How to Use WD EasyStore On Mac?

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Carry out these steps to use the WD easystore hard drive on a Mac computer:


  • Turn on your Mac and connect the WD easystore hard drive using a USB 3.0 cable.
  • Once you have connected the hard drive successfully, click the Disk Utility icon located at the Dock.
  • Alternatively, press the Command + Spacebar shortcut keys to open the Spotlight.
  • Type “disk utility” in the search panel and hit the Enter key to open the Disk Utility window.
  • In the Disk Utility window, go to the left-side panel and click the WD easystore hard drive.
  • Next, click the Erase icon at the top of the window and click the Format drop-down menu.
  • Choose the ExFat format for the WD easystore drive and assign a name for it (if necessary).
  • Next, click the Erase button to start formatting your hard drive.
  • Once the format is completed, click the Done button.
  • To create a partition, click the Partition icon at the top of the Disk Utility window.
  • Click the Add icon to add the number of partitions on your WD easystore hard drive.
  • Create a partition folder for backing up the system data and choose the partition format as Mac OS Extended (Journaled) from the Format drop-down menu.
  • Click the Apply button after partitioning your hard drive.
  • Next, create a backup of your system data using the Time Machine Backup feature.
  • Click the System Preferences icon at the Dock or click the Apple menu and select System Preferences from the drop-down menu.
  • In the System Preferences window, click the Time Machine icon and select the Add or Remove Backup Disk option.
  • Now, choose the created partition on your WD easystore hard drive to start backing up your files.
  • Click the Use Disk button and check the “Back up Automatically” checkbox under the Time Machine icon.
  • Also, check the “Show Time Machine in the menu bar” checkbox from the Time Machine window.
  • If you wish to start a backup for the next time, click the Time Machine icon at the menu bar and select the Back up Now button.
  • You can also use the WD Discovery app for accessing the WD Backup software to back up your data.
  • The how to use WD EasyStore on both Windows and Mac OS process successfully completed.

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