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I ended up using Utilities &gt; Disk Utility &gt; Erase &gt; Journaled, Encrypted.<br><br>That was what I was expecting, not anything to do with Microsoft...thanks.
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I ended up using Utilities > Disk Utility > Erase > Journaled, Encrypted.

That was what I was expecting, not anything to do with Microsoft...thanks.

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I bought a USB WD drive, plugged it into my Mac, ran some DMG file (Install Discovery for Mac), but can not get the Mac to view the drive as Read/Write.<br><br>I suspect the DMG file was more about giving WD access to my drive. So, I chose "Do Not Share".<br><br>What is wrong with this picture?<br><br>I do not want this as a Time Machine backup.<br><br>I want this for my own personal backup. &nbsp;<br><br>Suggestions?<br><br>I guess I could just format the drive as a normal Mac drive. Could anyone remind me of which Mac App to use to do this?<br>&nbsp;<br>Thanks.
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I bought a USB WD drive, plugged it into my Mac, ran some DMG file (Install Discovery for Mac), but can not get the Mac to view the drive as Read/Write.
I suspect the DMG file was more about giving WD access to my drive. So, I chose "Do Not Share".
What is wrong with this picture?
I do not want this as a Time Machine backup.
I want this for my own personal backup.  
Suggestions?
I guess I could just format the drive as a normal Mac drive. Could anyone remind me of which Mac App to use to do this?
 
Thanks.

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