Re: Erasing drive formatted for Windows

['Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries]

Thanks. I chose Xfat. I think it will be fine. If not, I know what to do next time.  Thanks for helping me feel less intimidated as a non power user.   Mary Ward On Dec 23, 2022, at 9:16 PM, Bradford Snyder <wb...@swbell.net> wrote: If this is an external disk, I recommend using XFAT.  This format will allow you to use the drive on either Mac or Windows as necessary. - Brad - On Dec 23, 2022, at 15:04, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> 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/9985C1A7-0A09-4D8C-A79F-015BAEBA8691%40icloud.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/B5854CA6-280B-4E97-9CC6-C07B2F738624%40swbell.net. -- 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/238747D9-E716-4009-8D22-56DEC0E67027%40icloud.com.