You want to do a Time Machine backup. You’re looking at external drives for your Mac. And wonder what the difference in file formats mean? One manufacturer says their drive is NTFS formatted. While another one claims theirs is ExFAT formatted. And yet another says it’s for Mac. But which format should you get if…
As the cost per GB of hard drive space falls. It becomes practical to buy a larger external hard drive and use it for several purposes. And that is exactly what partitioning up – splitting using the Mac operating system software allows you to do. Let me teach you in 10 steps how to partition…
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Whether it’s because you’ve a Windows PC you use at work. And when you’re home it’s easier for you to continue your work on your Mac. The question you’re asking yourself is: Can I use my WD Passport For Mac and Windows PC? The answer is Yes. And in this article you find inspiration to…
Does WD My Passport Work with Time Machine? Yes, Is WD My Passport compatible with Time Machine? Yes, yes. Your Mac can pretty much work with any USB attached external hard drive. And with a little know how and insider knowledge. You can get your WD My Passport drive working well with Time Machine in…
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Are you concerned that if you buy, a WD My Passport drive will it work on your Mac? You’ll find here 7 ways. Ways how to use WD My Passport for Mac. For the self confessed raw beginner. WD My Passport Which One Have You Got? There are two products under the WD My Passport title….
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A disaster your MacBook Pro. MacBook Air or iMac is out of space. What now? You need somewhere to offload your files and fast. And you should back up everything on your Mac, too. Because the last thing you want is your documents, videos and photos to vaporize into thin air if your Mac fails….
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You’re mad as hell because your new WD My Passport drive is ‘read only’ on your Mac. Right now it’s less use than a brick. You just want the thing to work on your Mac. Don’t worry it’s quick to get your Western Digital My Passport drive working. In 10 quick steps you’ll find out…
You’ve a lot of photos stored on your old Mac computer, and you’ve bought a new Mac. Maybe you’re on an old 128GB MacBook Air. And you’re stepping up to a MacBook Pro. You want to know how to transfer photos from one mac to another. Can you expertly transfer or move those photos? Or…
You want to move your photos from your old MacBook Air over to a new MacBook Pro. And you don’t want to lose any of them in the process. Will all your pictures show up on your new computer when you use Migration Assistant? Or will they go poof! And disappear into thin air? You’ll…
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Just bought a new MacBook. MacBook Air or MacBook Pro? (A present to yourself for being oh so good). And now you want to move your files, documents, photos, everything from your old Mac. Onto your new one. Migration Assistant is the way recommended by Apple. Some say it’s better than other transfer methods. But…