My Passport Ultra Driver For MacOS

Another difference is My Passport Ultra is USB-C ready, USB 3.0 compatible and formatted for Windows 10 to with plug-and-play storage out of the box.

My Passport Ultra Driver For MacOS

It also includes with NTFS driver for macOS so you can work on macOS operating system without reformatting.

While you have to reformat My Passport into compatible file format in order to use it on macOS.

Apart from above, both come with WD Discovery software for WD Backup, WD Security and WD Drive Utilities.

Looks arent always important for storage devices, but they dont hurt, either, and in the case of the WD My Passport Ultra, looks are a great bonus.

This is because the drive has everything else: fast performance, large storage space, and helpful bundled software.

The new drive is the successor to last years similar-looking WD My Passport Edge.

The Ultra offers up to 2TB of storage space, comes with WD SmartWare backup software, and is available in four colors: titanium, red, black, and blue.

The drives street price, however, is likely to be lower, as was the case with the Edge.

The WD My Passport Ultra is one of my favorite portable drives for its fast performance, large storage space, and its good looks.

Its easy to recommend it, as it ranks among the top drives on the market.

Drive type 2.5-inch external USB hard drive Connector options USB 3.0, USB 2.0 Available capacities 500GB, 1GB, 2TB Capacity of test unit 500GB, 1TB Dimensions (LWH) 4.34 inches by 3.21 inches by 0.5 inch Weight 9 ounces OSes supported Windows 2000 or later, Mac OS 10.4 or later Software included WD SmartWare Pro, WD Utility, WD Security Design and features At first glance, the My Passport Ultra could easily be mistaken for the My Passport Edge.

In fact, other than the word Ultra in place of Edge on the casing, the new drive looks just like its predecessor.

The drive is very compact and light, but it also feels sturdy.

This is the only cable you need; it handles both power and data functions.

The Ultra works with both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, but if you want to get the best performance, you need to use it with USB 3.0.

The drive comes with the WD SmartWare backup program, as well as WD Drive Utilities and WD Security.

By default this suite works only with the drive its bundled with, but with the Ultra, you can upgrade to the Pro version for free.

WD SmartWare Pro works with all external hard drives, including those made by other vendors.

With the My Passport Ultra, you can activate WD SmartWare Pro two times on two separate computers.

Though not required to be installed for the drive to work, the bundled software package is useful.

WD Drive Utilities contains (as one might guess) utilities that enable you to check on the drives status, test its functionality, or even reformat it.

WD Security lets you secure the drives content with a password.

The drive supports strong encryption, and once youve picked a password, the content is completely inaccessible if that password is forgotten.

Both WD Drive Utilities and WD Security are available for both Windows and Mac.

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My Passport For Mac Ultra