A: Answer Hi Simon, Please be informed that the WD My Passport Ultra for Mac drive is a plug and play device tested and designed for Mac and Windows computers for seamless operation. Ways to contact WD support. I have the older WD My Passport 2TB with the old SATA to USB 3.0 connection and it’s rather slow, but I mainly use it for backup and an external drive for my MacBook Air. I’ve had no issue for a couple years use of it, so this Ultra usb-c to usb-c was what I was really wanting.
Depends on the backup software you use, what backup strategy you implement, and what you need to backup. Where you will start at this point also depends on what you may have already backed up to the Passport and if you are using the pre-installed Passport software.
If you want every change you make to a document instantly backed up to the Passport, then you need the right software to do that (if it exists.) If you wish to use Time Machine that is part of OS X, then it backs up every hour but does not instantly backup a changed file. You would have to repartition and reformat the Passport in order to use Time Machine. Also, for Time Machine to work properly your Passport must be at least twice the capacity of your computer's drive. If is isn't, then you will have to decide upon a different type of software and backup strategy.
List of all WD firmware and software available for download. Connect My Passport and follow the instructions (you'll be asked if you want to use use the external drive to make time machine backups) If you want to see the TimeMachine icon on the menubar (on the right sight), click on the apple icon on the menu bar and click on SystemPreferences Click on the TimeMachine icon (4th row).
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on Backup and Restore. For other backup software:
Suggested Backup Software
1. Carbon Copy Cloner
2. Get Backup
3. Deja Vu
4. SuperDuper!
5. Synk Pro
6. Tri-Backup
My Passport Ultra Backup Instructions
Others may be found at MacUpdate.
Visit The XLab FAQs and read the FAQ on backup and restore. Also read How to Back Up and Restore Your Files.
My Passport Ultra Backup Mac Hard Drive
Oct 4, 2014 11:17 AM