Just wanted to buy this record because WD is this hard drive on its website as "free from the" WD SmartWare before "! This is apparently not correct according to the technical specifications. So the hard drive must cumbersome of by this virus - be freed "WD SmartWare" in order to use it as a normal external hard drive. From bitter experience, I can only advise, the board will never again "normal"! Western Digital My Book for Mac 2TB BAAG0020HCH external hard drive (3.5-inch)