Nowadays, external hard drives are the most popular tool for people to back up their data easily. With the release of the Western Digital MyBook series, backing up data couldn’t be easier! Simply plug the USB drive in, then drag-and-drop your files onto the drive. No drivers to install, no messy interfaces. But if you’re using Windows XP, then your MyBook could be performing faster.

For compatibility issues, the Western Digital MyBook comes formatted as FAT32. If you re-format it to NTFS, it will transfer your files a lot faster. I am so very glad I had read up about this when I did, because it significantly increased the speed of transferring large folders and files (the very reason why I had bought the MyBook in the first place!)

(Note: Ideally, you’d want to do this right after you open the drive. Otherwise, re-formatting will erase all the data you’ve already transferred.)

Here’s how to re-format your MyBook:
1.) Open Windows > Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Computer Management
2.) Click on Storage
3.) Click on Disk Management
4.) Right-Click your MyBook drive and select “Format”
5.) It’s recommended to do a quick format if you have little to no data on there already–the full format option is meant to correct bad sectors on the drive.

After that’s done, your files will transfer faster and your files will be safe!

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