However, it takes too much time and is not 100% safe. There may be some complicated instructions claim that can help you format WD portable hard drive on Mac.
Because there is no 'quick format' feature in Mac OS and there is no disk partition tool for Mac hard disk drive. However, for some Mac users, formatting a WD portable hard drive on Mac is not as easy as formatting a hard drive on PC.
With built-in quick format feature or third-party disk partition tool, it is very easy to format WD portable hard drive under Windows operating system. Most of the Windows users know how to format Western Digital external hard drive on a PC.
