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MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC USER MANUAL 11 About Your WD Drive Welcome to your My Passport® Edge™ for Mac portable hard drive for Mac users who need to take their creative life on the road. This chapter includes the following topics: Features Kit Contents Optional Accessories Operating System Compatibility Disk Drive Format Physical Description Registering the Drive Handling Precautions Features Major features of the My Passport Edge for Mac drive include: Ultra-slim, all-metal design-At just 11 mm, this ultra-slim, all-metal portable drive is thin and fast with plenty of capacity for your important digital content. Ultra-fast transfer rates-When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport Edge for Mac lets you access and save files in blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.* *Performance may vary based on hardware and system configuration. USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility-With this single drive you get compatibility with your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to step up to the next generation. Premium aluminum enclosure-The durable, anodized aluminum enclosure is the perfect complement for your MacBook. WD Security™-WD's security utility allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to protect your files from unauthorized use or access. WD Drive Utilities™-Register your drive, set the drive sleep timer, run diagnostics and more using the WD Drive Utilities software. Formatted for Mac-HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of the box with your MacBook or MacBook Air. Can be reformatted for Windows® operating systems. Compatible with Apple Time Machine-Back up your files with Apple Time Machine. Durable enclosure protects your drive-We know your data is important to you. So we build the drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability. Then we protect the drive with a robust, all-metal enclosure designed for style and beauty. ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE - 1

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MY PASSPORT EDGE FOR MAC
USER MANUAL
ABOUT YOUR WD DRIVE
– 1
About Your WD Drive
Welcome to your My Passport
®
Edge™ for Mac portable hard drive for Mac users who
need to take their creative life on the road.
This chapter includes the following topics:
Features
Kit Contents
Optional Accessories
Operating System Compatibility
Disk Drive Format
Physical Description
Registering the Drive
Handling Precautions
Features
Major features of the My Passport Edge for Mac drive include:
Ultra-slim, all-metal design
—At just 11 mm, this ultra-slim, all-metal portable drive is
thin and fast with plenty of capacity for your important digital content.
Ultra-fast transfer rates
—When connected to a USB 3.0 port, My Passport Edge for
Mac lets you access and save files in blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3
times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.*
*Performance may vary based on hardware and system configuration.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility
—With this single drive you get compatibility with
your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to
step up to the next generation.
Premium aluminum enclosure
—The durable, anodized aluminum enclosure is the
perfect complement for your MacBook.
WD Security™
—WD’s security utility allows you to set password protection and
hardware encryption for your drive to protect your files from unauthorized use or access.
WD Drive Utilities™
—Register your drive, set the drive sleep timer, run diagnostics and
more using the WD Drive Utilities software.
Formatted for Mac
—HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of the box with your
MacBook or MacBook Air. Can be reformatted for Windows
®
operating systems.
Compatible with Apple Time Machine
—Back up your files with Apple Time Machine.
Durable enclosure protects your drive
—We know your data is important to you. So we
build the drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and
long-term reliability. Then we protect the drive with a robust, all-metal enclosure
designed for style and
beauty
.
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