This message appears if the stored data become inaccessible and Mac machine is not able to read it. Let’s have a look at the major causes that lead to the photo loss from WD external hard drive:Īt times, after connecting your My Passport hard drive to the Mac machine, it starts showing a message: “The drive is not formatted.
After any data loss, it is compulsory to know the reason of cause so that next time it can be avoided. However, these drives are prone to the chances of photo loss due to technical cause or human errors. The Western Digital hard drive is a popular choice to take data backup, especially the integrated SD card slot, which make it a most preferred choice for professional photographers who need to quick back up their pictures and other media files. Due to their small size like passport and huge data storage capability, WD My Passport hard drive has become widely popular among business as well as general users.
Till now there are six types of My Passport drives available, Essential Edition, Essential SE Edition, Elite Edition, Essential for Mac, Studio Edition and the Essential SE for Mac. Western Digital My Passport is a series of portable hard drives.
