Questions about My Book

It has a white labelled WD inside, but the product code is from a WD Blue (8TB).

No, but the plate shuts down after a while and then no longer needs so much power. You can only switch it off completely by pulling the power cable.

The MyBooks from WD are also compatible with macOS, so this article would be suitable. You can also contact our customer service for product advice:
helpcenter.galaxus.ch/hc/de/requests/new

We have no problems with the 4TB and 8TB hard drives. However, both drives get very warm when they are constantly in operation. That's why I set the hard drives so that they only run when they are accessed and then switch to sleep mode. The 8TB gets 60 degrees warm in continuous operation, the 4TB has a normal 46 degrees. Both of mine stay cool but sometimes take a while to start up when searching

Hello! Quite hard to understand your question. I will try: This is not a standalone drive - it needs to be connected to a computer.
What is "the software"? The WD-suite or your operating system or any other? Depending on your OS you may not need the WD-Software, it just adds some comfort. E.g. with Windows you can format, repartition and use the drive connected by USB as an internal drive by standard

Hello, it comes with a Swiss plug