- Connect the external drive cable to the computer
- From the dock at the bottom of the screen, select Applications
- Select Utilities
- Select Disk Utility
- From the left side of Disk Utility, select the external drive you want to format
- Select Erase to show the format utility
- To select the file system, click the drop down arrow beside the Format: prompt
- If you intend to use a drive only on a Mac, use Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
- If you intend to use a drive on both PC and Mac operating systems, use
MS-DOS (FAT)
- If you intend to use a drive only on a Mac, use Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
- Enter a name for the drive
- Click Erase to begin formatting
- Select Erase to confirm formatting the drive
- Once format is completed, the drive will appear on the desktop with the name entered in step 8
- Once drive is seen on the desktop, it is ready to store files
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
How to format external drive on Mac OS X
The following article describes the process required to format an external drive on
Mac OS X.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.