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DougY

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I'm in the process of formatting the WD My Book external drive. My question is, do I have to do anything to the drive once it finishes formatting? Or can I simply start scheduling automatic My Book backups?
 
I'm in the process of formatting the WD My Book external drive. My question is, do I have to do anything to the drive once it finishes formatting? Or can I simply start scheduling automatic My Book backups?
Provided it's formatted properly, there's nothing else you need to do before setting up backups.
 
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