WD Quick Formatter can be used to format and remove all partitions on WD External Drive.
It will only format and create a single partition for better performance.
Support Information
External Drive Support
- Supported WD External Drives (DAS)
- DOES NOT support SanDisk External Drives or USB Flash.
Operating System Support
Windows
- Windows 11 (NTFS)
- Windows 10 32-bit & 64-bit (NTFS)
macOS
Use Disk Utility.
Need more help?
Answer ID 51125: Quick Steps to Format an External and USB Flash Drive on Windows and macOS
Instructions
Critical: The process is Data Destructive and cannot be undone. |
- Download, unzip and run WD Quick Formatter for Windows.
- Click Continue.
- Click Accept to install.
- Select a drive to format.
Click Format Drive.
Critical:
DO NOT power off or unplug the drive.
Wait for the format process to complete.
- Click Exit close.
Click Format Another Drive.
- Safe Eject the drive.
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Answer ID 21880: Safe Eject and Remove USB Flash and External Drives on Windows or macOS
Allow the scan for WD External drives to complete.