Format the drive for Time Machine/OSX, if you haven't already, using Disk Utility: Select WD Passport Partition Tab: Volume Scheme - Set Partition numbers required Partition Scheme = GUID Format Type = Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Select this new volume and choose 'Erase' Format Type = Mac OS Extended (Journaled) Security - Zero Data Erase Also - depending how long your drive was on the shelf in the store - uninstall (or do not install) the supplied WD Utilities program, older versions of which conflict with TM. (if you are uninstalling check the launcher has also removed - /Library/LaunchDaemons/com.WDPrivile gedHelper. Google translate for mac os. Plist - if not also delete this). Basically, WD Elements looks exactly like how My Passport used to look, visually, and unlike today's My Passport seems to work on mac which is why I was finding it confusing. Ah right, it sounded like you were talking about your current drive. In terms of features, the My Passport for Mac offers standard 256-bit AES encryption, compatibility with Apple Time Machine, and WD Drive Utilities. There is only one port on the device, which provides both data transfer and power supply via USB 3.0. This answer explain starting macOS Time Machine backups to My Passport and External USB Drives.*END Time Machine can be used with most external USB hard drives as well as many Network devices. For external drives, the device must be formatted as HFS+ in order to be used with Time Machine WD Network drives such as can also be used with Time Machine. Please refer to for assistance in configuring a WD Network Drive with Time Machine Click on the links below to go to backup or restore section of the article and Time Machine is supported on macOS versions listed below • macOS 10.14 (Mojave) • macOS 10.13 (High Sierra) • macOS 10.12 (Sierra) • macOS 10.11 (El Capitan) • macOS 10.10 (Yosemite) • macOS 10.9 (Mavericks) • macOS 10.8 (Mountain Lion) • macOS 10.7 (Lion) • macOS 10.6 (Snow Leopard) • macOS 10.5 (Leopard). How to Backup To perform a Time Machine backup on macOS, connect the drive to your Mac and make sure it is formatted for Time Machine backups 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!
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