Use a WD Elements HDD without Software

If you buy a WD Elements HDD you will encounter that you can not just put data on it without installing their special software.

Well this can be skipped by formatting the HDD. By formatting the HDD you can access it like any other external drive.

Here is a short description on how to do so using an apple device: https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/disk-utility/dskutl14079/mac