Silly question

Im new to mac, and I borrowed my friends computer with osx 10.4 on it. Im trying to format a flash drive through Disk Utility but I cant find it... I searched it in tha applications and spotlight and it aint there. I also tried to install onyX on this computer but somehow its not working(it mounts and when i click it gives me a window wih either pkg or uninstall options)

Wha do i do? Can i download DU or find a free alternative..?

Look in /Applications/Utilities

cradom said:

Look in /Applications/Utilities

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I did. there's only Contents folder. Couldnt find DU anywhere in there

peresz said:

I did. there's only Contents folder. Couldnt find DU anywhere in there

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There can be more than one Applications Folder, need to be sure you are looking in the correct one.
There will be a top level Applications Folder, but may also be an Application Folder within each User's Home Folder

How would I access them?
I went on to Macintosh HD -> users, and coudnt find it

peresz said:

How would I access them?
I went on to Macintosh HD -> users, and coudnt find it

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It shouldn't be in Users.

The top level Applications Folder normally shares the same level as Users.

EDIT: Try typing Disk Utility in the Spotlight window of Finder

The only free disk utility that I know who can do the job is gparted
Among others it can create HFS and HFS+ disk or partition .
If you wish to create it for the mac go fore HFS+ file system
Download it as the live version and 32 bit version .
Burn it as a iso 9660 file on a CD .
Restart you mac holding down the option key and boot from gparted
Hope it works .
Or if have a standard PC create the Cd on the Pc and do the formate of the USB stck on the pc too

dobby said:

The only free disk utility that I know who can do the job is gparted
Among others it can create HFS and HFS+ disk or partition .
If you wish to create it for the mac go fore HFS+ file system
Download it as the live version and 32 bit version .
Burn it as a iso 9660 file on a CD .
Restart you mac holding down the option key and boot from gparted
Hope it works .
Or if have a standard PC create the Cd on the Pc and do the formate of the USB stck on the pc too

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Im planning to Upgrade OS on the computer so i need it to be partitioned to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), which i dont think can be done in windows

Of course windows can not do it .
But gparted can ,
What I mean after burning gparted as a iso 9660 file it is bootable .
Put it in cd drive of you're windows machine and the flash drive in USB connection .
Restart you're windows and boot up from the gparted CD
And use gparted to format the usb stick .
But be very sure that you are formatting the USB stick and Not you're C: drive
The first option gparted gives is the C : drive
You have to change it in the USB stick
But still it is strange that MAC diskutility is not there .

Try typing "Disk Utility" in the Spotlight window of Finder

peresz said:

Im planning to Upgrade OS on the computer so i need it to be partitioned to Mac OS Extended (Journaled), which i dont think can be done in windows

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No but it can be done with the upgrade disk. (assuming it's a full install and not an upgrade only disk)