I bought a buffalo drivestation only to find after tinkering with it, that the drive does not support ntfs through the network. Fix hdd wd external turn into raw problem data recovery. Oct 26, 2007 just formatted my wd my book essential 3tb external hard drive to fat32. You will have to manually login to the mbwe every time its powercycled and execute rootencdisk. Jan 23, 2009 ntfs will give you one big advantage for backups over fat32, it will allow you to create files over 4gb in size which you will likely encounter when trying to do the backup. It is strongly recommended not to format the raw drive before data recovery with raw drive recovery software because it might cause important data to be lost forever. The western digital my book is a popular brand of external hard disk. I have a 500gb western digital mybook external hard drive. I just read this and maybe windows cant format drives larger than 32gb into fat32. Is there a way to change external hard drive from raw to ntfsfat32 without losing any data. I have a wd my book live duo device which i used as a network drive with a raid1 configuration. I do a lot of hd video editing and i need to be able to move files larger than 4gb to that drive, but because its fat32 formatted, i cant. If your hard drive becomes raw due to virus attack, improper operations, bad sectors.
The wd my passport ultra portable drive also features different hard drive sizes, providing superb reliable system back ups and with a sleek design. I do know reformating will erase all the current files off of the drive, is there any way that i can save the files that came. The device, which was working flawlessly for almost 2 years suddenly stopped working, that is. I just got a western digital my book essential 500gb usb 2.
Solution western digital externalhard drive format recovery. Windows answered by a verified tech support specialist. Hardware all howtos win 10 win 8 win 7 win xp win vista win 9598 win nt win me win 2000 win 2012 win 2008 win 2003 win 3. Doing such a backup, the utility could not write to the drive in question. Feb 09, 2009 where x is the wd passport drive letter alternately copymove all your files off. Format new external drive as an ntfs partition it services. Wd my passport switched from ntfs to raw and notaccessible posted in external hardware. And what program should i use to repair the file system, there seems to be anything wrong, also the same drive is shown twice, as f. Since im away from my house for a couple of days, i used the drive to bring along some. Wd my passport switched from ntfs to raw and notaccessible.
If youre willing to store the keys on an external usb stick then do the following. Ntfs is a journaling file system, which means it provides a way for system changes to be written to a log, or a journal, before the changes are actually written. Hello all, i recently upgraded to macos high sierra. Western digital my book live 3tb wdbacg0030hcheesn 3.
I have approx 100gb of 300gb used and i do not want to lose it. Wd external hard drive raw file system wd external hard drive turns to raw file system and prevents me from reading or writing any data on the external hard drive. I have several usb external storage drives connected to my pc tower. The drive became extremely slow, especially when i was trying to transfer data from my computer or open files on the drive. Have used wd external drives for years with zero problem, starting with a 1tb my book which i. Western digital hard drive format recovery external wd.
I wanted to load some movies onto the drive by the usb connection, unfortunately my synology does not recognize exfat drives which is the wds format. The whole backup process seemed to work, and i clicked on the my book f. External hdd suddenly requires formatting, read as raw. After full reformat of external drive wd mybook to ntfs. September 20, 2009 jon f debian, god damnit linux, hardware, jon f, tutorial 7. Formatting nfts to fat32 external drives for pc wd. I have not used time machine till now, but have a one year old mackbook pro with a 500 mb disk and have just bought a 2 tb western digital mybook separate harddisk to use as a combined backup. I partitioned my wd western digital my book essential 500gb external usb 2. Please select the one you want to restore formatted ntfs partition from and click next to continue.
Unable to mount wd external, ntfs, 2tb drive since upgrade to. I have a wd mybook home external drive that is not detected by windows 7or xp. The question is whether my book live will work after it as a common external or network hdd under windows. Top 3 ways to convert raw to ntfs in windows 7810 with ease. Ntfs will give you one big advantage for backups over fat32, it will allow you to create files over 4gb in size which you will likely encounter when trying to do the backup. Nov, 2012 trying to create a system image with a wd my book essentials, 3 tb, usb 3. Converting my book essential fat32 to ntfs wd community. If thats what you want to use the drive for then by all means convert it to ntfs.
