IMac Backups on Western Digital My Passport for Mac

I have a Western Digital 1TB My Passport for Mac which regularly backs up my iMac. It is creating a backup file apparently every day. I decided to remove all but the most recent 3 backup files and moved them to trash, but am unable to empty the trash. How do I empty the trash now?

Time Machine back ups in the trash are not a good combination.   You may find this link helpfull ...
Solving Trash Problems
and you should also look at Pondini's document   ...
http://pondini.org/TM/ Troubleshooting.html   Section E6 in particular.

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How do I figure out if I have usb 3.0? I am trying to buy compatible external hard drive (western digital my passport for mac) and I can not figure out if it will work with my mac book.

how do I figure out if I have usb 3.0? I am trying to buy compatible external hard drive (western digital my passport for mac) and I can not figure out if it will work with my mac book.

Dont buy a Western Digital, get a Hitachi or Seagate (Toshiba is made by Hitachi). These are the most reliable, and the HD used inside Macs.
ALL HD can be made compatible with your MAC (including a WD if you already bought same), ......they just need to be formatted for the Mac platform, format them in Disk Utility as Mac OSX extended journaled.

Western Digital My Passport For Mac Won't Mount

Hello everyone,
I always try to find related articles prior to posting, but I haven't found anything quite like my situation listed. I have a "My Passport For Mac" that I recently reformatted on my Mac to use as a time machine (using 10.10.2). Prior to reformatting, it worked fine. I have it encrypted so any time I'd plug it in & it would request my password. All was great. I reformatted it & then used it to back up my Mac. However, days later, when I go to plug it in, the hard drive won't mount. A lot of folks with a similar situation are at least reporting that it's showing up in Disk Utility. However, mine is completely absent. I've tried it on multiple computers (including a PC). It's not showing up anywhere. But the disk is on & spinning. Does anyone have any idea what's going on? I'm stumped on this one. I'm not worried about recovering any data from this as it's just a Time Machine backup. I'd just like to get it to mount to my Mac again!
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

Historically, the problem has been that many USB-powered drives can't get enough power from a USB port after they begin to age. The Passport is bus-powered, getting all its power from a USB port. Not the best solution for a desktop computer.
To get such a drive going again, you need one of two workabouts:
1) a powered USB hub (has its own power supply to make up the shortfall) that goes between the external drive and the computer.
2) use a "Y" USB cable to get power from two USB ports simultaneously (such as http://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/USB2AYMBPB/)
Also, WD uses an odd proprietary formatting scheme that is of itself a problem area. WD makes very good bare drives but the enclosures into which they put them to make an external drive are not very good and not particually Mac-Friendly. The formatting makes them harder to use.
Once you get the files you need off the external, consider erasing and reformating it to Mac Extended Journaled using Disk Utility. That often makes the drive more reliable without having to revert to USB hubs or special cables. It gets rid of the proprietary formatting that seem to contribute to the problems.
I have three external drives. All have WD bare drives inside but none are in WD encosures. By far the best enclosures for Mac external drives are those from OWC:
http://eshop.macsales.com/shop/firewire/1394/USB/EliteAL/eSATA_FW800_FW400_USB
I have two of the desktop model shown and one of its portable version for my MacBook Pro. All three have given me superb service and zero problems.

Western Digital 1tb passport for mac not working???

The drive is spinning and I've had no problems with it thus far. So the drive is spinning but it is not showing up on my desktop. No error messages. The light on the external drive will flash continuously and consistently and then stop flashing and remain lit for a couple of minutes then resumes flashing. But it will not show up on my desktop.
Any ideas?

While WD drives are OK, the electronics in their packaged backup units don't have a good track record. Have you tried another connection cable, just to rule that out? You've rebooted your MacBook? Is it still under warranty?

Is it possible possible to use a WD "My Passport for Mac" External HD with a Chromebook?

