It has been many days, and NOtech support from WD.
So I post these questions here:
I would apprecaite if if someone can answer my questions in detail.
I just bought two My Passport 2TB USB drive.
I am using it with Mac, Wndows, Linux, IPad, Iphone, and Andriod devices.
From what I learned, and I am new to this, FAT is supported in all of the above platforms.
Whereas NTFS and exFAT is not supported in all the above platforms.
Is this correct?
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If not, what should I format the My Passport drive to allow for uses in all above platforms?
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Looks like factory format for the drive is NTFS.
If I format as FAT (not exFAT), I have this questions:
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Do I loose any storage on the 2 TB drive using the FAT format?
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Should I format it as 512 or 4096 bytes sector size?
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Can I still use the auto backup software from WD ( smartthat comes with the drive for backup on WIndows?
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What is the largest files size I can store in FAT format? ( may like to use it for movie files too…)
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using Smartware:
a) If I use the WD auto backup software, can I still copy and backup files from other platforms into the
FAT formated drve while at the same time I am also ?
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b) When Smartware is running, can I also, at the same time, copy files manually from my PC to My Passport?
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