PLEASE fix the installer for all of your loyal Mac customers or, at the very least, post an official workaround for your customers. This worked for me and I hope it solves the installation problem for you.ĪTTENTION Western Digital! The last couple of versions of your WD Utilities installer have had the same problem. If it works correctly, discard the old version of “WD Drive Utilities.” Test the new “WD Drive Utilities v2.1.1.100” application.

Move the “WD Drive Utilities v2.1.1.100” application to wherever your previous “WD Drive Utilities” application was located.ġ0.

Paste the “WD Drive Utilities” application on your desktop and rename it “WD Drive Utilities v2.1.1.100”ĩ. Open the “WD Drive Utilities” folder and copy the “WD Drive Utilities” application.Ĩ. Scroll down in the “Resources” folder and double-click the “WD Drive Utilities.zip” file.ħ. And also some apps store files, back-ups, etc, in a non-transparent way. If you work with a lot of large files (audio, video, graphics), play games, save photos, its easy to chew through HDD space. Instead, right-click the file “WD Drive Utilities Installer” application and select the “Show Package Contents” option.Ħ. Its worth paying the 10 this software costs, since its so fast and intuitive that it will make hard-drive organising painless. Experienced users find frequent need of this handy tool but those newer to the Mac experience are often cautioned to steer clear, for good reason. Open the “WD Drive Utilities” disk image. Disk Utility is an application thats built into OS X that can perform lots of useful and even scary actions. Double-click the “WD_Utilities_Installer_for_Mac_2_1_1_100.dmg” to create the “WD Drive Utilities” disk image on your desktop.ģ. Double-click the downloaded zip file to create the “WD_Utilities_Installer_for_Mac_2_1_1_100.dmg” on your desktop.ģ. A NEW SMART PERSONAL CONTENT APP: Be among the first to try the EdgeRover desktop app Acronis True Image for Western Digital. Accessing the Disk Utility via Recovery Menu. Once you see that menu, click on Disk Utility to select it, then press the Continue button to open it. Download WD_Utilities_Standalone_Installer_Mac_2_1_1_100.zip file from MacUpdate.Ģ. Restart your Mac and press Command + R and keep them both pressed until you see the Utility menu (Recovery Menu) appearing.

Assuming you have an older version of the “WD Drive Utilities” application installed, here is how I installed the newer WD Drive Utilities (v2.1.1.100) application:ġ.

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