Can i store itunes format movies, songs etc onto this and play through a wd to tv. The good the my book studio edition ii offers up to 6tb of storage, features raid 0 and raid 1, and supports usb 2. Wd boosts my book studio edition ii to 4tb jun 09 macnn. The model has always been a big boy, but the second edition ups the storage to. What i did was right click in the external hd that appears in disk utility and from there you can click show in fnder.
I still have over 100 gb of space on there my mom decided that by the end of the year she would like to get a macbook. Same thing happened to me with a wd my book studio edition ii 6tb. Password protection the my book drives builtin 256bit aes hardware encryption with wd security tools helps keep your content private and safe. My book studio desktop hard drive features blazing fast usb 3. The drive does not work at all properly through firewire, but it does seem to work through usb. Find low everyday prices and buy online for delivery or instore pickup.
Hello everyone, i am looking to use a firewire 800 connection on my new imac as a scratch disk for final cut studio and for general storage. So i figured i can just plug in my my book via usb into the dell and transfer her documents and pictures thats all she wants saved. The latest my book studio edition is a massive digital tome for storing your pics, music and spreadsheets. Western digital debuts my book duo with up to 20tb of. The drives are the slimmest 5tb options in the wd brand.
Unboxing my book studio 4tb disco duro externo mac wd usb. I had the same problem with a western digital 2tb my book studio. Western digital provides data storage solutions, including systems, hdd, flash ssd, memory and personal data solutions to help customers capture and preserve their most valued data. If your product is not listed above, please visit the product page. The only way i can format it is via wd software wd drive manager, since my model is the 2tb raid.
The 2tb my book studio desktop hdd from western digital is a uniquely designed desktop hard drive with an all metal enclosure and usb 3. I dont claim to be any expert but my guess is that apples software. The problem until now was, that the controller board didnt accept third party drives to function with. My book studio desktop hard drive features blazingfast superspeed usb 3. Im planning to buy one due to it being cheaper than separate storage and enclosure.
Wd my book studio mac externe festplatte 1tb 3,5 zoll. Western digital my book studio edition 1tb macworld. In august, wd released the my book velociraptor duo desktop backup drive with 10gbps thunderbolt io connectivity and the my passport for mac with usb 3. Wd my book studio mac externe festplatte 1tb 8, 9 cm 3, 5 zoll, usb 2. It seems that everytime it goes to sleep it doesnt want to wake up. We recover all models of western digital drives including laptop, notebook, desktop, external and portable usb hard drives. Equipped with wd backup software for windows and apple time machine compatibility for mac, the my book desktop hard drive can back up your photos, videos, music, and documents. It comes with all the software you need to help protect your data, including wd backup and wd security software and is compatible with apple time machine. Western digital on tuesday launched one of its largest home drives with an upgrade to the my book studio edition ii. It looks quite nice and would go nicely with a mac pro or any. My book studio edition user manual about your wd drive 4 interfaces firewire 800 this device is equipped with two firewire 800 interfaces. After calling wd numerous times they gave up and asked me to ask apple what mavericks does to their raid drive and to try recovering my data with a recovery software.
Firewire 800 has a maximum data transfer rate of 800 mbs and is backwardcompatible with firewire 400 using a special adapter such as the firewire 800 to 400 cable included in this kit. Western digital my book studio external hard drive 2tb. Maybe you used the drive from a western digital my book enclosure in your nas and now you have a spare one. Western digital today introduced new my passport and my passport for mac hard drives, which are equipped with up to 5tb of storage. Compact and light enough to easily fit in a backpack or briefcase, western digitals my book studio external hard drive is a cute little bugger. Western digital have outed a new portable harddrive, the my passport studio, and like the my book studio before it theyve slapped on a superfrugal e ink panel to show drive status details. Wd my book studio 4tb mac external hard drive storage usb 3. Obviously, this isnt a professional rig like xraids and the like, but if. My book western digital speichern western digital store. Western digital stuffs 6tb in the my book studio edition. Easy to use my book desktop storage is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files, saving your memories and backing up right away. Its geared to mac owners and comes preformatted for mac os x.
Western digital wd my book studio mac external hard drive. The result is a drive that blends in perfectly with apples aluminumcased products and offers rapid transfers over firewire 800. Western digitals my cloud home is a networkattached personal cloud storage solution, designed to combine the convenience of cloud storage with the privacy and security of local storage. Western digital mybook 6tb studio edition ii 9to5mac. Its formatted for mac and compatible with apple time machine making backups quick and easy. Western digital this week launched the my book duo, an external raid storage system that comes with up to 20 terabytes of storage, and as well as a usbc port simplifying connections with recent macs. It would suit a freelance photographer or music producer needing to access large files locally. Unbelievable that microsoft and its affiliates cant get together on the same page after this many versions of windows to actually create a good. A few years ago i got a my book studio edition to use for my macbook.
The wd my book 3tb for mac is designed for storage and protection of data. Wont even downloadinstall on my windows 10 pc so that i may use the app for the my book 2tb external hard drive i recently purchased, seriously considering making a change to apple mac book. Can tigerleopard boot off a wd my book studio editions fw400800esata. View online or download western digital my book studio user manual, manual, brochure. I bought a wd my book studio edition 500gb several days ago. Wd my book studio ii simultaneously on both mac and pc. Before updating to the latest firmware, it is recommended that youve installed the latest updates and service pack on your computer. Equipped with wd backup software for windows and apple time machine compatibility for mac, the my book desktop hard drive can back up your photos. On other note, i did experienced some issue with my new hitachi xl2000 2tb hd. Wd mybook studio new leopard firmware macrumors forums. Tried swapping in 3tb drives on my studio ii and it didnt work i know this is a dormant thread, but i thought id update it for anyone wanting to know if you can successfully upgrade the 4tb 2x2tb wd drives in the western digital wd my studio ii external drive.
Iii have a mac and i wanted to put my itunes library on the new drivei successfully copied my lib to new drive and i put the original in the trash though have not emptied it. Wd my book not visible under catalina apple community. Shop for wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive at best buy. The combination of features, compact design, good performance, and price make my book studio edition 1tb worth a look if youre thinking of adding more external storage to your mac. Theres not much to say about the new western digital my book studio 3tb hard drive. Its formatted to work with your mac right out of the box and is ideal for demanding graphics professionals. Having used an apple time capsule 2tb for years, i can safely say the wd my book studio is much more fuss free experience mixing networking with a hard drive is just setting yourself up for unnecessary trouble in my opinion, and runs with much less heat. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Wd 3tb my book for mac desktop external hard drive usb 3. After installing mavericks gm my wd my book studio ii has lost all data. Western digital my passport studio hdd gets eink status. Unlike the mybook studio edition ii which came with two mirrored 3.
I have just bought a my book studio edition 500gb, with the slip about the firmware update for leopard except the firmware update no longer seems to be available. External hard drive not mounting apple developer forums. It seems like the partition had a hidden attribute. It wont format with disk utility under mac os extended journal. Wd my book studio 3 tb firewire 800 external hard drive.
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