Hello Friends
I have a query regarding my newly purchased portable hard drive, a Western Digital My Passport Esential SE 1TB USB 3.0
After connecting it to my system & opening the partition aptly named "My Passport", there appear some pre-existing contents comprising of 4 folders titled Extras, User Manuals, WD SmartWare, & WD SmartWare for Mac along with 2 setup files titled WD Quick Formatter & WD SmartWare.
An uncle has requested me to give him a few movies, but the problem is that his system is laden with infections. Hence, i am apprehensive that the contents on my portable hard drive (the .exe files) may get infected & hence the need to format the drive may arise.
So, if i copy the pre-exisiting contents on the drive, burn them to a disc & then copy them back to the drive (incase i format it), cause any problems?
I am contemplating it as the best solution in the event of my drive getting infected.
I apologise for my naive queries but i want to be safe rather than sorry. This is my very first portable hard drive so you all can understand my craziness.
I have a query regarding my newly purchased portable hard drive, a Western Digital My Passport Esential SE 1TB USB 3.0
After connecting it to my system & opening the partition aptly named "My Passport", there appear some pre-existing contents comprising of 4 folders titled Extras, User Manuals, WD SmartWare, & WD SmartWare for Mac along with 2 setup files titled WD Quick Formatter & WD SmartWare.
An uncle has requested me to give him a few movies, but the problem is that his system is laden with infections. Hence, i am apprehensive that the contents on my portable hard drive (the .exe files) may get infected & hence the need to format the drive may arise.
So, if i copy the pre-exisiting contents on the drive, burn them to a disc & then copy them back to the drive (incase i format it), cause any problems?
I am contemplating it as the best solution in the event of my drive getting infected.
I apologise for my naive queries but i want to be safe rather than sorry. This is my very first portable hard drive so you all can understand my craziness.