Just plug Time Machine in case of data loss, operating system problems or plug it into a new Mac if your hard drive failed, and you can instantly roll back to the last working The WD My Passport for Mac supports USB 3.0/Thunderbolt connections but it will also work with USB 2.0 connections.

I have a WD My Passport for Mac (All black) that I’m using for my Time Machine backup. IMac running Sierra version 10.12.5. The drive shows up on the desktop (yellow icon). Later, it will change to a green icon with the circle emblem, and I will get a notification that the Time Machine backup failed. I have to force eject the drive, then reconnect it to get it back up and ‘connected’. This repeats all the time.

I have tried removing the utility and I’ve also run the utility that says everything on the drive is okay. I’m guessing it may occur when the computer sleeps and I wake it up Would appreciate a solution!

Everything seemed to work ok. It didn't take too long to back up.

Word for mac free. Maybe an hour or 2? I just left it alone and did my housework. I had under 100 GB to backup and I didn't unselect anything. After I install Windows, I assume I would have to partition the WD HD or get another one if I wanted to back that up too?

I don't see myself using Windows for many things, or saving many files. What I did want to do is take my old Dell HD and get the information off of that and either put it onto my Macbook, or an external. I guess I could use my WD for that, or just buy another smaller external. I'm not sure how that works for reading files from a non Mac system if I were to transfer the information. Or am I better off keeping it separate and just using an external for when I want to access something? I'm not so much looking to backup the new Windows portion of my Macbook. I have an old hard drive from my Dell that I need to move the info from.

I'm hoping I can only pull files. My ex used to do this stuff, so I am not as familiar with how to partition and move the information, but I can figure it out. So far I did the backup for my Macbook before I partition for Windows. I just need to figure out how much space I need for Windows and to run a few programs. I don't have a lot on my Macbook as it is, so I will probably use 250G for the partition.

That will leave 500G for my Macbook. Should be plenty. Since Windows wouldn't load on my old Dell HD anymore, I'm hoping to get the information off and move it.

I may just buy another smaller drive for that or put the information on my Macbook after I install Windows. I could use the new WD backup drive, but I would need to partition it which means I have to format it again then partition then backup my Macbook again? I already did the backup on my Macbook, but to reformat, then partition the WD and then try to get files from my old HD and backup my Macbook again? I have a co-worker who is supposed to help me with installing Windows. I'll see if he wants to do all the partitioning and backing up if I decide to use the WD to back up my Dell HD.