Trying to find external hard drive for OS 10.4

Thanks for your reply. In this case, the 3.0 to 2.0 USB was not the problem. The issue was that I was unable to install the software/application from a WD Passport. I would have expected backward compatibility on this, as well. It's backward compatibility doesn't reach far enough into the past to cover Tiger/OS 10.4.

I just talked with WD and they told me that what I need is now a legacy item, but they say it can be ordered. I'll try that and see what I come up with. If anything else occurs to you on this, I'd appreciate hearing from you.

Meanwhile, all the best,

Jim

Hi, thanks. I did try that when it wouldn't install. I dragged a file into the drive from the desktop to see if it would work, but got an error message. Am I missing something here? ~Jim

The error message was: (This file) ". . . could not be installed because "My Passport" cannot be modified."

I looked further into the manual. The drive must be re-formatted for Mac, but the knowledge about how to perform this feat is on a data back back at Western Digital HQ. The manual also says it is only compatible with OS Snow Leopard and up, so that seems to say I either need a legacy version of this drive, if it exists, or I need to look for a different brand, . . . or I need to go get some high-capacity thumb drives and forget about an external HD.

Does this sound right?

Thanks,

Jim

Hi BDAqua,

That turns out to be the solution all right. Why do you think the manufacturer says that the drive is not compatible with Tiger, when all you have to do is erase and format it? It's working fine now.

Thanks to everyone who pitched in.

Jim

Thanks, this makes sense.