You could save the file to an ntfs partition or a dvd. This enables writing caching in windows and therefore allows you to format it as ntfs. I have a wd passport drive which i have been using on my pc. Aug 31, 20 good afternoon, i am sure this has been mentioned on here many times, but every time i search for my problem, i always get the same results. Feb, 2011 i have not used time machine till now, but have a one year old mackbook pro with a 500 mb disk and have just bought a 2 tb western digital mybook separate harddisk to use as a combined backup.
Jan 20, 2020 wd my passport 1tb external hard drive is suddenly very slow i have a three years old wd my passport 1tb external hard drive which has been used as a backup drive. Overwrite exfat format of 8tb external drive with ntfs. Windows explorer indicated the file system as exfat. Due to fact that the hdd is in ntfs format i already installed ntfs3g to and modified etcfstab. If you are going to unformat a ntfs external hard drive, please make sure it can be recognized by your computer. Experience a peace of mind with the wd my passport ultra portable drive, purchase it today.
The only downside to ntfs on an external drive is that on some external drives, converting to ntfs makes the drive read only, so check the drives documentation either print or online to see what will or wont happen by converting. I was then brought to a screen that said, your usb drive is not formatted ntfs. I attempted to run a file backup program, so that i could store all my files on my wd external hard drive. Need to reformat wd drive without losing data macrumors forums. In the file system drop down you should now see the option.
While mac os x includes only readonly support for ntfs, macs offer full readwrite support for exfat. System says that i need to format external hard disk, but i think that the wd portable hard drive will become empty after formatting. Is there any possibility to reformat wd my book live exact model. And then click on partition and select 1 partition and choose msdosfat as your format, click on apply, and thats it. Good afternoon, i am sure this has been mentioned on here many times, but every time i search for my problem, i always get the same results. It is preformatted to to fat32, yet i keep reading that is should be reformatted to ntfs for windows xp. External seagate 1 tb hdd suddenly needs formatting okay, so this is how it started. Then, you can quick format or full format the wd external hard disk drive from raw to ntfs to fix the hdd wd external disk raw problem. Unfortunately, win7 nor xp will no longer recognize it after formatting when it is attached to a usb. Formatting the drive from ntfs to fat32 is complicated. And should i rather repair it or quick format it or better full format. As it happens, there are different means of doing this. Before you start the format, you will need to eject the usb drive and then plug it back in.
Trying to create a system image with a wd my book essentials. It should delete an internal operating system on the drive as well. Hi all, i have a 1tb western digital my passport usb3. Mar 09, 2008 ntfs will allow you to save individual files larger than 4 gb and does offer better file checking to avoid damaged files. Wd external hard drive raw file system raw wd removable hd. The light is runningblinking and i can hear it working but not sure if its actually doing anything its ben doing this for a few hours now and im starting to get worried. Wd my book 4tb external usb crashed techspot forums. The size of the device is like a small book and weighs around the same. In properties all parematers such as file space and free space are 0. While exfat doesnt quite match fat32s compatibility, it is more widelycompatible than ntfs. Sep 20, 2009 mounting an ntfs formatted external drive september 20, 2009 jon f debian, god damnit linux, hardware, jon f, tutorial 7 i have a western digital 250gb ntfs formatted external hard drive that i use primarily to store backups of my windows machine.
I have a wd passport that my tv formatted to udf now i would need to reformat it back to ntfs. My understanding is that exfat was designed specifically for usb drives, but that windows ntfs offers greater reliability. Wd external hard drive raw file system raw wd removable. You can still view and manually mount ntfs filesystems. Outofthebox support is only for fat, fat32 and hfs and linux ext3 are supported for the automagic mount and share provided by the firmware. I have a western digital 250gb ntfsformatted external hard drive that i use primarily to store backups of my windows machine. Wd discovery indicated that the drive was readonly. With the help of the feature partition recovery, it is very easy to retrieve raw partition and convert raw to ntfs without losing data when partition table damage happens.
In my computer, it shows the disk as a local drive and it cannot be accessed. To get around this problem or prevent it from being a problem later you could format the drive as an ntfs partition. Wd my passport 1tb external hard drive is suddenly very slow i have a three years old wd my passport 1tb external hard drive which has been used as a backup drive. Older my book s do state that if you want to use it with a mac you must reformat.
