Hi all! New to the forum
I have a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex external hard drive in the NTFS format with about 400Gb data on it. I want to re-format the drive to FAT32 so I can use it on my MBPwRD. I know how to re-format it by going through disc utility etc... but I'm almost positive all 400Gb will be lost with the wind if I do it. So my question is: How do I re-format the external drive without losing all my data?
Should I click and drag all the contents of my external drive onto my desktop, reformat, then click and drag it all back in?
What are the other formats used for?
- Max OS Extended (journaled)
- Max OS Extended (journaled + encrypted)
- Max OS Extended (case-sensitive + journaled)
- Max OS Extended (case-sensitive + encrypted + journaled)
On a side note, what is partitioning and do I have to do this??
Thanks a bunch!
I have a Seagate FreeAgent GoFlex external hard drive in the NTFS format with about 400Gb data on it. I want to re-format the drive to FAT32 so I can use it on my MBPwRD. I know how to re-format it by going through disc utility etc... but I'm almost positive all 400Gb will be lost with the wind if I do it. So my question is: How do I re-format the external drive without losing all my data?
Should I click and drag all the contents of my external drive onto my desktop, reformat, then click and drag it all back in?
What are the other formats used for?
- Max OS Extended (journaled)
- Max OS Extended (journaled + encrypted)
- Max OS Extended (case-sensitive + journaled)
- Max OS Extended (case-sensitive + encrypted + journaled)
On a side note, what is partitioning and do I have to do this??
Thanks a bunch!