


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. Instead, right-click the file “WD Drive Utilities Installer” application and select the “Show Package Contents” option.Ħ. Open the “WD Drive Utilities” disk image. 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. Download WD_Utilities_Standalone_Installer_Mac_2_1_1_100.zip file from MacUpdate.Ģ. Now the application can be used.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.

Click on Continue to accept the app privacy policy, terms and conditions. Once installed, running WD App will prompt a Welcome! screen.The WD App's icon will now appear in the Start Screen. The application will install itself, and a notification will appear on the top left corner of the screen when the installation is completed. WD, the WD logo, WD Backup, WD Discovery, WD Drive Utilities and WD Security are registered trademarks or trademarks of Western Digital Corporation or its affiliates.Enter a valid username and password, then click on Save. Microsoft account credentials may be requested in order to proceed with the app installation.The WD App Overview, Details and Reviews will open up, providing information about the application.From the resulting list, select the WD app. While on the Start Screen, type wd and select the option for Store, so the search scans the Windows app store instead of apps or files in the local system.Go to the Start Screen (formerly known as Metro Start Screen).Windows 8 End Of Support, for more information refer to Answer ID 30413: Microsoft Windows 8 and 8.1: End of Support.