Hello . . .
I am a photographer who is seriously thinking of purchasing a Chromebook to utilize for both online and offline editing while in the field. I'm wondering if it is possible to use a Western Digital "My Passport for Mac" to store and retreive my images as an external drive for both storage and retrieval using a CB.
Does any one know if I will have to do any special formatting to use this drive with a Chromebook? And, if so, what do I need to know/do to do it?
Thanks very much for any information that might be provided.
David
Solved!
Go to Solution.

The "My Passport for Mac" is listed here (both the WDBLUZ0010BSL-NESN and the WDBZYL0020BSL-NESN).
Chromebook compatible external drives
For other help with Chromebooks, it's best to visit the Chromebook Forum.
-Jerry

Should I buy WD my passport for MAC or my passport ? for my mac book pro

Hello, I have a mac book pro and prepare to buy a 2TB portable hard drive for it. Should I get Western Digital "my passport for MAC" or "my passport" ? Today I went to apple store and the represetative told me to buy any portable hard drive and format it as FAT 32, so it will be working on both pc and mac. So i am wondering if I should spend CA$199 for "my passport for MAC" or CA$159 for "my passport". If the representative was telling me the truth, so what is the point to purchase the "my passport for MAC" with extra $40 ? Please give me a hand on it and I really appreciate it !!

The Apple store representative was correct about the format.
As far as the respective HDDs you mention I cannot give you any empirical information since I have no WD HDDs in my stable. Seagates, Toshibas and Hitachi's. are the ones that I have and all are still spinning.
There are WD cheerleaders and detractors as is for all brands. Being an inherently frugal person I would go for the less expensive one all other things being equal. (Then the purchase of an Apple MBP is not act that a real frugal person would do.)
You might look on the Internet for better prices for the exact same product. OWC, Newegg and Amazon should be investigated.
Ciao.

Backup fail on Time Machine and My Passport for Mac on Yosemite

Cannot seem to get Time Machine to do a full backup of my NEW My Passport for Mac.
I've:
- Updated firmware on WD external drive (and formatted correctly for Apple)
- Updated to latest IOS 10.10.3 (Yosemite)
- Verified and repaired Mac HD via iOS Disk Utility and the WD Drive Utility (no issues found on either)
Error message continues to be "Time Machine couldn't complete the backup to My Passport for Mac. An error occurred while copying files. The problem may be temporary. If the problem persists, use Disk Utility to repair your backup disk."
I'm backing up about 250 GB and have done this numerous times on my Passport for Mac. Everything SEEMS to be fine during backup, until after about 2-3 hours, into a 4-hour backup, the error message appears without any error codes.
Does anyone have any input? I don't think it is on the WD side. Anyone know if there an issue with Time Machine and this external drive? Help!
Thanks,
Dave

