My Passport for Mac features an ultra-fast USB 3.0 interface for blazing-fast transfer rates. This sleek, portable drive is designed for photographers, graphics professionals and road-warriors who want to take their digital life with them. It's compatible with Apple Time Machine and offers password protection with hardware encryption to keep your data private. It's an ideal companion for your MacBook.
Ultra-fast transfer rates - When connected to a USB 3.0 port My Passport for Mac lets you access and save files in blazing speed. Reduce transfer time by up to 3 times when compared to USB 2.0 transfer rates.*
*Performance may vary based on user's hardware and system configuration.
USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 compatibility - With this single drive you get compatibility with your USB 2.0 devices today and the ultra-fast speed of USB 3.0 when you're ready to step up to the next generation.
Sleek, compact design - This compact enclosure offers plenty of storage making it the ideal companion for the graphic professional, student, or road warrior.
WD Security - WD Security utility allows you to set password protection and hardware encryption for your drive to protect your files from unauthorized use or access.
WD Drive Utilities - Register your drive, set drive timer, run diagnostics and more using WD Drive Utilities.
Formatted for Mac - HFS+ Journaled so it works right out of the box with your MacBook. Can be reformatted for Windows.
Compatible with Apple Time Machine - Back up your files with Apple Time Machine.
WD quality inside and out - We know your data is important to you. So we build the drive inside to our demanding requirements for durability, shock tolerance, and long-term reliability. Then we protect the drive with a durable enclosure designed for style and protection.
What's in the box
Portable hard drive, USB cable, Quick Install Guide.
Compatibility
Formatted HFS+ Journaled for Mac OS X Mountain Lion, Lion, Snow Leopard, or Leopard
Requires reformatting for Windows operating system
Note: Compatibility may vary depending on user's hardware configuration and operating system.
Portable Storage for Mac
Comparison Chart | Premium Storage | Premium, Dual-Drive RAID Storage |
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| My Passport for Mac | My Passport Air | My Passport Pro |
| Perfect for | High capacity storage to keep your creativity with you. | Stylish storage with an award-winning metal design. | High-performance storage for creativity on the road. |
| Available colors | Silver | Black | Black |
| Connection | USB 3.0, USB 2.0 | USB 3.0, USB 2.0 | Thunderbolt |
| Capacity range | 500 GB - 2 TB | 500 GB - 1 TB | 2 TB - 4 TB |
| High-capacity for all your photos, music and videos |  | | |
| Compatible with Apple Time Machine | | | |
| Password protection | | | |
| 256 bit hardware encryption | | | |
| All metal design | | | |
| RAID 0/1 | | | |
| Integrated Thunderbolt cable | | | |
| Can be used as a boot drive | | | |
