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My Passport Wireless, Wireless Pro and SSD save products images and files from computers, tablets and smartphones to this single portable drive using a wireless connection.
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Answer ID 34297: WD My Passport Wireless End of Support
My Passport Wireless mobile app for iOS and Android is now in the Limited Updates phase. During this phase, bug fixes, updates for new features, and OS compatibility patches may stop, but Western Digital will continue to provide security updates for the app to address critical issues.
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Western Digital Product Lifecycle Support Policy
As a secondary option to continue using your drive, connect it to the computer as outlined in the User Manual on page 19.
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Description
My Passport Wireless or My Passport Wireless Pro are not detected when connected via USB port on a NAS, Router, DVR system or a My Cloud.
My Passport Wireless device(s) are formatted in exFAT by default. NAS, Routers and DVR systems that do not support exFAT may not recognize the device.
Resolution
1. Please refer to the NAS, Router or DVR system user guide or contact the manufacturer to determine if exFAT is supported by their device.
2. If the device does not support exFAT, the My Passport Wireless or Pro can be reformatted to NTFS, FAT32 or HSF+ they are supported by your device.
To reformat My Passport Wireless device(s) using a file system supported by the host device, please see Answer ID 3865: How to partition and format a WD drive on Windows and macOS
Critical: The instructions are designed to help repartition and format a hard drive. This process is Data Destructive and cannot be undone. Once the process begins, ALL THE DATA ON THE DRIVE WILL BE REMOVED! |
exFAT formatted external USB drive are supported on the following My Cloud and firmware versions.
My Cloud exFAT Firmware Support |
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My Cloud | Not Supported | N/A | |||
My Cloud Mirror | Not Supported | N/A | |||
My Cloud Mirror Gen2 | Not Supported | N/A | |||
My Cloud EX2 | Not Supported | N/A | |||
My Cloud EX4 | Not Supported | N/A | |||
My Cloud EX2 Ultra | Supported | 2.21.117 | |||
My Cloud EX2100 | Supported | 2.21.111 | |||
My Cloud EX4100 | Supported | 2.21.111 | |||
My Cloud DL2100 | Supported | 2.21.111 | |||
My Cloud DL4100 | Supported | 2.21.111 | |||
My Cloud PR2100 | Supported | 2.21.111 | |||
My Cloud PR4100 | Supported | 2.21.111 |