Hi Linc,
I hope this helps you.
Thanks,
Dave
4/21/15 2:30:48.894 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Starting manual backup
4/21/15 2:30:48.924 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Backing up to /dev/disk3: /Volumes/My Passport/Backups.backupdb
4/21/15 2:30:50.165 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Forcing deep traversal on source: "Macintosh HD" (device: /dev/disk1 mount: '/' fsUUID: FAA966F2-1745-37AB-9FF9-CF4C23D771E4 eventDBUUID: B2005948-1DDE-40E6-ABC9-46245CA94AD1)
4/21/15 2:30:50.175 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Didn't get valid migration dates.
4/21/15 2:30:50.180 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Found 1181547 files (63.52 GB) needing backup
4/21/15 2:30:50.187 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: 77.33 GB required (including padding), 819.06 GB available
4/21/15 2:30:55.943 PM mdworker[699]: code validation failed in the process of getting signing information: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -67062.)"
4/21/15 2:30:56.050 PM mdworker[700]: code validation failed in the process of getting signing information: Error Domain=NSOSStatusErrorDomain Code=-67062 "The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error -67062.)"
4/21/15 2:32:39.865 PM com.apple.mtmd[688]: low disk space thinning needed for volume Macintosh HD with 2.8 <= 10.0 pct free space , no snapshots can be thinned
4/21/15 2:32:39.866 PM com.apple.mtmd[688]: volume Macintosh HD is now in an emergency freespace condition
4/21/15 2:34:39.000 PM kernel[0]: nspace-handler-set-snapshot-time: 1429641281
4/21/15 2:34:39.893 PM com.apple.mtmd[688]: Set snapshot time: 2015-04-21 14:34:41 -0400 (current time: 2015-04-21 14:34:39 -0400)
4/21/15 2:34:44.894 PM com.apple.mtmd[688]: attempting to thin because of low free space on Macintosh HD by removing 2015-04-21 14:30:39 -0400, estimate 18498 bytes to recover, 1 snapshot can be thinned
4/21/15 2:36:51.268 PM com.apple.backupd-helper[687]: Not starting scheduled Time Machine backup: Backup already running
4/21/15 2:37:01.460 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
4/21/15 2:37:02.384 PM com.apple.iCloudHelper[838]: objc[838]: Class FALogging is implemented in both /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyCircle.framework/Versions/A/FamilyCircl e and /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/FamilyNotification.framework/Versions/A/Famil yNotification. One of the two will be used. Which one is undefined.
4/21/15 2:37:02.402 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
4/21/15 2:37:02.662 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.auditd[840]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.auditd
4/21/15 2:37:02.673 PM david81968[844]: audit warning: soft /var/audit
4/21/15 2:37:02.673 PM david81968[845]: audit warning: allsoft
4/21/15 2:37:02.676 PM david81968[846]: audit warning: closefile /var/audit/20150421183034.20150421183702
4/21/15 2:37:02.839 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.imfoundation.IMRemoteURLConnectionAgent) The _DirtyJetsamMemoryLimit key is not available on this platform.
4/21/15 2:38:59.000 PM kernel[0]: CoreStorageGroup::completeIORequest - error 0xe00002ca detected for LVG "Macintosh HD" (D6FA6085-F105-4739-8C98-5794D7B5F901), pv 0759D4F3-CB92-452D-98FD-C34240DB00A7, near LV byte offset = 60459065344.
4/21/15 2:38:59.000 PM kernel[0]: disk1: I/O error.
4/21/15 2:38:59.999 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Error: (-36) SrcErr:YES Copying /Users/david81968/Pictures/iPhoto Library.migratedphotolibrary/Masters/2011/10/08/20111008-103336/SAM_0979.JPG to (null)
4/21/15 2:40:50.969 PM imagent[281]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd518c317e0>: notification observer: com.apple.FaceTime   notification: __CFNotification 0x7fd518f10980 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbEnabledNotification}
4/21/15 2:40:50.970 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a5487f0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7f801a41a7a0 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbEnabledNotification}
4/21/15 2:40:51.010 PM imagent[281]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd518c317e0>:    NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 2:40:51.011 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a5487f0>:    NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 2:40:51.025 PM imagent[281]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd518c317e0>:   DND Enabled: YES
4/21/15 2:40:51.025 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a5487f0>:   DND Enabled: YES
4/21/15 2:40:51.025 PM imagent[281]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd518c317e0>: Updating enabled: NO   (Topics: (
4/21/15 2:40:51.025 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a5487f0>: Updating enabled: NO   (Topics: (
4/21/15 2:40:51.025 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a722240>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7f801a533500 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbEnabledNotification}
4/21/15 2:40:51.033 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a722240>:    NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 2:40:51.041 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a722240>:   DND Enabled: YES
4/21/15 2:40:51.041 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a722240>: Updating enabled: NO   (Topics: (
