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Why is my Western Digital hard drive not showing up?
If it shows but it does not show a drive letter, make sure you give it one. Also, try to connect the drive to a USB port in the back of the computer, avoid using a USB hub. You can also try uninstalling the usb driver and once you restart the computer, the drivers should get reinstalled by the operating system.
Why is my WD Passport not working on my Mac?
If your WD My Passport drive is recognized by your Mac but does not show up in the Disk Utility window, choose your drive from the left-side panel and click the First Aid button. If prompted, click the Run button to repair your hard drive using the Disk Utility. After completing the repair, click the Done button.
How do I get my computer to recognize my WD external hard drive?
Locate and right-click on your WD drive and click Change Drive Letter and Paths…. Click Change. Then select from the drop-down menu to assign a letter and click OK. Restart your computer and check if your WD external hard drive not recognized problem has been solved.
How to fix WD passport not mounting on Mac?
Solution 2: Reformat to fix WD My Passport not mounting 1 Go to Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility. 2 Select the unmountable WD external hard drive and click “Erase” on the top. 3 Provide a name and a format to erase the drive. 4 When finished, you can mount your WD external hard drive on Mac and use it again.
Is the WD passport compatible with USB 3.0?
Ensure the WD Passport drive is connected to the back of your computer, not a USB 3.0 port, but a backward compatible USB port with the same cable that came with the drive. The download is compressed, so create a folder, and then un-compress the new files there.
Why is my passport WD HD not recognized?
If the reading heads made it to their parked position not only will your hard drive be recognized but your data will be fully accessible with out the aide of a data recovery program. If the heads didn’t make it to their parked position your drive will be recognized by the computer and it may say the HD needs formatted.
How can I get my passport drive to mount on my Mac?
The connected WD My Passport drive should be automatically mounted on the desktop, in Finder and Disk Utility. When it won’t mount on Mac as you expect, you can try these methods. 1. Show the mounted WD My Passport for Mac hard drive on Mac destop Sometimes, the My Passport drive is recognized and mounted by the Mac, and you just don’t see it.