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.
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