4/21/15 2:40:51.120 PM WindowServer[155]: device_generate_desktop_screenshot: authw 0x7fd09e980ad0(2000), shield 0x7fd099f396d0(2001)
4/21/15 2:40:51.156 PM WindowServer[155]: device_generate_lock_screen_screenshot: authw 0x7fd09e980ad0(2000)[0, 0, 1440, 900] shield 0x7fd099f396d0(2001), dev [1440,900]
4/21/15 2:41:03.172 PM loginwindow[90]: CoreAnimation: warning, deleted thread with uncommitted CATransaction; set CA_DEBUG_TRANSACTIONS=1 in environment to log backtraces.
4/21/15 2:45:23.309 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Stopping backup.
4/21/15 2:45:23.310 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Error: (-43) SrcErr:NO Copying /Users/david81968/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/Masters/2011/10/08/20111008-103336/SAM_0979.JPG to /Volumes/My Passport/Backups.backupdb/David’s MacBook Air/2015-04-21-143049.inProgress/442FA756-4F11-4553-B1AD-FD0D08D9DDF3/Macintosh HD/Users/david81968/Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/Masters/2011/10/08/20111008-103336
4/21/15 2:45:23.464 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Copied 22884 items (437.4 MB) from volume Macintosh HD. Linked 90492.
4/21/15 2:45:23.546 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Copy stage failed with error:11
4/21/15 2:45:23.605 PM com.apple.backupd[696]: Backup failed with error 11: 11
4/21/15 2:45:23.644 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.auditd[1026]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.auditd
4/21/15 2:45:23.658 PM david81968[1030]: audit warning: allsoft
4/21/15 2:45:23.658 PM david81968[1031]: audit warning: soft /var/audit
4/21/15 2:45:23.660 PM david81968[1032]: audit warning: closefile /var/audit/20150421183702.20150421184523
4/21/15 2:47:24.762 PM SystemUIServer[258]: Attempt to use XPC with a MachService that has HideUntilCheckIn set. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.backupd.status.xpc
4/21/15 2:47:24.764 PM com.apple.prefs.backup.remoteservice[683]: Attempt to use XPC with a MachService that has HideUntilCheckIn set. This will result in unpredictable behavior: com.apple.backupd.status.xpc
4/21/15 2:48:21.585 PM WindowServer[155]: CGXDisplayDidWakeNotification [1669794395052]: posting kCGSDisplayDidWake
4/21/15 2:48:21.586 PM WindowServer[155]: handle_will_sleep_auth_and_shield_windows: Deferring.
4/21/15 2:48:21.706 PM imagent[281]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd518c317e0>: notification observer: com.apple.FaceTime   notification: __CFNotification 0x7fd518c34ab0 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
4/21/15 2:48:21.706 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a5487f0>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7f801a531dd0 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
4/21/15 2:48:21.750 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a5487f0>:    NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 2:48:21.750 PM imagent[281]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd518c317e0>:    NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 2:48:21.771 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a5487f0>:   DND Enabled: NO
4/21/15 2:48:21.771 PM imagent[281]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd518c317e0>:   DND Enabled: NO
4/21/15 2:48:21.771 PM imagent[281]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7fd518c317e0>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
    "com.apple.ess",
    "com.apple.private.ac"
4/21/15 2:48:21.771 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a5487f0>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
    "com.apple.private.alloy.icloudpairing",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.encryption",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.activity",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.idstransfers",
    "com.apple.private.ids",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.phonecontinuity",
    "com.apple.ess",
    "com.apple.madrid",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.auth",
    "com.apple.private.ac",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.idsremoteurlconnection",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.sms",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.screensharing",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.maps",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.callhistorysync",
    "com.apple.private.alloy.continuity.tethering"
4/21/15 2:48:21.772 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a722240>: notification observer: com.apple.iChat   notification: __CFNotification 0x7f801a41a7a0 {name = _NSDoNotDisturbDisabledNotification}
4/21/15 2:48:21.782 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a722240>:    NC Disabled: NO
4/21/15 2:48:21.788 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a722240>:   DND Enabled: NO
4/21/15 2:48:21.789 PM identityservicesd[285]: <IMMacNotificationCenterManager: 0x7f801a722240>: Updating enabled: YES   (Topics: (
    "com.apple.madrid"
4/21/15 2:48:26.347 PM com.apple.xpc.launchd[1]: (com.apple.auditd[1095]) Endpoint has been activated through legacy launch(3) APIs. Please switch to XPC or bootstrap_check_in(): com.apple.auditd
4/21/15 2:48:26.357 PM david81968[1100]: audit warning: soft /var/audit
4/21/15 2:48:26.357 PM david81968[1099]: audit warning: allsoft
4/21/15 2:48:26.374 PM david81968[1102]: audit warning: closefile /var/audit/20150421184523.20150421184826

