Dual USB 3.0 / 2.0 Compatibility This drive delivers universal compatibility today and next-generation speed for tomorrow. Use it with USB 2.0 now and step up to USB 3.0 speed when you're ready. Fast Transfer Rates While connected to a USB 3.0 port this drive lets you access and save files up to 3x faster than USB 2.0. Maximum Capacity Store all your favorite photos, music, movies and important files on this high capacity, portable drive. WD SmartWare Software This intuitive software puts you in control of your backup. With the ability to install all the features, a select few, or none at all, this versatile bundled software provides an excellent option for continuous, automatic protection of your data.

For additional security, there is the option for password-protected encryption of your personal files. Rated 5 out of 5 by Anonymous from good value, good product I like that it's so small and compact. Saves large quantities of data pretty quickly. Set up outlook email on mac. I'll see how long it will hold up (my previous portable hard drives of different brands had to be replaced every few years), but seems to do its job well. I like the color; matches my macbook exactly.

Nov 13, 2018 - In some cases, these two goals can force Time Machine to take a long time. Backup, where the preparation phase does indeed take a long time. Finally, the NameOfBackup is the computer name you assigned to your Mac. Jun 18, 2017  The initial backup will start, and it may take several hours, depending on the amount of data Time Machine has to copy to your external drive. Since then, Time Machine will make automatic, hourly backups, always that your Mac is turned on and the external drive connected.

Yes, you do have to spend a little time reformatting for mac but it was no problem doing so. However, I do not like the Smartware interface that wd installs onto your computer to manage files. I guess if you want to back up your entire computer it's useful but I only want to back up specific files so it's useless for me. Rated 5 out of 5 by Happy Flyfisher from A nice product! I purchased to use as portable storage for photographic images. I use it with a 24 iMac under Snow Leopard and have been very happy with it.

It came ready to use with windows but converting it was a piece of cake. I was using it in about 10 minutes. One of my objectives was to be able to exchange images with my daughter. She operates under Windows. I, as I have indicated, use Mac OS X. Formatting it as FAT 32 did the trick.

I would say that this product exceeded my expectations. Even my hopes.

I have only had this product for a few days but it looks well built. I expect it to be reliable.

It does operate as quickly as one would expect, given that it has a USB 2 interface. Plenty fast for my application. My next storage purchase was to buy a 3TB backup disk for my system. After my experience with this device, the decision was easy. I ordered a WD disk. Rated 5 out of 5 by Rosie from Very Portable This is my second Passport. I use them to make duplicate back ups of my Mac Book.

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When I travel, one always goes with me and the other into the safe deposit box. I have had the first one for two years without a problem.