Reformat an 8tb WD Black Game Drive for PC

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Hi All

Please help. I have an 8TB WD Black Game drive. When purchased I used it as a game drive for PS5. I recently purchased a solid state M.2 drive as a replacement.

I want to use the 8TB drive on my pc but I can’t format it. I have tried the disc management tool but I am unable to find an option to format.

Thanks in advance for any help you can offer

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To format your 8TB WD Black Game drive on your PC, start by opening Disk Management. You can access this by pressing Win + X and selecting “Disk Management” or by right-clicking the Start button. In Disk Management, locate your WD Black drive from the list of connected disks. If the drive is new or hasn’t been used on this PC before, you may need to initialize it first. Right-click on the disk and choose “Initialize Disk,” then follow the prompts, selecting the appropriate partition style (usually GPT for drives over 2TB). Next, right-click on the unallocated space of your WD Black drive and select “New Simple Volume.” Follow the wizard to assign a drive letter, choose the file system (like NTFS), and perform a quick format. Once done, your WD Black drive will be formatted and ready for use on your PC. Remember that formatting will erase all data on the drive, so back up any important data beforehand.

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You can follow these steps to format your 8TB WD Black Game drive on a PC:

  1. Press Win + X and select “Disk Management” or right-click the Start button to open Disk Management.
  2. Locate your WD Black drive in the list, initialize it, create a new simple volume, and format it.
  3. After completing these steps, your WD Black drive will be ready for use.

Remember to back up any important data before formatting, as the process erases all data on the drive.

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Hello,
You are having a bit of trouble formatting your 8TB WD Black Game drive for use on your PC. Let’s try a few steps to get it formatted:

WD Quick Formatter Tool:
Download and install the WD Quick Formatter tool from the WD Support site1.
Run the tool and follow the on-screen instructions to format your drive.
Disk Management:
Press Win + X and select Disk Management.
Locate your WD Black drive in the list. If it shows as unallocated, right-click and select New Simple Volume.
Follow the wizard to create a new partition and format the drive.
File Explorer: Open File Explorer and locate your external drive under This PC.
Right-click the drive and select Format.
Choose the file system (NTFS is recommended for Windows) and click Start. Publix Passport