Use both for Mac and PC backups

I have a My book for Mac. Can I use the one My book drive for Mac and PC backups? I don’t want to buy another My book just for a windows laptop backup.
thanks for any advice or comment. :slight_smile:

Hi hinababy,

You can make 2 partitions on the drive, one for Mac (HFS+) and other for Windows (NTFS).

For windows, you can use WD SmartWare to backup the computer.
Software Download Link: downloads.wdc.com/smartware/WD_SmartWare_Installer_2.4.20.48.zip

https://support.wdc.com/knowledgebase/answer.aspx?ID=19516&s=

For Mac computer you can use Time machine:

Both the computers will their respective partition and create a backup there.

Note:- WD always recommends having at least 2 back-ups of the same file at 2 different locations.

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Thank you James.G!!!
perfect!

Have a great day!