As long as you are using macOS to manage the drive then yes the WD drive is compatible. If you are using the WD software, then you need to contact WD to see if their software is compatible as I'm sure the WD website may contain misleading information.
- Nov 08, 2018 About 2 years ago I put nearly all of my files from MacBook Pro, onto my WD My Passport for Mac (model # WDBLUZ0010BSL-NESN), At the time I had Mac OS Mountain Lion. I then went into Apple Store and had them help me do the upgrade and I upgraded to Maverick. Fast forward to today- I need to put all recent files on my WD Passport because I’m a photographer and I need to add 9 more photoshoots.
- In such a case, you can reset your password from the Recovery Mode. Here’s how: Get to Recovery Mode Power on your MacBook Pro (or restart if it is already on), press the Command + R keys together as soon as the computer starts up, and release the keys when you see the Apple logo. This boots your MacBook Pro in Recovery Mode.
- Your My Passport for Mac drive is formatted as a single HFS+J partition for compatibility with Mac OS X operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Windows computer, see “Reformatting the Drive” on page 26 and “Troubleshooting” on page 24. Physical Description As shown in Figure 2, the My Passport for Mac drive has.
I’m using my Passport on Mac as Time machine backup drive but unfortunatelly the drive is password protected. It was a Windows drive but I formated it to mac OS. I only can unlock it via the WD Unlocker app on the drive but I cannot remove the password. I need the drive unlocked permanently to be able to restore the Maverck OS at boot.
FYI, it is much safer to just have macOS manage the WD drive. To do so just move everything on the WD drive to another drive temporarily. Then use the WD software to disable any security features on the WD drive. Then uninstall the WD software by following the manufacturer's instructions. Now use Disk Utility to erase the WD drive as GUID partition and MacOS Extended (Journaled) if you are only using it on a Mac or as GUID partition and ExFAT if you will share it with a Windows computer. Now move all your files back to the WD drive.
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Once everything is working you can upgrade to Catalina. Just make sure to have good verified working bootable backups before upgrading in case something goes wrong or you decide you don't like Catalina and want to revert back to the current macOS.
How To Unlock Mac Files On My Passport For Macbook Pro
Nov 9, 2019 5:25 PM