Questions & Answers for WD 2TB My Passport Studio Portable Hard Drive
WD 2TB My Passport Studio Portable Hard Drive
22 Questions + 24 Answers
22 Questions from the Community
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Apple & Windows?
I have a Mac and a PC, can this work for both if I partition the drive?
- Asked by Christopher G from Oakland
- Jun 3, 2013
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How can I connect the WD 2TB My Passport Studio Portable Hard Drive to an iMac 27"?
- Asked by Antonio A from Bernardsville
- Apr 8, 2013
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AnswerDepending on your model you may not have a Fire Wire port but if that is the case you can still use one of the USB ports. This drive comes with a USB cable.
- Answered by Michael Z from Smithfield
- May 25, 2013
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Can I plug this directly into my ipad and transfer files back and forth without using my macbook pro ?
Plugs and Adaptors
- Asked by Christopher S from Brooklyn
- Feb 25, 2013
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Can this hard work at any laptop
It's just for mac that's said on the box but maybe there is something to make it work at another kind of comp
- Asked by Alaa J from Mill Park
- Nov 3, 2012
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AnswerI purchased the 2TB non-MAC version and did the following: On my MacBook Pro I partitioned the drive into two 1TB sections. I formatted one for MAC and the other for PC. All of this took less than 5 minutes.
- Answered by Ira P from Anchorage
- Jan 7, 2013
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Can this be used as external storage as well as Time machine?
- Asked by Sue F from Sydney
- Jan 1, 2013
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AnswerI am using the 2TB drive as follows: I divided it into 2 partitions. One (1TB) is for Time Machine. It works flawlessly. The second (1TB) is for storing everything else I need from other computers. Again, no problems.
- Answered by Ira P from Anchorage
- Jan 7, 2013
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NO POWER CORD???
looking for the highest tera bytes external hard drive but with that does not need power cord.
- Asked by Randy G from Toronto
- Jan 2, 2013
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AnswerIt gets its power from the host computer via the USB cable.
- Answered by Ira P from Anchorage
- Jan 7, 2013
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Does this back up photo and video files?
- Asked by Amy D from North Wales
- Dec 7, 2012
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AnswerAbsolutely. You can back up any files. And with 2 TB of space, you can back up a lot of stuff.
- Answered by Steven S from Astoria
- Dec 11, 2012
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Can I boot from this and run Mac os X (10.6.8) and TechTool Pro on it to fix my desktop hard drive?
I've followed internet directions on how to install Mac OS X (10.6.8) on the hard drive and then used Carbon Copy Cloner (version 3.4.7) to make bootable backup. When I restart with the option key I do see the partition listed as a bootable drive but when I choose it it goes to the Grey apple screen with the "whirly-timer" and gets stuck in this. Any ideas?
- Asked by Robby R from Milford
- Dec 18, 2012
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Can I configure the drive to continually back up laptop? Can it be set at both wireless for home and USB on the go and return to wireless once home?
- Asked by Christine D from Racine
- Jan 1, 2013
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Is this compatible with my Mac if I have Windows OS installed?
- Asked by John W
- Feb 10, 2012
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Best AnswerYou'll have to reformat the drive using disk utility (Applications/Utilities/Disk Utility.app). You can then choose the drive on the left-side column, click on partitions, and choose 2 if that's what you'll need. Then, you can format one partition HFS+ to use with the Mac, and the other FAT32 or exFat (Only compatible with Vista and above). If you need to access the data of one system in the other, then just choose the format tab instead of partition, and format the single partition exFat or Fat32 depending on your needs as explained above. Fat32 partitions have a maximum file size of 4GB, so if you'll be saving files larger than 4GB, format using exFat, but this will only be compatible with Vista and above.
- Answered by Fernando C from Nottingham
- Feb 11, 2012
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I have an older iMac running OS X v10.4.11. Is this drive compatible with my computer?
- Asked by Holly S from Wheeling
- Apr 3, 2012
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AnswerYes, but you should format it according to your current file structure in Disk Utility
- Answered by Colton D from Thornhill
- Oct 27, 2012
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Is this compatible with my FireWire 400 Mac port?
- Asked by Serge B from Burlingame
- Sep 22, 2012
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AnswerYou can get a FireWire 400 to FireWire 800 cable, if one does not come in the box.
- Answered by Chris N from Pearland
- Oct 24, 2012
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Can I boot windows 7 from this disk using bootcamp?
I need windows 7 for school but I'd prefer if the internal harddrive of my macbook pro remains mac-only. can I partition this disk using bootcamp and then install windows 7 on it? also I will want to play games in windows will that be a problem if installed on this disk?
- Asked by Bart K
- Mar 30, 2012
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Can this product (my studio passport) be used with more than one Mac? I have a Macbook and Macbook air!
use a 1 tb my passport studio w/ a macbook and macbook air
- Asked by Lee P from Modesto
- Jun 22, 2012
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AnswerYes you can plug this into different Mac computers without issue. If you are asking about using it as a time machine for multiple computers the answer is still yes, but you will have to partition it first so each computer has a dedicated partition for Time Machine to use.
- Answered by Colton D from Thornhill
- Oct 27, 2012
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so is this drive compatible with the apple thunderbolt to firewire adapter?
- Asked by Anudeep Y from Huntsville
- Sep 26, 2012
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AnswerYes it is. I currently use it with my MacBook Pro Retina via a Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter.
- Answered by Colton D from Thornhill
- Oct 27, 2012
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Yes it is, it comes pre-formatted HFS+ and completely compatible with Mac OS X, including Lion. I use it for time machine backups.
- Answered by Fernando C from Nottingham
- Feb 11, 2012
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it works for all computers or just Apple
- Asked by Jabril A from Kingsford
- Mar 6, 2012
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Answerit is compatible with both
- Answered by Brendan D from Sydney
- May 15, 2012
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Best Answer
It's 5400RPM. I'm not sure why you want a 7200RPM drive, but the rotational speed will only make a difference if you're going to install an operating system on the drive where you'll have lots of random access happening. If you simply want it for storage, the extra rotational speed won't make a difference. I have this drive and it's perfect, it's very fast for what it is.
- Answered by Fernando C from Nottingham
- Feb 11, 2012
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How quiet is the drive?
I recently bought a WD My Book Essential (2TB) but it constantly does random access which is annoying when working at quiet times. Hoping this drive is silent.
- Asked by Rob A from Red Deer
- Jul 25, 2012
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