That seems to have worked for several people. I just did this and my drive works again on Catalina! Select the device you want to set up and click Connect. From there, you’ll be greeted with options to update your security settings which include options to (1) remove your password, (2) set a new password, (3) add auto-unlock to your computer, and a few other items.īefore updating your security settings, you’ll need to enter your password one more time before saving. Navigating folders on your Mac or PC with My Passport Wireless. This ISO file was later moved to Volume in drive G is My Passport. It will then prompt you to enter your Passport password. It is used for creating, deleting, resizing, moving, checking and copying partitions. Now, a new hard drive icon will appear on. I can confirm that WD Security is installable AND does work on MacOS Catalina on MacBook Pro (late 2014) models! Connect your Western Digital My Passport drive to a Mac computer, and let macOS detect and mount the drive for use. User rating, 4.7 out of 5 stars with 677 reviews.
Here’s a link to the WD security download for Mac: WD - My Passport for Mac 2TB External USB 3.0 Portable Hard Drive - Blue. I found this post on the WD forums, which appears to be discussing the same issue with the Passport not unlocking. Have you tried updating the hard drive’s software?