Information and details about the default file system the drive was formatted and shipped with. Format it back to how it came out of the box.*END
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USB Flash, Memmory Cards and External drives come in different formats.
Check the table to see default format.
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Guided Assist |
Need more help?
- Answer ID 51125: Quick Steps to Format an External and USB Flash Drive on Windows and macOS
- Answer ID 51807: Pros and Cons of File Systems used with Memory Cards, USB Flash, Internal and External Drives
| Device | Format | Operating System Usage |
|---|---|---|
| SanDisk USB Drives (greater than 64 GB) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk USB Drives (lower than 64 GB) |
FAT32 | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk SD and microSD Cards (greater than 64 GB) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk SD and microSD Cards (lower than 64 GB) |
FAT32 | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk iXpand Drives (greater than 64 GB) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk iXpand Drives (lower than 64 GB) |
FAT32 | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk CompactFlash (lower than 128 GB) |
FAT32 | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk CompactFlash (greater than 256 GB) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk Desk Drive (SDSSDT40) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| SanDisk Portable SSD (SDSSDE81, SDSSDE61, SDSSDE80, SDSSDE60, SDSSDE50, SDSSDE30, SDSSDE29) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| My Passport Go (WDBY9Y, WDBMCG) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| My Passport, Works with USB-C™ (WDBRMD,WDBWML) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| My Passport (WDBYNN, WDBS4B, WDBYFT, WDBPKJ) |
NTFS | Windows |
| My Passport for Mac (WDBFKF, WDBLPG, WDBP6A) |
HFS+ | macOS |
| My Passport Ultra (WDBRHB) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| My Passport Ultra (WDBTLG, WDBFKT, WDBFKT) |
NTFS | Windows |
| My Passport Ultra (WDBFTM, WDBC3C) |
NTFS | Windows |
| My Passport Ultra for Mac (WDBPMV, WDBKYJ) |
HFS+ | macOS |
| My Passport SSD (WDBAGF, WDBKVX, WDBK3E) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| My Passport AV-TV (WDBHDK) |
FAT32 | Panasonic, Philips, Toshiba, Sharp, Sony, Mitsubishi, Orion, Hitachi Wooo, LG |
| My Passport Wireless SSD (WDBAMJ) |
NTFS | Windows |
| My Passport Wireless Pro (WDBSMT, WDBP2P, WDBVPL) |
NTFS | Windows |
| My Passport Wireless (WDBDAF, WDBK8Z, WDBLJT) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| My Book (WDBBGB) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| My Book Duo (WDBFBE) |
NTFS | Windows |
| My Book (WDBFJK) |
NTFS | Windows |
| My Book for Mac (WDBYCC) |
HFS+ | macOS |
| My Book AV-TV (WDBGLG) |
FAT32 | Panasonic, Philips, Toshiba, Sharp, Sony, Mitsubishi, Orion, Hitachi Wooo, LG |
| My Book Pro (WDBDTB) |
HFS+ | macOS |
| My Book Duo (WDBLWE) |
NTFS | Windows |
| My Book Thunderbolt Duo (WDBUTV) |
HFS+ | macOS |
| WD Drive (WDBRHB) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| WD Drive Plus (WDBN8Z, WDBZCD) |
exFAT | Windows and macOS |
| WD Elements SE (WDBJRT, WDBEPK) |
NTFS | Windows |
| WD Elements Desktop (WDBWLG) |
NTFS | Windows |
| WD easystore Desktop (WDBCKA) |
NTFS | Windows |
| WD easystore Portable (WDBKUZ, WDBDNK) |
NTFS | Windows |
| WD Gaming Drive (WDBM1M, WDBDFF) |
exFAT | Windows, macOS and Gaming Console* |
| My Passport (Works with PlayStation 4) (WDBZGE) |
exFAT | Windows, macOS and Gaming Console* |
| G-DRIVE ArmorATD (SDPH81G) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-DRIVE ArmorLock SSD (SDPS41A) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-DRIVE SSD (SDPS11A) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-DRIVE PRO SSD (SDPS51F) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-DRIVE (SDPH91G) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-DRIVE (SDPHF1A) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-DRIVE PRO (SDPH51J) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-DRIVE PROJECT (SDPHG1H) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-DRIVE™ PRO STUDIO SSD (SDPS71F) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-RAID 2 (SDPH62H) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-RAID MIRROR (SDPHH2H) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-RAID SHUTTLE 4 (SDPH34H) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-RAID SHUTTLE 8 (SDPH48H) |
APFS | macOS |
| G-RAID SHUTTLE SSD (SDPS24H) |
APFS | macOS |
| PRO-G40 (SDPS31H) |
APFS | macOS |
| PRO-BLADE SSD Mag (SDPM1NS) |
APFS | macOS |
