This was exactly what I needed. I purchased an additional hard drive after switching from PC to Mac, and was told I had to purchase a software called NTFS for Mac... well, I did, and found this video after searching how to use my hard drive after installing it. Spoiler alert, you DON'T have to purchase that software. I should have RUclipsd and found this video first - it would have saved me money! Thank you so much!
The instruction was clear, nicely paced and comprehensive - and there was no necessary detail or digression - it got to the point quickly. Some could learn from this. Thanks!
This is PERFECT! I couldn't find this information ANYWHERE! Im am excited for everything that will be coming to my channel soon SIMPLY because I was I able to get this figured out! THANK YOU!!!!
Haha he’s not a hero just a guy who makes RUclips videos 😂😂😂 but very interesting video I will watch it every week or so to really understand the concepts
I have had mine since 2021 and now it Is giving me issues. It is very slow even after updating the drivers. I don't think that WD has the latest version of the drivers on their website. If you have any solutions, please let me know. Thank you!
I unsuccessfully erased my one (brand new WD 4TB) and now it says "not mounted" and I can't do anything about it. Tried few videos, nothing works. Man, I hate computers so much. Such a simple thing turns out into a nightmare.
I did everything as you said in the video, but I have a little problem. Videos are saved in JPEG, i.e. the cover of the video is saved. What could be the problem?
Hi Tried your clear instructions, but I got ‘erase process has failed’ and on show details it says : unmounting disk Couldn’t open device Operation failed…
Thank You! Still not working for me. My drive comes natively in exFat. I can click partition - but the plus and minus signs are grayed out as well as "Size." I even erased and reformatted it to ExFat - nothing changed.
Thank you very much for this wonderful tutorial. I have checked other videos and does not work. You make things very easy to follow successfully. Thank you very much. 🎉
hey what if the disk does not show up like WD... because my mac is not showing it plus erasing the files is just not possible it fails every time... what should i do?
If I Erase , will it erase all pictures that I transferred before to the WD ? As an example, I transferred 15 GB pictures from MacBook and want to transfer new pictures 2 Gb to Hard Drive. Always have I erase ? Will I lost my 15 GB pictures?
I was confused with that part as well. But after you install, next step is to format the device, which is what he's showing in the video. Make sure the device isn't running because it will give an error message. If it is running, just properly eject from the desktop (*keep it plugged into computer*), then follow his instructions again. Hope that helps! Happy New Year!
just what I needed! couldn't find this simple explanation anywhere else thank you!
This was exactly what I needed. I purchased an additional hard drive after switching from PC to Mac, and was told I had to purchase a software called NTFS for Mac... well, I did, and found this video after searching how to use my hard drive after installing it. Spoiler alert, you DON'T have to purchase that software. I should have RUclipsd and found this video first - it would have saved me money! Thank you so much!
The instruction was clear, nicely paced and comprehensive - and there was no necessary detail or digression - it got to the point quickly. Some could learn from this. Thanks!
Simple and visually clear instructions. Thanks a ton!
Simple and straightforward unlike others who confused me to the hilt!
Exactly.
Subscribing him just for this
Geeze, this was so much better and faster than all the articles I was sifting through. Thanks!
Thank you for this tutorial! It all seemed so complicated before I watched your video
Thank you thank you; PERFECT instructions for unboxing and reformatting WD Elements hard-drive. Glad I found your video before doing anything else. 🙌
Clear, simple, straightforward, and works! Thank you so much!
This was the best, clearest, easiest to follow guide I have ever followed on youtube!
This is PERFECT! I couldn't find this information ANYWHERE! Im am excited for everything that will be coming to my channel soon SIMPLY because I was I able to get this figured out! THANK YOU!!!!
OMG! TYSM!!! this was so much easier to follow than other tutorials
Omg! Thanks! Lost an hour of life to find out. First it refused to erase, but then it went ok. I have exactly the same WD
Legend, thanks for this boss! always forget and you always save me!
A really good overview that got me up and running in less than 5 minutes. Thank you!
Thanks for the super easy external disk set up! Very helpful!
Bro the best explanation of all the vids I’ve watched in the past few days, brother thank you 🙏🏾 your Amazing
Thank you. Enunciation excellent and just the right speed. Formatting the disc for a Mac worked perfect on the first try which I greatly appreciated.
Please do more review. It's very simple and to the point. I don't know why some people complicate things when it should done this way..
Well done.
Thank you so much for the tutorial. I was going out of my mind trying to set it up on Mac.
Hi there. Thanks for your directions. However, when I followed your steps, and clicked the 'erase' button, it came up with a failure notice. Any tips?
Hello how did you finally did it please?
@@marieatl1997same mine is not working
Simple and straightforward. Great Job
Thank you! That was very clear and easy to follow!
Thank You! I couldn't figure this out until this video so I really appreciate it!
Not all heroes wear capes...You have my respect sir!! Thanks for the help
Haha he’s not a hero just a guy who makes RUclips videos 😂😂😂 but very interesting video I will watch it every week or so to really understand the concepts
Thank you from Türkiye. Your video helped me to figure it out.
Many thanks for this great and easy steps for harddriver setup. Great help. thanks a lot. 🥰
How can we do it without erasing?
Will this also work after reformatting on an iPad Air 5 ?
thanks man i wish all youtube videos are as simple and direct and slow
After doing this setup will it work with my iPad ? Thank you
Great video! Thank you for the information. Worked perfectly
Thank you so much! This was even clearer than the official website instructions.
