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HOW TO UNINSTALL MY PASSPORT FOR MAC

15-09-2021admin

 * Aug 18, 2020 A WD My Passport formatted with Mac file system will be a dud on
   the Windows and vice-versa. Thankfully, MS-DOS FAT32 and ex-FAT formats have
   survived to date, and these are the file system to make your WD My Passport
   work with a Mac and a Windows PC simultaneously.
 * Oct 08, 2016 But then i try to open again my passport drive and it not
   showing up in window so i used WD smartware to open the drive and put 5 time
   wrong password then it recommend me to erase all data and format the driveand
   then everything become normal. Now the WD Passport drive is just like normal
   drive and i could use WD Passport for my android.

Hi there, Can anyone tell me how to reinstall the software that was on my WD
External HD (My passport Ultra). I stupidly formatted it in disk utility (on my
Mac) and it wiped all the software?). I cant seem to locate where to find the
software to reload it. Thanks in advance for your help. Conventional Steps to
Uninstall My Passport Icons 0.5 for Mac. Prior to the removal of My Passport
Icons 0.5, you should first log into your Mac with an.

Summary: This article analyzes why the WD My Passport for Mac drive is not
mounting/working on Mac and how to fix this issue. If you worry about losing
data, you can recover data from the WD hard drive with iBoysoft Data Recovery
for Mac at first.

This page will analyze why WD My Passport drive won't mount on Mac, and provides
7 possible solutions to this issue.

 * 1. Show the mounted WD My Passport for Mac hard drive on Mac destop
 * 2. Force Mount the WD Mac hard drive in Disk Utility
 * 3. Run First Aid to fix WD My Passport for Mac not mounting error
 * 4. Check the power supply of the WD My Passport for Mac drive
 * 5. Check the USB cable
 * 6. Check the USB port of your Mac
 * 7. Check for driver update


WHAT IS MEANT BY MOUNTING A WD MY PASSPORT DRIVE ON MAC?

The WD My Passport for Mac hard drive is specially designed for Mac mini
computers, iMacs, MacBook Pro and MacBook Air. You can access My passport for
Mac drives only when macOS recognizes the format of the drive. This process is
called mounting.

However, once your computer fails to recognize that format (also known as file
system), the WD My Passport for Mac hard drive is not mounting on Mac computer.


WHY IS WD MY PASSPORT FOR MAC NOT MOUNTING?

WD hard drives, including My Passport and Easystore, won't mount on Mac when the
disk format is not recognized. Such error could be caused by virus infection,
sudden power failure, sudden power outage, unwanted interruption during
transferring data, etc. If the external hard drive won't mount, you can't open
this WD My Passport for Mac drive and access your important files.

Here is one typical case from forums:

WD My Passport for Mac hard drive (2 TB) won't mount on my MacBook Air, grayed
out in Disk Utility. I have 1 TB family photos on this hard drive, which are
very precious for me. How to fix if WD My Passport for Mac not working on Mac?
Any data recovery solution? Thanks a lot!

If you haven't got an effective workaround when WD My passport hard drive fails
to mount in Finder or Disk Utility, this page will help. You'll know how to
mount the Western Digital my passport drive on Mac again.


HOW TO FIX THE UNMOUNTED WD MY PASSPORT HARD DRIVE ON MAC?

The connected WD My Passport drive should be automatically mounted on the
desktop, in Finder and Disk Utility. When it won't mount on Mac as you expect,
you can try these methods.


1. SHOW THE MOUNTED WD MY PASSPORT FOR MAC HARD DRIVE ON MAC DESTOP


MY PASSPORT FOR MAC DRIVERS

Sometimes, the My Passport drive is recognized and mounted by the Mac, and you
just don't see it. You can go to Finder > Preferences and confirm if the
'External Disks' under 'Show these items on the desktop' is selected. This will
ensure if the external drives connected to this Mac are allowed to show on the
desktop.

But if your WD My Passport drive is not even showing up, it's reasonable that
you can't see it mounting on Mac. Then, you shoud check the connections and some
hardware issues.


2. FORCE MOUNT THE WD MAC HARD DRIVE IN DISK UTILITY

You can go to Utility and see if this hard drive appears in the left sidebar. If
your WD My Passport for Mac drive for Mac is not mounting but grayed out in Disk
Utility, you can right-click and select the 'Mount' button to force mount the
hard drive. However, if this external hard drive is corrupted, the 'Mount'
button will not be available and you need to try the next solution.

But sometimes, you can't mount a hard drive on Mac because of internal disk
errors like file system corruption, partition table lost, the directory is
corrupted, etc. You WD My Passport for Mac drive won't be recognized by your Mac
in these cases. Fortunately, you can fix the hard drive not mounting issue with
the native disk repair tool, First Aid.


HOW TO UNINSTALL MY PASSPORT FOR MAC OS


3. RUN FIRST AID TO FIX WD MY PASSPORT FOR MAC NOT MOUNTING ERROR

First Aid is a Mac built-in tool to verify and check minor problems of a hard
disk. Whenever you can't mount a WD hard drive or My Passport for Mac is not
working, First Aid should be a good disk repair tool.

