I have just got a wd mybook live 1tb as i need some extra space and also want an extra back up along with my time capsule I have tried to partition it using the partition utility on my mac but it doesn't show up as a disk to partition. There is the option to assign shares in the set up? Are they the same as partitions It shows up as a connected disk in finder with no problem I want to use it for TM back up and also as an external drive for files that won't fit on my mac.

Another query i have is how do I back up those files on the wd drive that I have put there and are not on my mac? Can i get my time capsule to back these up? I am a bit confused and i haven't even started to try to access it remotely.

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'I have tried to partition it using the partition utility on my mac but it doesn't show up as a disk to partition. There is the option to assign shares in the set up? Are they the same as partitions It shows up as a connected disk in finder with no problem' I'll take a guess that the WD drive is not 'Mac-formatted' out-of-the-box, but rather is in a PC format (FAT32, perhaps?) I'll also guess that the WD drive may have come with some proprietary software on it, and the only way you can remove it is by going to WD's site and downloading some sort of app that has the ability to do so (I could be wrong here, just guessing). I would also like to suggest that you DO NOT use this drive for Time Machine, but instead create a bootable clone using either CarbonCopyCloner or SuperDuper.

In a 'moment of extreme need' - for example, if you try to boot up and find that you just can't get the Mac to boot from the internal drive - a bootable backup will become WORTH ITS WEIGHT IN GOLD (shouting intentional). Desktop planetarium for machine. You can't boot from Time Machine backups, and I've seen numerous postings right here on macrumors from users who - in moments of such need - hook up their TM backups and find they just can't 'get at' what they want. I'd suggest this: 1. Hook up the WD drive, and copy anything that you want to save from it to your internal drive for the moment 2. Use Disk Utility to erase and then partition the drive 3.

Create at least one partition that the approximate size of your internal drive 4. Use CarbonCopyCloner to 'clone' your internal to the backup partition 5. Use the other partitions on the external drive for whatever you wish.

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Click to expand.Your initial backup with will create a bootable backup on your external drive, which must be formatted as HFS+. After the initial backup, you can setup a scheduled task within CCC and choose whatever frequency of backups that you deem appropriate (in hours, days, weeks, months, etc. Or whenever the external drive is connected). The question to ask is, 'If my hard drive crashes and I have to restore from a backup, how old do I want that backup to be?'

A few notes on hard drive formats: FAT32 (File Allocation Table). Read/Write FAT32 from both native Windows and native Mac OS X. Maximum file size: 4GB. Maximum volume size: 2TB NTFS (Windows NT File System). Read/Write NTFS from native Windows. Read only NTFS from native Mac OS X. To Read/Write/Format NTFS from Mac OS X: Install (free).

Some have reported problems using (approx 33USD). Native NTFS support can be enabled in Snow Leopard, but is not advisable, due to instability. AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support NTFS.

Maximum file size: 16 TB. Maximum volume size: 256TB HFS+ (Hierarchical File System, a.k.a. Mac OS Extended). Read/Write HFS+ from native Mac OS X. Required for or backups of Mac internal hard drive.

To Read/Write HFS+ from Windows, Install. To Read HFS+ (but not Write) from Windows, Install.

Maximum file size: 8EiB. Maximum volume size: 8EiB exFAT (FAT64). Supported in Mac OS X only in 10.6.5 or later. exFAT partitions created with OS X 10.6.5 are inaccessible from Windows 7. Not all Windows versions support exFAT. AirPort Extreme (802.11n) and Time Capsule do not support exFAT.

Maximum file size: 16 EiB. Maximum volume size: 64 ZiB. The drive show up as a server in finder but doesn't show up in disk utility::::: Basically what i want to do is to use some of the drive for cc backups. Some to store files that won't fit on my mbp - which i would like to be able to access via pc or mac and all allow some of the space on the drive for my girlfriend to use to back up her pc.

Is this all possible using one drive what with there being different formats? It is such a large drive that it would be a pity not to be able to use it for different things any suggestions are very much appreciated as i am a bit confused. Click to expand.I thought I should. But it doesn't show up in disk utility.

Only my mbp hard drive and the dvd / cd burner show up::::: having checked the wd forum I found this Re: Partition for TimeMachine Options yesterday PM Thank you for your question. For the MyBooKLive, no additional partitions can be setup. You do however have presented a good idea. If you go to the WD Community home page, and then at the top, there is tab called Ideas.

That is where you can post ideas or features that you want, e.g. Quota or partition for backup. Someone from our product group will review incoming suggestions and comment back.

Thank you again However as it will quite happily do a timemachine back up, indeed it boosts that it can will it therefore be able to do a CC. I will have to try and see what happens If you have any other suggestions it would be great to hear them Many thanks. Thanks for that kink.

I have had a look and the problem is still that the disk doesn't show up on the disk utility to enable you to partition it::::: Having had a look on the wd forum I am told - macgrl wrote. What does that mean in respect of FAT32 and HPS+ formats and it being compatible with macs?. Not a thing. The internal file system of a NAS is irrelevent to a network client. WDTV Live x2 - Live+ x1 - Live Hub 1TB x1 - QNAP TS-410 8TB - My Book Live 1TB Want to update your firmware? Read a good book.

The queston now is will ccc work? Click to expand.This is the worst advice I have seen on any forum. It is a NAS (Network attached storage) not a traditional hard disk that you can connect to your macbook. It will NEVER show up as a hard disk, but always as a server. To answer the question - use the WD 'Shares' through their software. It will show up as a server in your device list and when you click on it, you can see the different shares.

Bad thing is that you cannot allocate pre-determined space to the share - they expand as needed. But good thing is that you do not have to worry about giving them space. Next time, please check the facts before giving wrong advice to someone.

I also upgraded my mid-2011 iMAC to Sierra and experienced a long wait time for the Time Machine backup to start. Eventually, the backup was successfully completed.

I thought that the backups were running slowly, so I shutdown the computer, disconnected it from power, disconnected the USB cable from the WD drive. After restarting the iMAC, I reconnected the USB cable. Time Machine backups seem to be working OK now - both automatically and forced. Separate issue - I’m getting the message when opening WD Drive Utilities: “Failed to search for software updates. Server could not understand the Request.” Also, I’m intermittently getting a message saying there’s a RAID issue when the iMAC wakes from sleep, although there’s no RAID implemented.

Any guidance? Experiencing same?

Received this from WD support. This is so lame that I can hardly fathom it. Sierra has been out since September and they see to be simply writing off all of those customers. Why should I ever buy a WD drive again? 'Thank you for contacting Western Digital Customer Service and Support. My name is I have read your description carefully.

I would like to ask you if you have ever used that device with Sierra. Because as you can see in page 2 Sierra is not compatible: User Manual (PDF) Sierra is much more recent OS in regard with the MyBook and so it is not tested if works properly. If you have any further questions, please reply to this email and we will be happy to assist you further.' Powered by, best viewed with JavaScript enabled.