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Hi I have this My Passport external drive that I want to drop files on.
When I connect it to my mac and try to drag and drop files on it I cant.
It wants to install this thing WD discovery, but I dont need that I dont want to backup with time machine I simply want to drag and drop files in it.
How can I do that please?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 12.3
I personally don't like WD bus-powered external drives. Or Toshiba. They use a proprietary board from the drive to USB, so if anything fails (most likely the USB), it's pretty much impossible to recover. It might be possible to repair a damaged USB connector. Granted I have a few myself, but I wouldn't buy one in the future.
At least with separate enclosure/drive combos it's possible to put the drive in a working enclosure. And most Seagate drives I've seen use bare drives that can be taken out if necessary.
I personally don't like WD bus-powered external drives. Or Toshiba. They use a proprietary board from the drive to USB, so if anything fails (most likely the USB), it's pretty much impossible to recover. It might be possible to repair a damaged USB connector. Granted I have a few myself, but I wouldn't buy one in the future.
At least with separate enclosure/drive combos it's possible to put the drive in a working enclosure. And most Seagate drives I've seen use bare drives that can be taken out if necessary.
see if this recent discussion contains the solution to your issue:
how to reset owner permission - Apple Community
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Hi thanks but when I try to erase I choose APFS format and it says it fails... :(
I dont understand how this works I just want to drop my files on it like a basic USB key...
omg I got it, I ejected everything, deleted anything related to WD, restarted my CPU, plugged passport in again, deleted while selecting APFS, and now it works. FINALLY. thanks for your help!
My Passport - Simply drag and drop files
