Replacement of hard drive in My Book Studio Edition

WD External and Portable SSD External SSD for macOS
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Hello. I have a MyBook Studio Edition for Mac 1TB (WDH1Q10000). Can I change the hard drive and upgrade to a larger one, say 2, 3 or 4TB? If yes, which WD Caviar is compatible? Blue, Green or Black? Many thanks.

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Hello,

What you are trying to do is not a recommended procedure by WD. However, some users were able to proceed with that and suceed.

See if the following links helps.

http://community.wd.com/t5/External-Drives-for-Mac/WD-My-Book-Pro-II-WD10000C033-001-replacement-drive-experiment/m-p/775075/highlight/true#M9883

http://community.wd.com/t5/External-Drives-for-PC/Replace-upgrade-a-hard-drive-in-My-Book-Pro-II-Premium-II-or/m-p/32525/highlight/true#M1948