I am attempting to install a new My Book Essential on my Mac, using Snow Leopard, and I am getting the message “There is no writable WD SmartWare partition” and that the WD drive may be formatted for a different OS or the drive may be locked. I clicked on the unlock icon and got the message that it isn’t locked. How do I check to see what iti is formatted for and how do I change it if necessary?
The My Book Essential comes out of the box formatted for Windows. In order to use it, you will need to reformat it for your Mac.
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