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Reformatting the Drive
This chapter includes the following topics:
Reformatting the Drive
Restoring the WD Software
Reformatting the Drive
Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. If you have already saved files on the drive, be sure to
back them up before reformatting it.
Go to http://support.wdc.com and refer to Knowledge Base answer ID 3865 for
information about reformatting the drive.
See Troubleshooting for more information about reformatting a drive.
Restoring the WD Software
After you have reformatted your My Passport for Mac drive for use on Mac
computers, go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base answer ID 7 for
information about downloading and restoring the Mac versions of the WD Drive
Utilities and WD Security software on your My Passport for Mac drive.
The WD Backup software is not available for Mac computers.
Reformatting the Drive
My Passport for Mac
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