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 WardOn Dec 23, 2022, at 9:16 PM, Bradford Snyder wrote:If this is an external disk, I recommend using XFAT. This format will allow you to
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.
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On Dec 23, 2022, at 15:04, 'Mary Ward' via MacVisionaries
wrote:
Hi again. What format do I need for erasing a hard disc to use on the Mac? It
On 24/12/22 08:04, '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.
For a modern Mac, the recommended format is Apple File System (APFS).
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The
Hi if this drive is for windows on a pc, Ntfs is the only option. Also
that drive if it is butting windows, the drive layout must be “MBR”
if it is just a storage drive, “guid” is fine. I hope that this helps.
Maurice Mines.
> On Dec 23, 2022, at 21:23, Matthew
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
> wrote:
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> Hi,
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> If
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