I am trying to use an external HD and need to configure it for the MAC. Can someone explain how to configure the HD (Western Digital - My Passport SE)?

Can someone help explain how to add an external HD to the Mac? I have a Western Digital My Passport SE and need to configure if for the MAC and add it to the HD location on my Mac.

Connect the external drive to the Mac. You can do that while the Mac is on, (If the drive is one that has to be plugged into a wall outlet do that too and turn the power on.) If there is a light on the drive it should turn on.
Now double click on the hard drive icon - top left of the screen of your computer. When it opens look for the Applications folder. Double click that. Next look for a folder called Utilities. Double click. In there you will see a file called Disk Utility.app. Double click on that.
You will now see something like this, with two items on the left. The second one is your new drive.
Select it - one click. And click on Erase - one of the buttons at the top, You will see this.
You must select the Format, it's a drop down - the one shown in the image above is best. You can change the name from Untitled if you want. The name can be changed later if you prefer.
At this point look at the bottom right. There is a button there called Erase. Click on it. Then go get yourself a cup of coffee - this will take a few minutes.

Imac-- Upgrading elements 10 to elements 12. Did successful backup of 10. When restore to 12 message said the disk in drive My Passport for Mac does not contain a valid backup

IIMac doing upgrade of Elements 10 to Elementys 12. Did full backup of 10 on my external hard drive "MY Passport". Rec'd message backup successful. Did restore on 12 and rec'd message "The disk in drive My Passport for Mac does not contain a valid backup". Any help suggestions?

The funniest part of the whole situation, Apple Care explained it to me as some kind of feature. The told me how to adjust the time when my computer sleeps and recommend I don't shut it down, let it sleep and "instant wake". I would bet if you called them about your Macbook, they would suggest you just close the lid and let it sleep rather than shutting it down.
Basically shutdown and restart have a problem and the solution is to not shutdown is how they explained it to me. They kept saying buzz words like "instant on" and "fast wakeup". My computer already could sleep and wakeup fast, but now shutdown and restart don't work right. I called them 3 times about it, but since they use these buzzwords, sounds like Lion is meant for a Macbook Air or a Mac with an SSD. If you have a normal hard disk, some of the saving/versions/resume features take too long to be written to the disk on shutdown. And when you start again, it takes a long time to reload the system to it's previous point.
Even if I uncheck the box to reopen windows on next start, it reopens them anyways.
If they can't give me a better explaination or some kind of fix, I will have to go back to Snow Leopard. I use my Mac in a production environment and depend on stability. They assured me before I upgraded that it would be stable and all the new saving and versions features could help my productivity. So far it's not helping me and downright annoying. You need to close all your windows before you close the program... if you have 5 windows open in terminal or textedit... every time you launch, they will launch all those windows. I just really want versions, not resume it seems.
But I can deal with it opening a million windows, just can't take it getting stuck on booting or not shutting down properly. This is a "feature" that should be fixed. LOL

Help? my passport for mac (western digital) does not show up on Lion desktop, shows up on older laptop

My new Passport for Mac portable hard drive does not show up on the desktop. when connected to another computer the icon shows up on the desktop. When i first connected it it asked do you want to connect to time machine? I said "later"or "no" because I wanted to research how to use it first. NOw it doesnt show up at all... except in the disk utility section. Please help. I am going on a trip and need to have the storage for films. THanks!

