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NTFS for Mac driver in WD Discovery is old version and not compatible with Monterey

Hi everyone.
WD Discovery utility needs to be updated. Because when I connect my My Passport Ultra disk to my Mac and open WD Discovery, app says your Mac OS version not support NTFS for MaC driver. But when I enter Paragon’s website, I can download the new version of the driver for Mac OS Monterey. But it’s trial 14 day. So WD discovery app needs to be updated so it can download the latest version of the NTFS for Mac OS Monterey driver. Now I can use my harddisk with my Mac but after the 14 days trial process, I can’t use my disk full potential, just read only. So please help me about this. Thanks.

Hi @NomadCRY,

To use the device on macOS and for Time Machine backups, format the drive as HSF+.
To use the device on macOS and Windows OS, format the drive as ExFAT.

For more information on how to format your drive, please refer to the link below.

Reformatting required for Mac OS Compatibility:

Also, kindly test your drive with Drive Utilities as follows:

How to test a drive for defects or problems on a Mac:

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