Windows 10 wd mybook not recognized anywhere on my dell. My wd external hard drive just suddenly stopped being recognized by my computer while i was watching a movie. Hi there i purchased a 2tb my book studio for mac firewire about 3 years ago. Apr 10, 2008 macbook wont recognize wd passport anymore.
Western digital on tuesday announced a new, updated version of its maccentric external desktop hard drive, the my book studio. I took the inner drive out a red 2tb nas drive, unplugged the power supply board and put the drive in a usb 3 enclosure. I have a wd my passport and this problem does not exist. I have a wd my book studio ii i use with my macbook air and lightroom. But here is a twist, an unmounted drive be it a wd my. The light still comes on and it doesnt make any clicking noise, but it just doesnt show up on my computer anymore.
How to recover wd my book studio hard drive on mac. Fix and repair wd my passport ultra not detectedshowing up. Wd my book studio ii simultaneously on both mac and pc. Apple likes to ensure these are easy to find, so they also appear in the finder in the lefthand column under devices, since macs treat them the same way as.
Do not post advertisements, offensive materials, profanity, or personal attacks. Ive tried initializing it, but it keeps saying the media is write protected and wouldnt let me. Unlike some other people with this problem, my hard drive isnt showing up on my pc windows 7 or my husbands macbook air, and although it has a flashing blue light when plugged in, it isnt making that spinning sound, which has me worried it might be a gonner. Macbook external hard drive not recognized how to reformat. Sierra has had no problem displaying the hard drive though. Mar 22, 2009 i have a wd my book studio ii i use with my macbook air and lightroom. If this is a portable drive no separate power supply, then this may be a power issue. Mar 14, 2011 western digitals mybook drives are very convenient and popular storage options, but if the drive stops working then you might have success by giving it a quick love tap. Sierra not recognizing western digital external usb drive. I backed everything up on windows 7 pc which crashed. Wd my book 2tb shows up in device manager but doesnt open. Did it mounted successfully last time you plugged into the mac. My book studio not recognized external drives for pc.
Wd my passport greyed out in disk utility and unrecognized in. We recover all models of western digital drives including laptop, notebook, desktop, external and portable usb hard drives. I plug it in and nothing happens, no bling sound or any indication that it was even plugged in. Go to disk utility and identify if your wd my passport is listed on the lefthand side of the interface. Everything was going fine i downloaded the wd software again online it was showing me the files in the my book and my macbook pro. This caused an issue as i needed windows 10 to recognize my passport to do a backup. Wd external hard drive wont safely remove or eject from. How to fix my mac not recognizing my wd external hard drive quora. How to solve my wd hard drive not recognized in windows 10. Jul 10, 2016 the wd drive utilities does not recognise my external my book studio edition ii, and i would like to change the raid configuration. However, if i plug it into the tv, it recognizes some or most of the files, so i know theyre still there. The uploader app identifies the controller as uf922. Available in various editions from essential, to premium to world edition.
Sometimes, after the mybook is not used for a while, it will shut down, to the point that, only unplugging both the firewire and power to. My book studio not recognized external drives for pc wd. Hi folks, a friend of mine has given me his my book to test for him. I know im not the first person to encounter this issue, so i hope i receive some help. Why is my wd external hard drive suddenly no longer. So i figured i can just plug in my my book via usb into the dell and transfer her documents and pictures thats all she wants saved. Well my suggestion and from experience check if your external is work, and also you need to if the file system is hfs apple imac file systems because if imac is mounting your hard drive you can check it on disk management they need to in sync. Mar 08, 2018 in shooting another video for call that geek, i found that my wd passport not recognized in the system. Click on next and follow the prompts to run the troubleshooter. Anyways, when i connected my wd my book that has worked flawlessly on my macbook, and it has a bunch of videos and pictures stored it doesnt open automatically and when i looked under file explorer its not listed on the left side either. There are several reasons why your mac wont recognize a drive. Otherwise, on a healthier external drive, this option works flawlessly.
For mac, go to the apple menu and select software update if your device is currently running firmware version 02. Ive tried to check though the forum for a solution without much luck. If you have a disk already mounted and your system goes to sleep, it also powers down ports, including usb ports. Shop for wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive at best buy. Wont it cause things like registry errors and the like. When you wake your mac up, for whatever reason, your external drive does not wake up. A few years ago i got a my book studio edition to use for my macbook.
A line of external hard drives by western digital, styled after hardbound books. I try to access my wd from my mac but my mac wont open it anymore. Ive looked at a lot of troubleshooting pages, but im aquired no success. However when i opened device manager it was listed under disk drives and wd drive management devices. Heres some more info it doesnt show up in my computer or disk management however. How to fix my mac not recognizing my wd external hard drive. Fix wd external hard drive not recognizedworking with light. I cant get my imac to recognize an external wd my book.
Wd my passport not recognized in win 10 windows 10 forums. Jul 11, 20 when i plug my wd passport into my computer or any computer it isnt coming up. If you dont see the wd apps setup, look for a folder called wd apps for windows, if you are using windows or wd apps for mac if you are using os x to find the application installer for your operating system. You do not need to use the included software if you dont want to but see quirks, below. I used to be able to use of it, it has all of my itunes music on it for space saving but now when i plug it in, i cant use i anymore. It is designed primarily for mac users, although it can be used on windows platforms after a reformat. Tips for getting started with the wd my book backup drive.
