#Disk utility for mac drive on windows how to#

This worked for me and I hope it solves the installation problem for you.ДЄTTENTION Western Digital! The last couple of versions of your WD Utilities installer have had the same problem. If it works correctly, discard the old version of вЂњWD Drive Utilities.вЂќ Test the new вЂњWD Drive Utilities v2.1.1.100вЂќ application. Move the вЂњWD Drive Utilities v2.1.1.100вЂќ application to wherever your previous вЂњWD Drive UtilitiesвЂќ application was located.ДЎ0. Paste the вЂњWD Drive UtilitiesвЂќ application on your desktop and rename it вЂњWD Drive Utilities v2.1.1.100вЂќД©. Open the вЂњWD Drive UtilitiesвЂќ folder and copy the вЂњWD Drive UtilitiesвЂќ application.ДЁ. Scroll down in the вЂњResourcesвЂќ folder and double-click the вЂњWD Drive Utilities.zipвЂќ file.Д§. Instead, right-click the file вЂњWD Drive Utilities InstallerвЂќ application and select the вЂњShow Package ContentsвЂќ option.Д¦. If you are using this drive for macOS only, then reformat the drive Mac OS Extended (Journaled) also referred to as HFS+ for best compatibility. Instructions for ExFAT formatting can be found here. Open the вЂњWD Drive UtilitiesвЂќ disk image. If you are using this drive between macOS and Windows then back up any important data on the drive and reformat the drive ExFAT on macOS. Double-click the вЂњWD_Utilities_Installer_for_Mac_2_1_1_100.dmgвЂќ to create the вЂњWD Drive UtilitiesвЂќ disk image on your desktop.ДЈ. Double-click the downloaded zip file to create the вЂњWD_Utilities_Installer_for_Mac_2_1_1_100.dmgвЂќ on your desktop.ДЈ. Download WD_Utilities_Standalone_Installer_Mac_2_1_1_100.zip file from MacUpdate.Дў.

Select the format MS-DOS (FAT) for 'Format', Master Boot Record for 'Scheme' and click Erase. Select the SanDisk USB flash drive from the sidebar and choose Erase. Go to Applications, Utilities and double click and open Disk Utility.

Connect the SanDisk USB flash drive to the Mac computer.

#Disk utility for mac drive on windows how to#

Assuming you have an older version of the вЂњWD Drive UtilitiesвЂќ application installed, here is how I installed the newer WD Drive Utilities (v2.1.1.100) application:ДЎ. How to Format a USB Flash Drive to FAT32 on macOS.