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Formatting & Partitioning a 4TB My Book

Just purchased a 4TB My Book for the wife and tried to partition it into 2 2TB partitions. Unsuccessful. Is there any way to reformat the drive back to the original 4TB NTFS setting? And, how can I successfully partition it into 2 partitions?:kissing_heart:

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Hello,

Just format the drive like a normal unit and then follow the instruction on the link below.

Please see if the following link helps
[How to install, partition, format, or reformat a WD external hard drive in Windows XP](Error)

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