how to format wd elements for mac and windows

For some reason now the HDD doesn't appear at all on Windows, and even seems to freeze up the Disk Management tool (and Disk Part as well). I also tried reformatting to every other format that MacOS allows, but Windows would always give me the same thing when I plugged it in.įast forward to today, and I am trying to fix it again this time using a different cable. I tried using the Macbook to format it to exFat (which was successful) and then plug it into my Windows machine, but the same error appeared. When I plugged it into my Macbook however, it would appear like normal I could read and write to it as well as format it.

The HDD would appear in my list of disks, but I would always get a the request failed due to a fatal device hardware error error whenever I tried to reformat it.

I can still use my Mac to read/write files to it, and can also use it on my Nvidia Shield.Ī few months ago I tried to fix the issue by formatting the drive using the Disk Management tool on Windows.

I have a 4TB external HDD (WD Elements SE), and I can't get my Windows PC (or Xbox) to recognise the drive.

How to format wd elements for mac and windows