Thanks to Jerry and Russ. I'll now get on with my external HD> Anne Cartwright
R. D. Preston wrote: > > You'll find what you need under "Erase", after you select the target > disk/volume from the left panel in Disk Utility. > > Also, there's lots of info on this subject right there under the Finder's > main menu [Help>Mac Help]. : ) > " > > Mac OS Extended format is a hard disk format that increases the number > of allocation blocks on the disk from previous disk formats used by > the Mac OS. This format also allows more than 65,000 files on the hard > disk. Mac OS Extended format optimizes the storage capacity of large > hard disks by decreasing the minimum size of a single file. > > A Mac OS Extended volume can be journaled, which means that the > operating system keeps a continuous log (journal) of the changes made > to the files on the volume. This helps the operating system restore > the volume to a usable state when a power failure or other problem > interrupts the disk's operation and damages files. > > " > > Regards, > Russ Preston > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be July 25 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be July 25 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
