All of the data on the drive will be wiped so it will look like it did when it was brand new. Now you should have access to the drive again using Windows. WARNING: You Will Lose All Data By Following The Steps Below WD Drive Utility Step 1: Connect The Drive To Your PC Step 2: Download WD Drive Utilities Step 3: Enter a fake password 5 times in a row to get the option to Format the Drive Step 4: Click The Button To Format The Hard Drive If you simply want to have the ability to write new files to the drive again after formatting and LOSING ALL THE DATA on it, this tutorial is for you.
This tutorial is not for people in that boat. There are some shops online that will do a board swap with another drive in an attempt to (sometimes) bypass the password protection and get access to your data. If you have a WD Locked hard drive (usually an external My Passport Drive) that is password protected, there’s not much you can do on your own to get past the password. NOTE: You Will Lose The Data On The Drive