Rightclick on the windows icon at the left corner and select device manager. Ntfs formatted western digital drive to be recognized on my macbook. Apple support and wd support are both worthless here, nowhere i got to find a hint about this, but after timeless hours spent on rebooting, fixing permissions and other useless tricks, i found out that. I dont believe you did it any harm by moving it from the g4 to your new mbp. It seems to cycle over and over but not connect with the mac book read more. Equally, some hosts computers, tvs etc provide just a little below spec, so sometimes you get a bad combination. Western digitals my book studio is a 2tb external hard drive supporting firewire 800 and usb 2.
Why wont my macbook pro recognize my wd external hard. Get a free addition to setapp the ultimate mac user book. From there, you will be able to update to the current available 02. Wd my book essential drive not recognized on my mac. A stable wd my passport is readily available on the desktop, finder, and disk utility when the drive gets plugged into macs usb port. Why can i not open my external wd passport hard drive. The my book studio has a similar design to previous my book hard drives such as the essential and home editions.
I have an imac 27 that will not recognize my 3g wd mypassport. The wd my book studio edition ii is a raid unit and as such if one of the drives fails or malfunctions for some reason or another, the entire unit will not mount. I am having wd my passport ultra 1tb and its not recognized in any usb 3. Nurfed101 posts 1 registration date saturday november 25, 2017 status member last seen november 25, 2017 updated on sep 9, 2019 at 07. West digital hard drives, such as wd my passport for mac, wd elements, or wd easystore, are trusted by a large number of users to store the. Was there an unusual behaviour of the disk say an unpleasant clicking noise. My book studio edition ii update for wd drive manager mac osx. Wd announces new my book studio desktop hard drives. I just plugged in my old my book into my new macbook pro. Wd not getting recognized on macos because of a possible corruption occurred either on partition table or hfs directory structure corruption.
Wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive. Wd my book studio 3tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. Windows 10 wont recognize mybook microsoft community. Locate the icon assigned to western digital my passport drive and rightclick the connected drive icon and click format in the popup menu.
Most of the time, when you connect an external hard drive to your macs usb port, you soon see it mount on the desktop. Western digital mybook 6tb studio edition ii 9to5mac. When you plug your wd external hard drive to macos, does it show in finder. I closed out of it, restarted, and attempted to use the old software again when it no. For mac computers, go to the apple menu and select software update or app store. Why isnt my wd my book external hard drive being recognized. Western digital mybook hard drive shutting down periodically. Obviously, this isnt a professional rig like xraids and the like, but if you. If first aid cant repair the wd hard drive, or disk utility doesnt recognize the volumes of the drive, probably, the. If you want to use this drive with a windows system, see reformatting the drive on page 28 and troubleshooting on page 29. Jan 17, 2018 how to make external hard drive work with mac and pc set up guidehow to use hdhow to use hd duration. I shut down all programs that might possibly be using it, and the message still persists. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup. Hi guys, i have western digital external hdd 2 tb green that seems to have stopped working.
Sep 26, 2016 wd my book external drive not working posted in external hardware. If you did, then next time you plug the wd mybook to the mac, the wp unlocker will not start automatically it is a glitch i have seen only with the mybook. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. Wd my passport greyed out in disk utility and unrecognized. Since the unlocker will not show up, the hard drive will remain unseen by the mac. Wd my passport greyed out in disk utility and not recognized in. I read somewhere that as long as it isnt transferring files, it is ok to remove the usb chord. Find and expand disk drivers, portable devices, universal serial usb controllers or other devices to see if wd device is shown as unknown device. How to fix wd hard drive not recognized on mac without. Hi, i use a my book studio edition ii, configured as raid 1 mirrored. Western digital provides data storage solutions, including systems, hdd, flash ssd, memory and personal data solutions to help customers capture and preserve their most valued data. I still have over 100 gb of space on there my mom decided that by the end of the year she would like to get a macbook.
However now when i plug it in it says the drive is not recognized by this computer immediately and theres nothing i can. Hard drive is not showing up on my computer western. Select the unrecognized wd hard drive from the sidebar. I also cant see it on my computer with a different cable and power source they work fine for my own my book. My book drive, with the wd backup, wd drive utilities, and wd security. Then the software prompted me to download a new software update, which i tried to do but it wouldnt process. If the issue still persist, refer to the below method.
Wd external hard drive such as my passport are suitable and trusted devices serving as the best backup tools for mac internal drives data. Wait while first aid verifying and fixing possible errors of the wd hard drive. How to fix my mac not recognizing my wd external hard. This will start the installation process for the backup software. I just purchased a wd my book studio, and it turns on, but the light does not glow and my mac 2011 imac running ml does not recognize the drive at all. Wd my book studio 2tb mac external hard drive storage usb. I cant get the wd to open or show up on my desktop. Portable hard drives require a fair bit of power, and while they should fall within the usb specs 500ma for usb 2.
Western digitals mybook drives are very convenient and popular storage options, but if the drive stops working then you might have success by giving it a quick love tap. Wd my book external drive not working posted in external hardware. Password protection the my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe. For some reason my 1tb wd my book studio for mac this is the one with the eink lcd display could not be detected using the usb port. Shop for wd my book studio 2tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. The western digital drive i bought is windows ntfs formatted and not mac.
Nov 08, 2016 hi there i purchased a 2tb my book studio for mac firewire about 3 years ago. Wd my book external drive not working external hardware. Apr 23, 20 my 1tb wd mybook essential external hard drive rarely ejects when i need it to. View online or download western digital my book studio user manual, manual, brochure. I tried reinstalling drivers from device manager, but same problem. The wd drive utilities does not recognise my external my book studio edition ii, and i would like to change the raid configuration. My book studio for mac suddenly not recognized external. You can use this software to regain access to all types of files like doc, docx, xls, xlsx, ppt, pptx.
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