 * Step 1: Go to /Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility/, then click Continue.
 * Step 2: In the sidebar, select the unmounted WD My Passport for Mac hard
   drive.
 * Step 3: Click the 'First Aid' button.
 * Step 4: Click Run.

If Disk Utility reports that the WD My Passport for Mac hard drive appears to be
OK or has been repaired, you're done. Otherwise, this WD My Passport drive has
been corrupted. You have to retrieve your data from this corrupted hard drive as
soon as possible.

When those methods didn't make any difference and the WD My passport for Mac
hard drive is not mounting still, you need to check some hardware issues that
get involved in the disk connection.

Let's start with some basics factors.


4. CHECK THE POWER SUPPLY OF THE WD MY PASSPORT FOR MAC DRIVE

It's well known that insufficient or no power supply in USB ports could also
lead to hard drive not mounting issue. Therefore, you should make sure the WD My
Passport for Mac hard drive is getting the appropriate power. If the drive came
with a Y-cable, use both USB connectors. Moreover, do not connect the drive
through a USB hub, connect it directly to the Mac. Make sure the power adapter
is connected directly to a wall outlet, not to an extension cord.


5. CHECK THE USB CABLE

When external hard drive is not showing up on Mac, ensure the cable is properly
connected to both the drive and computer. Then try connecting your WD My
Passport for Mac hard drive with a new USB cable if you can fetch another one.


6. CHECK THE USB PORT OF YOUR MAC

If the problem still continues, try using a different USB port. Perhaps your Mac
has two USB port - the back and front ones. Assuming the My passport driveis
plugged in the front USB port, try to insert the drive to the back USB port.


7. CHECK FOR DRIVER UPDATE

If the hardware seems to be OK, let's check the software that related to this
disk problem. The My passport disk driver, a software component, bridges the
operating system and the drive to communicate with each other. But the files of
My passport driver could be deleted, outdated, or corrupted for virus invasion
or misoperation.

So, when the WD My Passport drive is not working or the external hard drive
won't mount on Mac, check the disk driver.

 * Step 1: Click the Apple icon and select 'App Store…'
 * Step 2: Click Update (NOT UPGRADE!) to install a specific update or Update
   All to install all available updates.

Sometimes, WD My Passport for Mac driver, software, and WD disk tool are needed,
especially when you want to open a WD My Passport for Mac drive that is locked.
You can go to WD official website and download software for WD My Passport
troubleshooting and for WD My Passport driver update.


HOW TO FIX WD MY PASSPORT FOR MAC HARD DRIVE NOT MOUNTING ERROR WITHOUT LOSING
DATA?

However, if WD My Passport for Mac hard drive still won't mount on Mac, the last
solutions is to reformat the hard drive. But reformatting will delete all data
stored on the hard drive, and most of the time, many important files are stored
on the WD My Passport for Mac hard drive.

If you haven't backed up important files, how can you recover files from the WD
My Passport drive? It's high time to recover lost data from the unmounted hard
drive first.

Step 1: Recover lost data from unmountable hard drive with iBoysoft Data
Recovery for Mac

As for Mac data recovery, iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac is highly recommended
as it's a free Mac data recovery software. It can easily retrieve files from WD
Passport drives. This software can recover lost data from corrupted hard drive,
unreadable hard drives, formatted hard drives, unrecognized hard drives,
unmountable hard drives, inaccessible hard drives, and recover lost data from
uninitialized hard drive.

You can use this hard drive data recovery software on macOS Big Sur 11/Catalina
10.15/Mojave 10.14/High Sierra 10.13/10.12 Sierra and Mac OS X
10.11/10.10/10.9/10.8/10.7.

 * 1. Free download and install iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac.
 * 2. Launch iBoysoft Data Recovery for Mac and select the unmounted WD My
   Passport for Mac hard drive.
 * 3. Click 'Scan' to search for all lost files on this drive.
 * 4. Preview the listed scanning results, choose files we want, and click
   'Recover' button to get them back.

Hopefully, you'll get all your files off after the WD My Passport is not working
nor mounting.

Step 2: Fix WD My Passport for Mac drive not mounting error by reformatting

After getting lost files back, you can fix WD My Passport for Mac hard drive not
mounting error by reformatting without worrying about losing data. This will
reset the WD My Passport hard drive.

• Guide to reformat WD My Passport for Mac external hard drive

Conclusion

WD My passport for Mac hard drives always offer quick and easy way to expand the
storage space of your computer. It has amazing features like cloud storage,
password protection with hard drive encryption, and compatiblity with Apple's
Time Machine backup software, so that you can store a massive amount of photos,
videos, music and documents.

But the WD My Passport for Mac drive not mounting issue will call a halt on all
these good things. You need to repair the WD My Passport for Mac that is not
working or corrupted first, and recover data with the assistance of iBoysoft
Data Recovery for Mac.

For any questions or suggestions, please email us below.




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