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<blockquote data-quote="jam2000" data-source="post: 945190" data-attributes="member: 56845"><p>I just bought a new Western Digital HD (1TB). Not using for time machine, but general storage.</p><p></p><p>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.</p><p></p><p>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"</p><p></p><p>Any suggestions on what to do next?</p><p></p><p>Thanks</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jam2000, post: 945190, member: 56845"] 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 [/QUOTE]
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