Bram2010

Q: Using an WD External drive with 10,11,1

Anyone a solution yet for the problems using an WD External drive with El Capitan?

iMac, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)

Posted on Nov 28, 2015 7:10 PM

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Q: Using an WD External drive with 10,11,1

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  • by FishingAddict,

    FishingAddict FishingAddict Nov 28, 2015 8:25 PM in response to Bram2010
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    Nov 28, 2015 8:25 PM in response to Bram2010

    I have used 3 different WD externals with my Mac running El Capitan and have not had a single problem.  Is there a particular problem that you are referring to?

     

    In general, problems with external hard drives are often caused by using the horrible software that is shipped with these hard drives, yet is almost never necessary or desirable to use the drives.  Unless you are using WD software to encrypt your drive, just remove all traces of any software from WD, then reboot your Mac, and then just connect your external drive and it should work fine.