#DISK UTILITY WON'T FORMAT SSD FOR MAC#
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#DISK UTILITY WON'T FORMAT SSD INSTALL#

Enter the admin user password for macOS.Double-click WD Drive Utilities Installer.Click on View in the top-left corner and select Show all devices from the drop-down menu. Open WD_Utilities_Installer_for_Mac.dmg. Connect your external drive to your Mac then open Disk Utility.

#DISK UTILITY WON'T FORMAT SSD INSTALL#

JBOD requires two Volume Names and two Format slections.ĭo Not close the window until the RAID change is done.įollow the steps to install WD Drive Utilities for macOS.

Individual Drives (JBOD) - max capacity, no data protection.

Mirror - max data protection (RAID 1), but half the capacity.

Stripe - (default) max capacity performance (RAID 0), not fault tolerance.

The process is Data Destructive and cannot be undone.

Drive B or Drive 2 Status refer to the drive in the RIGHT bay from the front view.Ĭhanging the RAID mode reformats both drives.

Drive A or Drive 1 Status refer to the drive in the LEFT bay from the front view.

My Book Duo Drive Status Location Regardless of Drive Label Number

Rebuilding - The drive is the target disk of the rebuild operation and that operation is still in progress.

Online - The drive is healthy and part of the RAID disk array.

New Drive - The installed drive has not been configured.

Missing - The expected drive is not installed.

Insufficient Capacity - The drive installed has insufficient capacity to be part of the mirrored RAID array.

#DISK UTILITY WON'T FORMAT SSD SERIAL NUMBER#

ID Mismatch - Thedrive metadata information does not match its serial number.Empty - There is no drive installed, but none was expected.Drive Not Supported - The drive model is not supported.Unknown - The drive has some other undetermined status.Standby - The drive is part of the RAID array but needs to be rebuilt.

Rebuilding - The drive is being rebuilt.

Individual Drives or JBOD (Individual Drives) -max capacity, no data protection.

Stripe or RAID 0 (Striped) - (default) max capacity, speed, no fault tolerance.

Connect a RAID model drive to the computer.

JBOD - individual drives, max capacity, no data protectionĪnswer ID 659: RAID Levels Supported with Western Digital ProductsĬheck the current RAID mode and status of a drive.

RAID 1 - max data protection, half capacity.

RAID 0 - (default) max capacity and speed, no data protection.

The RAID screen will not who unless the drive has two drives and supports RAID.Ĭheck the drive status and change the RAID mode.

Enter WD Drive Utilities in the search bar.

test does not support SSD.Īnswer ID 6265: Attach a Supported WD Drive Message in WD Security & WD Drive Utilities

Drives not listed are above not supported.

#DISK UTILITY WON'T FORMAT SSD FOR MAC#

Direct Attached Storage (DAS) Drives: My Book, My Book for Mac, My Book Duo, My Book Pro, WD easystore Desktop, WD easystore Portable, My Passport works with USB-C, My Passport, My Passport for Mac, My Passport Ultra, My Passport Ultra for Mac, My Passport Ultra (USB-C), My Passport Ultra for Mac (USB-C), My Passport Go, My Passport Air, My Passport Ultra Metal, WD Elements SE, WD Backup Drive Desktop.Connect a supported drive to the computer.Read the EULA (End User License Agreement).Download and install WD Drive Utilities.Follow the steps to install WD Drive Utilities for Windows.

Disk utility won't format ssd