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Question posted by moihole on October 31st, 2011

File Systems

Can I change the file system from fat32 to ntfs?

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Answer #1: Posted by Tefik on November 1st, 2011 11:06 AM
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Access the drive from "My Computer". Right-click on the drive icon and choose "Format", select the ntfs file system and wait for completion.

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Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 1

...Passport™ Portable HARD DRIVE Quick Install Guide 1 Connect the USB cable to the drive 2 Connect the USB cable to My Computer and double-click the WD Passport drive icon. Quick Install Guide SYSTEM... "Class 2" and rated 5.0 VDC, 1.0A. You can be disconnected. 3. Macintosh 1. WD Passport Portable Hard Drive ! 22-inch USB 2.0 certified cable ! Mac® OS 9.2.2 or Mac OS X 10.1.5...
Quick Install Guide (pdf) - Page 2

... WD, the WD logo, WD Passport, and WD Sync are designed to WD authorized personnel or a WD-approved service center. Your WD drive is longer. Refer to your system's motherboard BIOS setting documentation to accidental, consequential, or special damages, or any and all Windows operating systems. The FAT32 file system has a maximum file transfer of 4 GB. These limits...
Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 1

... ® ! simply plug it in your WD Passport Portable Hard Drive to back up your digital life. Compatibility Windows® ! Fast, 5400 RPM performance. ! Add storage instantly for the few external drives with limited bus power. Turn any PC, and sync your changes to your data with you, edit files, read e-mail, view photos on storage...
Product Specifications (pdf) - Page 2

...hard drive and we are committed to protecting that belong to change without notice. © 2006 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. All rights reserved. Product specifications subject to other companies. and the WD logo, WD Passport...USB 2.0 certified cable are registered trademarks; WD Passport Portable Hard Drives Performance Specifications Buffer Data transfer rate1 Rotational speed ...

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