Do you see it in the sidebar of a Finder window, under "DEVICES"?

Can Time Machine back up to a Western Digital "My Passport Wireless" over wifi?

I bought a Western Digital "My Passport Wireless" external hard drive / NAS to use as a Time Machine backup for my new MacBook Pro. I plugged it in via USB, formatted it to HFS+, and ran Time Machine. All good.
This hard drive has a wireless chip in it, so one can connect to it via wifi, either directly or through a router. When I dismounted the drive and connected via wifi (via my router), my expectation was that I could run Time Machine and do periodic back-ups without having to remember to plug in the drive, etc.
I can see the drive and read/write to it. I am connected as 'admin', not 'guest'. It is named "MyPassport", both when connected via USB and via wifi. When I try to use the drive via wifi for Time Machine, I'm asked: "Do you want to stop backing up to “MyPassport” and use “TimeMachineBackup/TimeMachine” instead, or back up to both?" When I select "Use both", I'm then told: "Time Machine can’t access the backup disk “TimeMachineBackup/TimeMachine”. The operation couldn’t be completed. (OSStatus error 2.)"
Should it be possible for Time Machine to recognize the same archive, whether connected via USB or wifi?
If I cannot, can I at least back up a new archive over wifi. I recognize that the first go at this would take a long time due to slow wireless transfer speed. What does OSStatus error 2 mean?

So you think that you know better than Apple.
NAS is not supported by Time Machine, you can take all the risks you like but do not advise others to do so. It doesn't matter what WD say, they want you to buy one, Apple are the deciders of what is supported or not.
Here's what WD say:
Note: WD does not provide technical support for Time Machine related issues. For assistance with backing up to a WD NAS drive, using the Time Machine application please contact Apple. As the backup application is built into the OS, they are the only ones qualified to diagnose a Time Machine related issue.
Good luck.

HT201510 time machine on a western digital my passport wireless.

Has anyone had success in seeing up time machine to backup wirelessly on a western digital my passport wireless?
a bit of guidance would be greatly appreciated
thanks

A third-party NAS is unsuitable for use with Time Machine, especially if it's your only backup. I know this isn't what you want to hear. I know that Time Machine accepts the NAS as a backup destination. I know that the manufacturer says the device will work with Time Machine, and I also know that it usually seems to work. Except when you try to restore, and find that you can't.
Apple has published a specification for network devices that work with Time Machine. None of the third-party NAS vendors, as far as I know, meets that specification. They all use the incomplete, obsolete Netatalk implementation of Apple Filing Protocol.
If you want network backup, use as the destination either an Apple Time Capsule or an external storage device connected to another Mac or to an 802.11ac AirPort base station. Only the 802.11ac base stations support Time Machine, not any older model.
Otherwise, don't use Time Machine at all. There are other ways to back up, though none of them is anywhere near as efficient or as well integrated with OS X. I don't have a specific recommendation.
If you're determined to keep using the NAS with Time Machine, your only recourse for any problems that result is to the manufacturer (which will blame Apple, or you, or anyone but itself.)

E3200 +Western Digital My Passport 2 TB in time machine osx lion, is it possible?

hi, im going to buy a router linksys e3200, i saw, this router has an usb port for connect an external hd, i read not any hd works with this router, is it true?
i would like to know, does this router work with time machine in osx lion?
does this router work with the western digital my passport 2tb hd?
thanks

Hi elverde, you can open links below.
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http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?vw=1&docid=7fdabf9de4f64eddba63d50b11138532_List_of_tested_US...

