Can MY Passport be formatted and still back up?

WD External Drives WD Portable Drives
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If I format my 1TB My Passport (it’s full) can I still back up new data?

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Hi @JudyG46,

Formatting the drive is a Data Destructive process and cannot be undone. Once the process begins, All the data on the drive is will be lost !**

Western Digital recommends backing up the drive data before formatting the drive.

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Hi Neha_7. Thanks for the info, however, I was asking if I do format the drive, can I then using it to do future backups? The message also said that WD recommends backing it up before formatting. Back it up to where/what? :blush: