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Open Disk Utility in the Utilities folder within the Applications folder. Select the external disc in the left hand pane and the formatting options on the right. If the external drive is only for use with the Mac select the default Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format.
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∙ 15y agoGo to Applications, and then select the Utilities folder. Choose the Disk Utility program. Choose the jump drive and then the "Partition" setting. This should allow you to reformat the drive.
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∙ 14y agoUse the Application Disk Utility (in the Applications > Utilities folder)
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Why does ot say cant transfer to new volume when you plugg in your external harddrive?
Assuming you're talking about transferring files from a Mac to an external hard drive (since this is the Apple / Mac section), here is one possible scenario: If the external hard drive is NTFS formatted, then the Mac will only be able to read the contents of the drive, and will not be able to write to it. To remedy such a situation, back up all data from the external hard drive, launch Disk Utility on the Mac, select the hard drive, and format it as 'Windows / MS-DOS' (FAT 32) format (if you'd like to keep the external hard drive Windows compatible), or format it as 'Mac OS Extended' if you're only going to be using it on Macs.
How do you format a mac external hard drive to be compatible with windows7 without erasing the disk and without a mac?
If it's not formatted FAT32 already, you will have to format it to FAT32 which erases the data on the drive.
How do you formate an external hard drive with the mac?
In the Applications folder is a folder called Utilities. In the Utilities folder is Disk Utility. Disk Utility will Erase / Partition / Format a hard drive.
When you connect an external hard drive to your computer will info already on the hard drive be erased?
Not unless you reformat the drive, although if the drive is a different format like a mac and you have a PC you might have to reformat the drive just to use it
Can you rename your external hard drive on a mac safely?
You can safely name external and internal hard drives whatever you want on a Mac.
Can you move your windows partition on your mac to an external hard drive?
You can certainly move Windows to an external hard drive but Windows will not boot directly from an external drive. If you are running Windows in Parallels (See links below) you can have Parallels installed on the Mac's drive and then have your Windows virtual machine on the external drive.
What kind of external hard drive works best with a Mac?
Any Firewire hard drive is best for a MAC. You can get either an empty one and install the software yourself or can buy the external hard drive with software pre loaded.
How do you make mac-book hard disk NTFS format compatible?
The NTFS format is owned and controlled by Microsoft and so is not available as a standard format with the Mac's Disk Utility. There are options such as Paragon's NTFS for Mac OS X but normally this would be used on a secondary external drive rather than reformat the MacBook's hard disc.
How do you create a folder in an external hard drive using a mac?
To create a folder on an external hard drive double click on the hard drive's icon and select New Folder from the Finder's File menu.
When you reformat a mac hard drive in a PC does it stay as mac os?
When you reformat a hard drive you change it to whatever formatting you have selected and it will overwrite whatever format was used before.
I just upgraded my Mac from Tiger to Leopard. I have two external hard drives one with files on it and one for backing up. Can Time Machine back up an internal hard drive and an external hard drive?
no.
Should you format a new hard drive?
Depending on your hard drive. If it's a new external hard drive you should check to see if it's preformatted for your computer. For example I just bought a new LaCie drive for my Mac Powerbook. It already comes preformatted in HFS mode so I didn't have to do anything. Other external hard drives allow you to put files in a hard drive without formatting, but this can cause problems later on down the road. Some Mac who have Seagate external hard drives have reported a clicking noise and malfunctioning. I personally have had this experience as I was sharing it with a PC (Seagate doesn't recommend this). It wasn't formatted thus I couldn't put some simple stuff on the hard drive such as folders with folder icons! To format any hard drive, connect your hard drive to you Mac. Then open the disk utilities application that can be found in the utilities folder in the application folder. Select the hard drive you want to format. To find out the rest, google it. haha. I kind of forget what which button to push, but it's fairly simple. I would recommend getting specific drives for PC and Mac. You can never be too safe when backing up your information. So far my LaCie works great and is quieter than my Seagate.
