Okay, so guys (and girls:p) I bought a WD My Passport Essentials SE external HDD, and I was wondering what is the proper way to eject it? I just right click on it in My Computer, click Eject,. The drive stopped working. I then used Windows uninstall. Since then, when I select Windows backup, the external drive's icon appears with a large red (X). For some reason, Windows thinks the drive is still there. Under disk mgmt. I find the drive listed. I right click and choose uninstall. Windows states it is removing the program and to restart. Re-insert the WD My Passport. The first and foremost thing is to remove the WD My Passport safely.
The easiest way to make backups of a Mac is through Time Machine > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1427
To use Time Machine, open System Preferences > Time Machine > Select Disk, and choose your external drive. The initial backup will start, and it may take several hours, depending on the amount of data Time Machine has to copy to your external drive.
Since then, Time Machine will make automatic, hourly backups, always that your Mac is turned on and the external drive connected. Also, if you are using OS X Lion, local snapshots will be enabled > http://pondini.org/TM/30.html
My Passport For Mac On Pc
Dec 8, 2013 7:50 AM