Does this come pre-formatted? If so, with what file system?
62527
No it is completely blank. When I first installed in on my PC, it was no showing up under "My Computer", I had to fist formatted. very simple to do, took only a few min. After that i restarted my PC and my computer detected it right on start-up.
62528
I think my drive was formatted with ntfs but I can't remember for sure. I have received drives both formatted and blank. Drives I have received with back up software already installed have, for the most part, been formatted with ntfs.
62529
No, this unit is brand new so they don't have any file system on them. If your putting this in a Windows computer it will prompt you to format the drive to be able to use it. Thanks!
62530
The drive would be "raw", you would want to lay down a fresh file system related to intended use.
62531
the HDD is brand new in sealed bag,. not sure what file system is formatted with. but you can format it with any file system.
2115963
I reformat the disc! The tools menu has this as an option, and it works great. I do it after every download.
1296999
All it came with is what you see. I didn't see or have any pre-loaded backup software. All you do is plug it in and copy the files you want onto it. It's really easy.
1107658
There is a "format" feature in one of the menus. The manual is not very clear, you need to tinker with it, but you will find this menu.
1467436
Yes. You'll have to go to the WD website to get.instructions on how to format it using Disk Utility. Not hard, but not plug and play.Hope this helps. Cheers,Steve
2184714
I did not format the drive as it was from an older computer and I needed the files from it. If it was a new drive you may need to format it. Most new ones are formatted to use with a Windows computer. I have a Mac and they pretty much will read anything. If it was a new drive I would format it just to make sure it worked with my computer, Mac or PC.
1776683
Yes it is.....when you get the drive reformat it to Mac os extended journal
361574
Yes it does. It will come formatted with FAT32, so you will have to change it to NTFS, but it is possible.
1029924
with any hard drive, it depends on what you're going to be using it on, or with what OS. Usually you will need to format it.
8454
No reason why it wouldn't. You can format it for the file system of your choice from within your OS.
186128
Yes. Drive comes formatted and can be recofnized by pc or mac. You could also reformat using Disk Utility if you choose
1375822
You can format it as you wish. Put NTFS, because FAT32 limits the file size to below 4 GB which is fairly useless and negates the real strong point of this stick - lightening and moving huge fils around...
967865
Is there any software on the internal memory that will be erased if I format the drive?
965848
I can't remember any pre-installed programs being on this drive when I bought it but there certainly aren't any on it now, and I have not formatted it. It's possible I deleted a folder or two when I got it but I can't remember.
27369
You may need to format it, first. On Mac OS X, run Disk Utility. If it does not show up in Disk Utility, something is wrong.
2214288
Yes, but format it in your pc first! Use a card reader or a built-in card slot. Right click on it when it shows in the drive list and use the menu to format it.
980739
You can format it into Fat 32 on your computer but it comes formatted in Fat 32 out of the box anyway.