Western Digital easystore Desktop User Manual - Page 27

Reformatting the Drive 8 Reformatting the Drive The easystore drive is formatted as a single NTFS partition for compatibility with updated Windows operating systems. To use the drive on a Mac operating system, you must reformat the drive to a single HFS+J partition, which will remove compatibility with Windows operating systems. This chapter includes the following topics: Reformatting the Drive Downloading the WD Software Reformatting the Drive Reformatting the drive erases all its contents. If you have already saved files on the drive, be sure to back them up before reformatting it. Go to http://support.wdc.com and refer to Knowledge Base Answer ID 3865 for information about reformatting the drive. See "Troubleshooting" for more information about reformatting a drive. Downloading the WD Software After you have reformatted your drive, go to http://support.wdc.com and see Knowledge Base Answer ID 7 for information about downloading the Windows and Mac version of the WD Discovery software. The WD Backup software is not available for Mac computers. easystore 23 User Manual