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MY BOOK USER MANUAL Optional Accessories For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit: US Canada Europe Australia Singapore All others www.wdstore.com www.wdstore.ca www.wdstore.eu www.wdstore.com.au www.wdstore.sg Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical Support contacts, visit http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 1048. Operating System Compatibility Your My Book drive and the WD Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following operating systems: Windows  Windows 7® Mac OS X  Mountain Lion  Windows 8  Mavericks  Windows 8.1  Yosemite  Windows 10  El Capitan The WD Backup software is compatible with the following operating systems:  Windows 7  Windows 8  Windows 8.1  Windows 10 Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the Start menu and select Windows Update. For Mac computers, go to the Apple menu and select Software Update or App Store. Disk Drive Format Your My Book drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac computer, see "Reformatting the Drive" on page 29 and "Troubleshooting" on page 30. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 2

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MY BOOK
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
– 2
Optional Accessories
For information about optional accessories for WD products, visit:
Operating System Compatibility
Your My
Book drive and the WD
Drive Utilities software are compatible with the following
operating systems:
The WD
Backup software is compatible with the following operating systems:
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system.
For highest performance and reliability, always install the latest updates and service
pack (SP). For Windows computers, go to the
Start
menu and select
Windows Update
.
For Mac computers, go to the
Apple
menu and select
Software Update
or
App Store
.
Disk Drive Format
Your My
Book drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with all
updated Windows operating systems. If you want to use the drive with a Mac computer,
see “Reformatting the Drive” on page
29 and “Troubleshooting” on page
30.
US
www.wdstore.com
Canada
www.wdstore.ca
Europe
www.wdstore.eu
Australia
www.wdstore.com.au
Singapore
www.wdstore.sg
All others
Contact WD Technical Support in your region. For a list of Technical
Support contacts, visit
and see Knowledge Base
Answer ID
1048.
Windows
Mac OS X
Windows 7
®
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Mountain Lion
Mavericks
Yosemite
El Capitan
Windows 7
Windows 8
Windows 8.1
Windows 10