Limits: 4 GB maximum file size, 8 TB maximum partition size. Works with all versions of Windows, Mac, Linux, game consoles, and practically anything with a USB port. If you can't decide between FAT32 and exFAT, it's simple: FAT32: I recommend FAT32 or exFAT since it will be compatible with both Windows and Mac.ĭiskpart is a very robust utility and FAT32/exFAT partitions created under Windows will work on Macs without any issues. Double click and you'll be asked to format it.

You will see an unformatted partition as large as the drive capacity. Exit the utility and open This PC or My Computer.

Type create partition primary to create a single partition as large as the capacity.Type clean to erase the entire drive including the partition table.Type select disk 1 (I'm assuming the WD drive is disk 1).Identify the WD drive by it's storage (it would be around 1000 GB or whatever the capacity is). You can identify all the disks by their storage size. The first listed disk (disk 0) is often the computer's hard drive.Type list disk to list the connected physical drives.

I don't know what exactly happened while you were formatting it for Mac (which caused them to be hidden) but you can recover all the space in a few seconds. There might be some hidden partitions on the drive.

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