About
WD Drive Utilities Help
About the WD Drive Utilities software
The WD Drive Utilities software makes it easy for you to keep your drive performing at its best. Use the WD Drive Utilities software to:
- Register the drive
- Set the drive sleep timer
- Check drive health
- Manage RAID configurations
- Erase the drive
Operating system compatibility
The WD Drive Utilities software is compatible with the following Mac OS X operating systems:
- Snow Leopard
- Lion
- Mountain Lion
- Mavericks
Compatibility can vary, depending on hardware configuration and operating system. For the best performance and reliability, always install the latest updates. Go to the Apple menu and select Software
Update.
Hard drive support
The WD Drive Utilities software supports the following WD external hard drives:
- My Passport® for Mac
- My Passport Edge™ for Mac
- My Passport Air™
- My Passport Studio™
- My Passport Pro
- My Book® for Mac (USB 3.0)
- My Book for Mac
- My Book Studio™ (USB 3.0)
- My Book Thunderbolt Duo
- My Book VelociRaptor Duo
- The following Windows® drives when they have been reformatted for Mac OS X operating systems:
- My Passport
- My Passport Edge
- My Passport Ultra™
- My Passport Ultra—Metal Edition
- My Passport Slim™
- My Book
- My Book Duo
Note: The WD Drive Utilities software does not support:
- Other manufacturers' hard drives
- WD hard drives that were not originally configured for the WD Drive Utilities software
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