Clear space (old backups) WD My Passport for Mac HD

Hi,
I have purchased an external hard disk WD My Passport for Mac in order to backup my MacBook Air regularly (with time machine) and store films and pictures to save space from my mac.
I have just realised that I have several old backups from my MacBook air stored in the hard drive which are taking quite a lot of space. I have tried deleting the old backups manually (I only need the last one, why would I need a backup from January?), however, the folder disappears but the space doesn't clear up, I'm guessing it's not possible to fully delete back ups this way.
I have read that it's possible deleting those old backups connecting the hard drive to a Windows PC but I do not have one (or any of my family or friends for that matter), surely there has to be a simpler way to clear up space from the hard drive, right? I have read to save the backup and files on my computer and then delete everything through disk utility, but I don't have enough space to keep the old backup and all the media I have stored on my HD in my mac (or another HD) in order to delete everything. Besides, it just sounds stupid, I should be able to delete old back ups easily.
Thanks in advance!
Marta

Hi MadameMarta,
If you backed up your computer onto that external hard drive using Time Machine, then you will want to see the information in the following article to help you address this issue:
OS X Mavericks: Remove a backed-up item from your backup disk
http://support.apple.com/kb/PH14221
You can move, copy, or delete the Backups.backupdb folder on your Time Machine backup disk as you would other folders. You can also delete folders within the Backups.backupdb folder. You can’t delete individual items inside the dated folders.
Important: Do not use Terminal or any app other than the Finder to move, copy, or remove items from the Backups.backupdb folder.
Thanks for using the Apple Support Communities!
Cheers,
Braden

Time Machine will not complete backup with WD My Passport for Mac

I am on 10.10.3 and am trying to backup up this particular machine for the first time. I had a 1TB WD My Passport for Mac that worked fine on my older Macbook Pro (which has not been updated to 10.10.3) and have been slow in getting around to backing up this new machine. I tried the 1TB after clearing space and it wasn't working. Figured it must be something with that drive, so I bought a new one (needed more space anyway) and just received a new 2TB WD My Passport for Mac. Tried the update again via Time Machine and it went through the entire process only to tell me it couldn't complete. The drive has something on it now because it doesn't have the full 2TB free and in finder the file says "in progress" at the end of the file name under backup. Please help. I need to backup this machine and now think it is Apple related and not drive related.

These instructions must be carried out as an administrator. If you have only one user account, you are the administrator.
Launch the Console application in any of the following ways:
☞ Enter the first few letters of its name into a Spotlight search. Select it in the results (it should be at the top.)
☞ In the Finder, select Go ▹ Utilities from the menu bar, or press the key combination shift-command-U. The application is in the folder that opens.
☞ Open LaunchPad and start typing the name.
The title of the Console window should be All Messages. If it isn't, select
SYSTEM LOG QUERIES ▹ All Messages
from the log list on the left. If you don't see that list, select
View ▹ Show Log List
from the menu bar at the top of the screen.
In the top right corner of the Console window, there's a search box labeled Filter. Initially the words "String Matching" are shown in that box. Enter the word "Starting" (without the quotes.) You should now see log messages with the words "Starting * backup," where * represents any of the words "automatic," "manual," or "standard."
Each message in the log begins with the date and time when it was entered. Note the timestamp of the last "Starting" message that corresponds to the beginning of an abnormal backup. Now
CLEAR THE WORD "Starting" FROM THE TEXT FIELD
so that all messages are showing, and scroll back in the log to the time you noted. Select the messages timestamped from then until the end of the backup, or the end of the log if that's not clear. Copy them to the Clipboard by pressing the key combination command-C. Paste into a reply to this message by pressing command-V.
☞ If all you see are messages that contain the word "Starting," you didn't clear the text field.
☞ The log contains a vast amount of information, almost all of which is irrelevant to solving any particular problem. When posting a log extract, be selective. Don't post more than is requested.
Please don't indiscriminately dump thousands of lines from the log into this discussion.
Please don't post screenshots of log messages—post the text.
☞ Some private information, such as your name, may appear in the log. Anonymize before posting.

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