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How do I get my WD Passport to Work?

How do I get my WD Passport to Work?

How to fix WD My Passport Ultra not showing up or being detected

  1. Connect the Drive With Alternative USB Cable.
  2. Open the Hardware and Devices Troubleshooter.
  3. Update USB Controller and WD My Passport Ultra Device Drivers.
  4. Plug the My Passport Ultra HDD into the laptop or desktop.

How do I connect my passport to my laptop?

Start Setting Up WD My Passport

  1. Get the USB 3.0 cable provided along with the drive.
  2. Now, turn on your Windows 10 computer.
  3. Plug the USB cable’s one end to the drive and the other end to your computer.
  4. Now, your computer will try to recognize the connected drive.

Why does my laptop not recognize my WD Passport?

If the WD Passport drive shows up, it is the damaged USB hub that stops WD from showing up. If the WD passport is not detected either on your current or the new PC, replace the WD drive with a new one.

What kind of hard drive is in a WD My Passport?

Expand the storage on your Windows system and back up photos, video, music, and documents using the blue 2TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0 Type-C External Hard Drive from WD. This drive is equipped with 2TB of storage and a USB 3.0 Type-C interface.

Does WD My Passport work with Time Machine?

The My Passport for Mac drive works with Apple Time Machine, and included WD Security software helps protect your data.

How do I use my WD passport external hard drive?

Basic answer: Boot your computer to the OS, connect the Passport drive to an available USB port, wait for the OS to recognize the USB device, and then put whatever files on it you wish to have portable.

How do I install my WD passport?

First,turn on your Windows 10 computer.

  • Make use of a USB cable to connect the computer and the WD My Passport drive firmly.
  • Check if the hard drive is displayed on your computer under the list of drives.
  • Next,install the WD software on your system.

    • How to use WD my passport?

    Plug the WD Passport into the computer’s USB port.

  • Open the WD Passport’s folder. Click “View Folder of All Files” inside the Autoplay box that appears when the Passport is plugged into the computer.
  • Open the folder containing files that you want to back up.
  • Hold down the “Control” key on the keyboard. While holding down the key,left-click the files that you want to back up.
  • Copy the files by right-clicking a selected file and click “Copy.”
  • Right-click a white portion of the Passport folder and click “Paste.” The files will be copied onto the Passport.

    • How do you reset a WD passport?

    There is no “factory reset” for a hard drive. For an external, portable hard drive all you do is plug it in to a USB port. If you can’t see drive letter for the drive, it may just need one assigning manually: In the bottom-right panel, find the ribbon which relates to the Passport drive (No name & “RAW” file system).