Besides, it just sounds stupid, I should be able to delete old back ups easily. As a result of the feedback, weve developed some improvements to the software. During that time weve been listening to our customers. I have read that it's possible deleting those old backups connecting the hard drive to a Windows PC but I do not have one (or any of my family or friends for that matter), surely there has to be a simpler way to clear up space from the hard drive, right? I have read to save the backup and files on my computer and then delete everything through disk utility, but I don't have enough space to keep the old backup and all the media I have stored on my HD in my mac (or another HD) in order to delete everything. Mac users click here Weve been shipping our new My Book and My Passport drives with WD SmartWare software for a few months now. To download WD Security, select WD Security for Windows or WD Security for Mac. I have tried deleting the old backups manually (I only need the last one, why would I need a backup from January?), however, the folder disappears but the space doesn't clear up, I'm guessing it's not possible to fully delete back ups this way. Setting up and using WD Security and WD Drive Utilities Answer ID 10408 WD Security allows password protection and hardware encryption to be set to protect the drive from unauthorized use or access. I have just realised that I have several old backups from my MacBook air stored in the hard drive which are taking quite a lot of space.

Which is fine but i have absolutely no idea how to do it and every time i try to download FAT32 it says it is not a Mac program. Acronis True Image for Western Digital to back up their drives.) WD Drive Utilities for Windows.

I have purchased an external hard disk WD My Passport for Mac in order to backup my MacBook Air regularly (with time machine) and store films and pictures to save space from my mac. I have a WD passport which i have set up to work with my Mac, now i need to use it on a normal PC and have been advised to put FAT32 onto it. WD Backup (Support for WD Backup has ended.

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