Feb 6, 2014 - However, my Mac doesn't recognise his hard drive, and his PC. For exFAT in Mac OS X 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard) and later versions of OS X. The My Passport for Mac portable drive is trusted to store the massive amounts of photos, videos and music you love. Its sleek style is fun and fits comfortably in the palm of your hand, so you can easily take your treasured content everywhere you go.
By Two Digital Gypsies Rating – 4.5 Stars Western Digital My Passport for Mac 2TB Portable External Hard Drive Storage USB 3.0 Features: • Blazing-fast USB 3.0 connectivity • Sleek compact design, measures 3.2 x 4.4 x.8″ and weighs only 8.2 oz. • Compatible with Apple Time Machine • Password protection and hardware encryption • 2 TB of storage. It’s the ideal companion for anyone with lots of photos, movies, videos and files that they want to take with them. • HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of the box Mac OS X Leopard, Snow Leopard, Lion or Mountain Lion.
Can be reformatted for Windows. • Comes with USB Cable and Quick Install Guide This is the perfect companion for any traveler. When we travel I have my MacBook Pro computer & my Panasonic video camera. As everyone knows, video and image files are large files that require a lot of storage space.
This external hard drive has 2 TB of storage, enough for 40 hours of video recording. At only 4″ long and less than an inch thick, it fits nicely in my laptop bag. PLUS it doesn’t need a power cable.
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You just plug it in to the USB port on your computer. To protect the WD My Passport I bought an AmazonBasics Hard Carrying Case for My Passport-Essential.
The cost seemed very reasonable, only $6. The semi-hard case gives good protection to the hard drive.
Inside the case is a nice elastic band that secures the hard drive and there is a pouch on the other side of the case to hold the USB cord. Pros – The WD My Passport is small, lightweight, and attractive. But most of all it has a lot of storage space. Cons – None evident yet. It is a little pricey at $149 but I remember a couple of years ago I paid the same amount for a WD Hard Drive that was only 500 GB, required a power cord, and would never fit in a laptop bag.