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I just bought a new Western Digital HD (1TB). Not using for time machine, but general storage.
I had read somewhere, that I should reformat the drive with my Mac OS (X.5.7) before using. So, I tried to do that with the disk utility. It wouldn't let me do it any of the Mac OS Extended options for volume format, so tried with MS-DOS (FAT), thinking I could go back and then format as Mac OS.
Sigh - well, now my Mac won't recognize the disk, and when I try the First Aid it tells me "Error:Filesystem verify or repair failed"
Any suggestions on what to do next?
Thanks
I had read somewhere, that I should reformat the drive with my Mac OS (X.5.7) before using. So, I tried to do that with the disk utility. It wouldn't let me do it any of the Mac OS Extended options for volume format, so tried with MS-DOS (FAT), thinking I could go back and then format as Mac OS.
Sigh - well, now my Mac won't recognize the disk, and when I try the First Aid it tells me "Error:Filesystem verify or repair failed"
Any suggestions on what to do next?
Thanks