Thanks Travis. I'll give this a try and let you know if I get in a bind! LOL! Sounds pretty straightforward but then so many things do! LOL!
Desi On Apr 23, 2012, at 3:53 PM, Travis Siegel wrote: > Formatting drives on the mac is most certainly possible, and relatively easy. > First, you need to decide if you want the files to be accessible from both > windows and mac, or just the mac. > If you want them accessible, you'll need to use fat32 file system. > If windows compatibility isn't an issue, then use mac osx extended (this is > ext3 for those techy types) You also have the option to make it case > sensitive or not (I hate case sensitive file systems, so I always say no, but > your mileage may vary) Disk utility is used for this process in most cases, > though it can be done from terminal as well for those criminally insane types > like myself. > Anyway, simply select the drive in the outline view, then partition and > format away. If you simply want to reformat (and not partition again) then > select the volume on the disk instead of the disk itself. Then, simply click > format, and select your format type (it's going to be under options) then > you're all set. > If this isn't detailed enough, let me know, and I'll try to break it down a > bit more, but I think this should be sufficient to get you there. > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > [email protected] > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free! > > Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting > the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to [email protected] You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> The Mac-Access mailing list is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free! Please remember to update your membership options periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