I have had mine since 2021 and now it Is giving me issues. It is very slow even after updating the drivers. I don't think that WD has the latest version of the drivers on their website. If you have any solutions, please let me know. Thank you!
Thank you! I couldn't figure it out without your video!
I unsuccessfully erased my one (brand new WD 4TB) and now it says "not mounted" and I can't do anything about it. Tried few videos, nothing works. Man, I hate computers so much. Such a simple thing turns out into a nightmare.
Hey I had the same issue and it was because I had downloaded the WB app that was on the drive itself. I uninstalled it and tried again and it worked
@@otina3542I believe that was my route at the end as well, all good now. Thanks for replying though 😊
I keep having the same issue, I never downloaded the WD app but it says erasing WD elements failed and couldn’t open device
Nice your video but if there is a lot of things on my drive and I can't store it anywhere else and I don't want to delete anything, how do I do ?
Good job, is was so helpful 🙏🏽
I did everything as you said in the video, but I have a little problem. Videos are saved in JPEG, i.e. the cover of the video is saved. What could be the problem?
Keeping it simple and objective is the way to go! Thank you for your insight! Danke!
Thank you! I was nervous this wasn’t going to work on my Mac but it totally does. 🙏
Thank You! Simple & Clear Instructions Straight to the Point. 😊
Thanks so much for this! Wish the company could have explained it as well as you did lol
Thank you very much, it was a very useful and successful explanation.
Perfect!!! I almost returned it before watching your video!
Thank you for this, very easy and clear. I am now going to try to do the buckup with Time Machine see if it works
if i have my hard drive plugged in and don’t see it listed in the disk utility, what should i do?🥺🥺
Hi
Tried your clear instructions, but I got ‘erase process has failed’ and on show details it says :
unmounting disk
Couldn’t open device
Operation failed…
Same but I get: Wiping volume data to prevent future accidental probing failed. : (-69825)
Operation failed…
did you manage to figure it out?
Awesome! you helped me a lot! thank you :)
Very helpful for my old Macbook Air, thank you so much!!!
Thank you! it worked! Happy New Year 2025!
Thank you very much! It wanted me to install something but I was able to do as you showed. :)
this is beyond useful!! thank you so much
Will it work on my laptop with windows? I have USB C port.
Thank you - very useful for my set up!
Thanks for the super easy tutorial!!!
Fantastic Video! Saved me a big headache. Thank you!
Thank You! Still not working for me. My drive comes natively in exFat. I can click partition - but the plus and minus signs are grayed out as well as "Size." I even erased and reformatted it to ExFat - nothing changed.
Dude, oh my lord this was so HELPFUL!!!! Thank you so much!
Mine is saying Erase process failed, any idea why?
i got tis device to free up storage, but now my mac wont allow me o download the software because im out of storage? Can you help?
Well spoken and easy to understand TY
mine is only showing APFS formats i don’t have the other options.
Thank you very much for this wonderful tutorial. I have checked other videos and does not work. You make things very easy to follow successfully. Thank you very much. 🎉
hey what if the disk does not show up like WD... because my mac is not showing it plus erasing the files is just not possible it fails every time... what should i do?
Thank you!!! This was so easy to follow 👍🏻
Very helpful and well explained, thank you, I am already a new subscriber.
Thank you very much for the simple explanation!
Thank you so much.. the video is simple and it worked for me..
If I Erase , will it erase all pictures that I transferred before to the WD ? As an example, I transferred 15 GB pictures from MacBook and want to transfer new pictures 2 Gb to Hard Drive. Always have I erase ? Will I lost my 15 GB pictures?
Dude, you saved my day! Thanks a bunch for your tip!
Ur video is helpful but idont find the option for windows, and Mac
Thanks for the Step by Step Guide.
BEYOND USEFUL THANKS MUCH
Thanks, that was a lot of help.
It worked! Thank you 🙏🏼
thanks a lot! very simple and clear
That was a big help. THANK YOU!!!!
Thanks alot.. the video was very helpful
helpful and concise. there is another guy with a 20 minute video on this somehow
Thank you so much. It is really helpful. I am grateful for this amazing video. You explain so well. You are amazing. Thank you so much.
Very helpful video :)
Well explained❤
Sir, I love you dearly, I was at the point of ripping my hair out using other methods (Stupid EaseUs, not being helpful at all). Thank you!!!
Thanks, I had One problem because my Mac don’t read mi Disk
Thank you. It worked for me well.
What if it doesn’t work mines pop up with an error
Tried to erase as you said, formatting for Mac backups and bigger files. IT FAILED AND WON'T ERASE
thank you for easy and usefull tip much aprpecieted
thankyou for this informative video
Very helpful! thank you!
Brilliant just brilliant explanation thanks
Many thanks, it was very useful :)
I was able to install but it will not allow me to send files to the drive.
I was confused with that part as well. But after you install, next step is to format the device, which is what he's showing in the video. Make sure the device isn't running because it will give an error message. If it is running, just properly eject from the desktop (*keep it plugged into computer*), then follow his instructions again. Hope that helps! Happy New Year!
merci beaucoup c’était super clair et simple a comprendre 👌
Ty alot, bro! GOD bless you 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻
Thanks a lot for the video
Perfect thankyou so much man!
It sats erase process failed
THANK YOU YOU EXPLAIN SO NICE SO CLEAR THX