I want this just so I do not have to keep getting external hard drives. I have windows 8 now, but am switching to Mac. Will this work with Mac?
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These drives are designed just for Mac with Thunderbolt, and in fact are not supported on PC at this time. So these are ideal for Mac users (must have Thunderbolt) and the Thunderbolt cable is included with the drive. The MAC PRO DOES NOT HAVE THUNDERBOLT. Thanks Jeff
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Sorry, I cannot tell. I do not have a Mac, but works perfectly with windows
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I use a PC with Windows 8.1 via USB. I have a Mac Pro, but abandoned it. I am a Windows guy. Please let me know what you find out. I may resurrect my Mac Pro at some point.
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I have used with XP, 7, Linux and assorted flavors of Mac OS. There is no reason it should not work with Win 8. 8 is a NTFS file system - the same as Win 7. If I recall correctly, the WD Elements is a FAT 32 formatted drive - and should work just fine. You can easily reformat as NTFS if desired.
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At least in my case, although I have MAC as well, the device came with an installation disk for windows only. I used on Windows. PS: Extremely happy with the easy of use and performance in windows.
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Mine is hooked up to a PC, mapped to the network (Windows for all its sins does this pretty well in the Control Panel), and I just drag and drop to it from my Mac all the time. I partitioned it before use. Most seamless thing ever.
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Thank you so much for your response! You also answered my next question as to whether or not it would recognize external HDDs connected to the Mac.Have you experimented connecting external drives to the WD TV Live Plus directly through the USB? If so are you able to transfer files wirelessly from your Mac to the external drive?It's a shame the WD TV Live Plus doesn't have built in wireless like the Apple TV.
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The description for the 500GB model says "Preformatted hard drive is ready for immediate use with Windows and Mac." I don't have a Mac, but based on that, my guess is it should work on both.
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Hi Dianne! This unit s formatted for Mac OS 10.5 or later operating systems and requires reformatting for Windows operating system. Compatibility may vary depending on your hardware configuration and operating system. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to use this unit with my Mac OS 10.8.5 operating system and sent it back after talking with the WD tech people. I ended up buying a G-Technology G-DRIVE for more money. Works really well. Costs twice as much, but is compatible with both Mac and Windows systems. Check out Amazon for the best prices! Hope this helps!!
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Hi Shiki, This is very helpful. Is it easy to partition the drive? I just ordered this so I don't have the drive yet, but when it comes I'd like to back up both my Mac and PC... Do you know where to find information on how to partition? Thank you!
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Sometimes Mac devices will be specific about which kind of hard drive you exchange with, but for windows devices this is very rarely an issue. As long as you can find drivers for the device, it can be installed.
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I love this portable hard drive. It does come with a USB cord. I have a PC. I am not sure about a Mac.
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Frankly, I don't think it even can be said to "work" at all. Even if one accepts the terrible Windows software and the glllaaaciallll transfer speeds, mine up and spontaneously reset itself and *lost all saved data*. If you're already in the Mac ecosystem anyway, why look anywhere else than a Time Capsule? Designed from the get-go to work with the OS, integrates wonderfully and has fabulous (well, compared to Seagate) support (if you're near an Apple store).
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...sorry, not sure. I'm using this on Win7. I would definitely do my homework for a MAC. I remember reading somewhere that people had some issues with certain versions. Good luck.
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I re-read your question. It sounds like you want to use it on BOTH a MAC and a PC from interchangeably. One to do this which I am familiar with is to format the drive to FAT32. This makes it readable and writable by both mac and windows os...however there are file size limitations with FAT32...but as long as your files are smaller than a couple GB you should be good. There are other solutions....but would be best if you conduct the research yourself.
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sorry. I don't have a Mac. I think it will work.I used the windows but, I had bought for Mac by mistake.however, this works well on Windows.
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I wrote you a response (which is below) but I realized you might be confused as to what this product is. This isn't an external hard drive. It's a hard drive enclosure, it's basically an empty shell that holds a hard drive. You have to buy the actual drive separately You should be good in that direction PC to Mac. Windows uses the NT File System on it's drives, Mac's can read those files and copy them to the mac, but mac's can't write to a NTFS drive. So you couldn't add or save anything on to the drive. A solution for this would be to make a partition that's FAT32 both mac and windows can read and write to that, it's the file system flash drives usually have. Sometimes there's a 32GB limit on FAT32 drives so you might not be able to turn the whole drive into it. But you can partition one drive into multiple parts.