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<blockquote data-quote="Slydude" data-source="post: 1631410" data-attributes="member: 131855"><p>If you haven't already put some files on that drive it's safe to format it. You probably got that message because the drive is formatted for Windows. In order to use it for Time Machine launch Disk Utility and format the drive as Mac HFS+ Extended Journaled. Use the regular version and not the case sensitive one.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Slydude, post: 1631410, member: 131855"] If you haven't already put some files on that drive it's safe to format it. You probably got that message because the drive is formatted for Windows. In order to use it for Time Machine launch Disk Utility and format the drive as Mac HFS+ Extended Journaled. Use the regular version and not the case sensitive one. [/QUOTE]
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