So, you’ve put an external hard drive. Or USB flash drive or pen drive on your Mac. And you can’t work out why you can’t copy your files from your MacBook Pro. Or other Mac to the external drive. Perhaps there are even files on there you put on with a PC using Windows Explorer….
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Whether your precious Mac is a MacBook Pro. Or a MacBook Air. Or an iMac. You’ve relieved your wallet of several dollar bills and bought yourself a SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD. Or a SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD for your Mac. And now your question as a Mac user is:- ‘How to use SanDisk Extreme…
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When you’re newish to a Mac. And you’re not sure how to get the formatting of your Western Digital SanDisk Extreme Portable SSD. Or SanDisk Extreme Pro Portable SSD done. Even though your SanDisk Portable SSD is formatted out of the box ExFAT. Maybe you don’t want that. Or the factory formatting is playing up…
The Migration Assistant software from Apple transfers your files from one Mac to another really easily. But what happens when you run into a problem? The Migration Assistant app has been around for years and is pretty reliable. But, it can stall, get stuck. Or seem to take forever in the middle of your file…
The answer is yes. A solid yes. You can use any Seagate external hard drive on your Mac. There are some things to know. And perhaps some things to do first depending on the Seagate external hard drive you have. Or plan to buy. Can I Use A Seagate Hard Drive On A Mac? Yes….
Western Digital’s My Passport is one of the most popular external hard drives. It’s made for a PC. But what about putting it on your Mac? In this article you’ll find the answers to those working with Mac questions. Does it work? Is it compatible with your Mac and the key MacOS operating system releases?…
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If you’re a Mac user. Transferring files from your Mac computer to a WD My Passport drive can seem like a real challenge. It’s not that hard if you know how to do it the right way. This article will show you exactly what steps to take and in no time you’ll have your file…
You’ve been looking at external hard drives for your Mac. And you quite fancy two from Western Digital. The decision’s down to these 2. WD Elements vs My Passport. But which one should you go with? You’re scratching your head wondering what is best for you and your Mac? In this article we’ll be comparing…
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You’ve got yourself a Toshiba Canvio Basics. Or Toshiba Canvio Advance or a Toshiba Slim. And you can’t use it on your Mac because it’s not formatted for your Mac computer. Well not yet … But you can get your Toshiba to work on your Mac. If you reformat it. So, whether you’ve a MacBook…
You know there’s a difference between APFS and APFS encrypted. But you’re not sure what the difference is. Well then, today is your day. Read on and find out about these two options. And just what sets them apart. APFS VS APFS Encrypted The APFS file system format is not encrypted by default. Lose your…