# Passport Icon color

**URL:** <https://community.wd.com/t/passport-icon-color/21389>\
**Category:** My Passport\
**Created:** [September 30, 2015, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.wd.com/t/passport-icon-color/21389 "2015-09-30T22:11:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Alpha\_8itch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@Alpha\_8itch](https://community.wd.com/u/Alpha_8itch)\
**Post date:** [October 3, 2015, 3:19am UTC](https://community.wd.com/t/passport-icon-color/21389/3 "2015-10-03T03:19:33Z")

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> Trancer wrote:

> Welcome to the Community.

> &nbsp;

> **The default icon should be orange. However, when the hard drive is used with Time Machine it changes to teal/green. This is up to your computer system and not your WD Passport.**

**Thank you for that info.&nbsp; I’ve always wondered the same thing.&nbsp; I couldn’t figure out what made the Passport change colors.**

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