So maybe I don’t have to erase it at all? I’m not using it for Time Machine or any kind of disk cloning app or anything like that. I will try to copy things there again and see if I can do it.
Thanks for the info. > On Dec 23, 2022, at 3:23 PM, Matthew Dyer <ilovecountrymusic...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi, > > > If you just want to use it for storing stuff you copy over, then xfat should > work just fine. If you want to use it as a backup then apfs is what you want. > > > HTH. > > > Matthew > > > > On 12/23/2022 4:04 PM, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries wrote: >> Hi again. What format do I need for erasing a hard disc to use on the Mac? >> It is currently formatted for Windows, which means I can’t write to it. I >> plan to use it to store things like books, movies, music and the like. APFS >> case sensitive, encrypted, etc? I was about to erase it when I realized I >> was not quite sure what format to choose. I do not need to keep the two or >> three PDF files that came with it, and that is all that is on the disc. >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/a3de688d-73ff-d54d-acbc-e8d5620ecb64%40gmail.com. -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: mk...@ucla.edu and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at caraqu...@caraquinn.com The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/macvisionaries@googlegroups.com/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/5E9D6E82-8869-4095-A0C0-5FEFE3195213%40icloud.com.
