driver (32-bit) Download WD SES Driver (64-bit) Download Description
Note: The legacy WD SES Driver date from 2011 or earlier is available for download.
Newer SES Drivers are distributed through Windows Updates and are installed automatically with WD Security, Drive Utilities and Smartware.Supported Operating Systems
- Windows 64-bit
- Windows 32-bit
Instructions
Unzip the file into a folder and double click the .exe file to install. For more indepth instructions please visit: http://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=5419
- WD Drive Utilities for Mac
- File Size: 16.7 MB
Version: 2.1.1.110
Release Date: 08/05/2019|Release NotesDescription
WD Drive Utilities software allows you to configure, manage, and diagnose your WD drive. With WD Drive Utilities, you can- Run drive diagnostics
- Manage RAID configuration (For RAID supported models)
- Erase and format drive
- Set drive sleep timer (on supported drives)
- Register drive
Supported Operating Systems
- Mac OS 10.14
- Mac OS 10.13
- Mac OS 10.12
- Mac OS 10.11
- Mac OS 10.10
- Mac OS 10.9.x
- Mac OS 10.8.x (Mountain Lion)
Instructions
- Please close current version of the WD Drive Utility.
- Drag the WD Drive Utilities Icon to the Application Folder.
- WD Security for Mac
- File Size: 29.7 MB
Version: 2.1.1.71
Release Date: 08/05/2019|Release NotesDescription
This installer - WD Drive Utilities and WD Security, are contained within the WD Drive Utilities and the WD Security zip files and installs custom Western Digital software for WD USB and FireWire enabled external hard drives under Macintosh computers.Supported Operating Systems
- Mac OS 10.14
- Mac OS 10.13
- Mac OS 10.12
- Mac OS 10.11
- Mac OS 10.10
- Mac OS 10.9.x
- Mac OS 10.8.x (Mountain Lion)
Instructions
- Please close current version of the WD Drive Security.
- Drag the WD Drive Security Icon to the Application Folder.
- WD Macintosh +TURBO Drivers
- File Size : 3.01 MB
Version : 1.3.7
Release Date : 9/17/2013
File Size: 3.01 MB
Version: 1.3.7
Release Date: 9/17/2013|Release NotesDescription
This installer - WD TURBO Installer, contained within the WD TURBO_Installer_1_3_7.zip file installs custom Western Digital performance based Turbo drivers and drive icons for WD USB and FireWire enabled external hard drives under Macintosh computers.Supported Operating Systems
- Mac OS 10.10.x
- Mac OS 10.9.x
- Mac OS 10.8.x
- Mac OS 10.7.x
- Mac OS 10.6.x
- Mac OS 10.5.8
- Mac OS 10.4.11
Instructions
- Please close any files or open applications as this utility will require you to restart your computer system after installation has been completed.
- Download the WD TURBO_Installer_1_3_7.zip file to your desktop. Extract the contents of the WD TURBO_Installer_1_3_7.zip file using an extraction utility.
- Double click on the WD TURBO Installer file to start the installation process.
- Follow the onscreen prompts to install the WD Macintosh TURBO Drivers for your Western Digital external hard drive.
Model No | Interface | Capacity |
---|---|---|
WDBBXV0010BBK | USB 2.0 | 1 TB |
WDBBXV7500ABK | USB 2.0 | 750 GB |
WDBL1D5000ABK | USB 2.0 | 500 GB |