Just make sure to have good verified working bootable backups before upgrading in case something goes wrong or you decide you don't like Catalina and want to revert back to the current macOS. Once everything is working you can upgrade to Catalina.

Now move all your files back to the WD drive. Now use Disk Utility to erase the WD drive as GUID partition and MacOS Extended (Journaled) if you are only using it on a Mac or as GUID partition and ExFAT if you will share it with a Windows computer. Step 4: Drag the file or folder you want over onto your passport drive. Step 3: Open a finder window on your Mac and find the files you want to transfer.

Step 2: Double click on the drive icon to open a finder window. Step 1: Plug Your WD My Passport into your Mac with its USB cable. Then uninstall the WD software by following the manufacturer's instructions. How To Transfer Files To WD My Passport From Mac. Then use the WD software to disable any security features on the WD drive. To do so just move everything on the WD drive to another drive temporarily.

If you are using the WD software, then you need to contact WD to see if their software is compatible as I'm sure the WD website may contain misleading information.įYI, it is much safer to just have macOS manage the WD drive. As long as you are using macOS to manage the drive then yes the WD drive is compatible.