![]() The WD hard drive is not encrypted? Then the reason for Mac not recognizing the WD hard drive is that macOS fails to access the partition and file system information. You can download and install WD Security to unlock the WD hard drive if a password has been set to protect the hard drive. macOS can't read the partition information and mount the volumes if the WD hard drive is password locked. If you are using WD hard drives like My Book Drive or Easystore and it is not showing up on Mac now, you can check if the hard drive is password protected. Check if the WD hard drive is password locked Possibly, your Mac doesn't recognize the WD hard drive because the WD software is not compatible with your macOS. ![]() When WD hard drive is not recognized, you can download WD Discovery for Mac to update WD Drive Utilities, WD Security, WD Backup, etc. WD Discovery is a desktop software for Mac and Windows for delivering WD software, updates, and notifications for WD external hard drives. Update incompatible WD Apps with WD Discovery for Mac If your WD hard drive is not recognized by iBoysoft Data Recovery either, send it to an expert for reparation. Step 4: If your WD hard drive is recognized by iBoysoft Data Recovery, follow the wizard to recover data and then format WD hard drive. Share the mentioned quick fixes to help people who also run into the issue that Mac cannot recognize WD hard drive. What if the WD hard drive lights on but is not detected and recognized by Mac still? Follow the next part to check if you allow your Mac to show the recognized WD hard drive in the Finder and Desktop. Try to plug the WD hard drive into a Windows PC to check if the file system of the WD hard drive is not compatible with Mac.Try to connect the WD hard drive with a different Mac computer to check if the WD hard drive can be recognized on that Mac.Try a different USB-C adapter to connect the WD hard drive if your Mac only has the Thunderbolt 3 port. ![]()
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