The enclosure contains a special WD blue 4 TB HDD, which is not designed for continuous operation. As a cheap network drive on a router, I would use a WD red in an external housing. Or then just a real NAS for about 100 more. I would never use it as an external hard drive on a NAS. Firstly, it will then run permanently again, and secondly, it has a proprietary USB3 connection; i.e. I cannot integrate it into the NAS as a RAID. However, it is certainly suitable as a (manual) backup for a NAS that is connected when needed.

This cable does not work. However, a cable is included with the My Passport and it works on USB-C!

If you format an external data medium (hard disk, stick, etc.) with exFAT, you can read and write to it both on Mac devices with OSX from 10.6.5 (Snow Leopard) and on Windows from Win7. The disc probably comes pre-formatted with NTFS. It is best to format the disc under Windows with the exFAT file system.

Yes, that is possible.

As far as I'm concerned, I'm using it in a Linux environment in which it is formatted as EXT4. I would say that any USB3 compatible drive should work on the box, provided the file system is compatible (so probably FAT32 in theory, but more probably NTFS and maybe HPFS). As for Time Machine, I can't say for sure. It came formatted as NTFS, is not loud at all and does the job well.

Hello Bgrunder If this HD is formatted for a Mac, the pre-installed WD software can no longer be used. However, there is a Mac version of this hard disk. WD My Passport for Mac (4000GB) This also contains the corresponding software for the Mac. Greetings neptune88

Not to my knowledge, for this I use Bitlocker in Windows

The hard drive has built-in Windows software that allows the drive to be encrypted. However, be sure to remember the password if you intend to use it, because if you lose the password, the data cannot be recovered.

Yes, you can check the following two things: Is it recognised in the BIOS? If yes --> check in the disk management (subitem in the compute management, just enter in the windows search) if it is listed, maybe as not formatted/allocated medium, then you can create this there.

It should be, it has had no problems connection every device i own. Smart tv, pc, laptop etc.

According to earlier contributions approx. 80 - 90 MB/s

Hey TheRealBeaky Yes, you can use this drive as a backup drive for your NAS. My recommendation is that you do not connect it 24/7. That way it would not be secured against a virus attack. Just connect it to your NAS once a week. Greetings

Unfortunately, I can't tell you what kind of HDD is under the casing. You can't simply open the case. I got write rates of between 80 MB/s and 90 MB/s on a USB 3.0 port. Other buyers came up with similar values. Here is an external test report: http://www.allround-pc.com/artikel/speicherprodukte/2016/test-wd-my-passport-4tb Greetings, neptun88

Can be used on the Mac without any problems. The HD is pre-formatted for Windows, but is recognised by the Mac without any problems. Since I only use my external HDs on the Mac and don't need the software on them, I partition them with HFS+ using Disk Utility. It's quick and works without problems.

Regrettable experience. I now have a whole "collection" of WD Passports for archiving / backup and even as a worktop in continuous operation. About 20 in total. So far, they all run perfectly (maybe I was just lucky?) under Windows and Linux. I also have to say that I rarely transport the disks. In my experience, they are definitely recommendable.

Very good question, no authoritative answer - sorry. I have several WD My Passport 4TB in use. Also a WD My Cloud NAS. Although all devices would have encryption, I don't use it. Don't trust the hardware or myself enough. There is nothing more stupid than a broken backup due to a hardware error or a forgotten PW. The systems should be (backwards) compatible, purely in terms of the encryption technologies used. Even if the My Cloud is a bit older. But that's theory. From practical experience, I can only say that the WD My Passport 4TB is an excellent external disk, clearly more robust and durable than other products.

Yes, you just need to format it for Mac the first time you plug it in.

Maybe this product will help you: Seagate Game Drive for Playstation 1TB SSHD (PS3, PS4)