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Backup To Wd Elements Drive
I see that, after upgrading your Mac to macOS Catalina, you're unable to mount your external drive. You get an error message instead, and I'm glad to help.
File system formats available in Disk Utility on Mac -- Make sure that the drive is formatted correctly. These are the formats available in Disk Utility.
'Disk Utility on Mac supports several file system formats:
- Apple File System (APFS): The file system used by macOS 10.13 or later.
- Mac OS Extended: The file system used by macOS 10.12 or earlier.
- MS-DOS (FAT) and ExFAT: File systems that are compatible with Windows.'
Repair a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac -- If the drive is formatted correctly, this article provides the information and steps that you need to repair the drive.
Wd Elements Support Machine
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Nov 13, 2019 8:22 AM
Wd Elements Mac Os
- Enter 'disk utility' in the search panel and hit the Enter button to launch the Disk Utility app.
- In the Disk Utility window, navigate to the left-side panel and select your WD Elements hard drive under the External section.
- After selecting the WD Elements hard drive, click the Erase tab at the top of the window to start formatting the drive.
- Enter a name for the WD Elements hard drive in the Name field.
- Next, choose the Mac OS Extended (Journaled) option from the Format drop-down menu.
- Click the Scheme field and select the GUID Partition Map option.
- After selecting the necessary settings, click the Erase button.
- After formatting the drive, you can use it to back up the data from your Mac.
- If you have difficulties in formatting the WD Elements hard drive, download the WD drive utilities software from the official WD site.
- Install the software and launch the WD drive utilities software and format the hard drive.
- If you aren't able to Set Up WD Elements For Mac, contact our technical support team. >