How to fix a slow wd external hard drive without losing. After high sierra upgrade the only way i managed to mount ntfs drives was by disabling csrutil in osx recovery. Apr 25, 2014 wd my passport switched from ntfs to raw and notaccessible posted in external hardware. I had my android tablet acer a500 hooked to my x64 windows 7 pc, to transfer a file to it. Can i format the hdd from my wd passport wireless without. I just purchased a wd mybook external hard drive which is formatted in exfat. Ntfs partitions have a file size limit only limited by the partition size. I need help formatting this my book elite 2tb to fat32, so i can play it on my dvd usb. Fixconvert raw to ntfs on external hdd with raw drive. I want to get a network attached storage drive that supports ntfs, not for security reasons but to store files above 4gb. Hello, i just recently bought a wd passport wireless to take on holidays. Partitioning a wd mybook for time machine and videoediting.
In disk management, it shows the drive is healthy, but has converted to a raw drive somehow. Mar 05, 2009 i have a wd passport drive which i have been using on my pc. Suspect the dell and its f12 boot menu to be the problem 2 12 year old pc. Mounting an ntfsformatted external drive the linux. All are formatted ntfs, and are used as periodic backup. Should i reformat my passport to ntfs tech support guy. Convert raw external hard drive to ntfs without formatting. The original and very large 350gb ntfs partition for my backups, a 30gb fat32 partition for transferring files quickly between the mac and windows 7 halves of my imac, and a third 80gb partition for mac specific backups.
The question is whether my book live will work after it as a common external or network hdd. Now i am unable to mount the drive which acts as if it turning itself on and of. System says that i need to format external hard disk, but i think that the wd. Question about formatting a wd external hard drive ntfs. Is this something that is not too difficult for a non tech person to do. Oct 20, 20 i successfully formatted the new usb drive to ntfs. My book external hard drive western digital wd it is formated in exfat. The power led is located at the back which is another excellent feature of this external drive. As of now im still using my 10yr old imb desktop with windows xp it has a 2. Unable to mount wd external, ntfs, 2tb drive since upgrade to macos high sierra same problem here. The wd mybook, 8 tb, should it better be formated in exfat or ntfs. Trying to create a system image with a wd my book essentials, 3 tb, usb 3. Third party this, format this, backup your data that. Just get it to have a try and share it with your friends.
I wanted to load some movies onto the drive by the usb connection, unfortunately my synology does not recognize exfat drives which is the wd s format. I successfully formatted the new usb drive to ntfs. As a last resort reformatted to ntfs and problem solved had backed up the drive contents before formatting. Unable to mount wd external, ntfs, 2tb drive since upgrade. Recover data from formatted wd my book wd my book recovery. Western digital hard disk drive up to 2tb disks are supported by. Jan 12, 2011 i have a wd passport that my tv formatted to udf now i would need to reformat it back to ntfs. Oct 15, 2015 is there any possibility to reformat wd my book live exact model. Mounting an ntfsformatted external drive the linux experiment. Ive tested them on a macbook air running macos sierra, they also mount fine. Here you need to select your formatted ntfs partition and click start to begin scanning.
If so, should i use windows 10 disk management or the wd quick formatter. I have a 1tb my book essential that used fat32 file system and then i tried to convert it to ntfs and not sure if its converting or if i messed it up. All data on the external hard drive will be erased by this procedure. This feature allows the file system to revert to previous, wellworking conditions in the event of a failure because the new changes have yet to be committed. Jul 17, 2009 i attempted to run a file backup program, so that i could store all my files on my wd external hard drive. The wd world book 2nd edition vertical white light supports the addition of an external usb drive or flash to copy files. It is strongly recommended not to format the raw drive before data recovery with raw drive recovery software because it might cause important data to. How to convert a western digital hard drive originally. How to convert a western digital hard drive originally used. Ntfs will allow you to save individual files larger than 4 gb and does offer better file checking to avoid damaged files. Oct 21, 2007 i have a 500gb western digital mybook external hard drive. Whats the difference between fat32, exfat, and ntfs. Now click ok, go to my computer, right click on the usb drive and choose format. Hard drives store data, but the operating system needs a way of tracking where that data is on the hard drive.
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