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How do I reformat HDD for mac please?
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<blockquote data-quote="chscag" data-source="post: 1568801" data-attributes="member: 46727"><p>Attach the hard drive to your Mac via USB and open Disk Utility.</p><p></p><p>Applications, Utilities, Disk Utility.</p><p></p><p>1. Find your drive on the left side of the screen</p><p>2. Click on the line that shows capacity</p><p>3. Click erase at the top of the screen</p><p>4. Select format MS DOS. MBR scheme (should be the default)</p><p>5. Change the name of the drive if desired</p><p>6. Click erase at the bottom of the screen and then click erase again on the second window.</p><p>7. Wait until the formatting is finished. (should be fast)</p><p>8. Eject the drive</p><p></p><p>Your new drive is now ready to be used with your Mac and PC.</p><p></p><p>Take note that a drive formatted to MS DOS will be limited to a single file size of around 4 GB for storage purposes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chscag, post: 1568801, member: 46727"] Attach the hard drive to your Mac via USB and open Disk Utility. Applications, Utilities, Disk Utility. 1. Find your drive on the left side of the screen 2. Click on the line that shows capacity 3. Click erase at the top of the screen 4. Select format MS DOS. MBR scheme (should be the default) 5. Change the name of the drive if desired 6. Click erase at the bottom of the screen and then click erase again on the second window. 7. Wait until the formatting is finished. (should be fast) 8. Eject the drive Your new drive is now ready to be used with your Mac and PC. Take note that a drive formatted to MS DOS will be limited to a single file size of around 4 GB for storage purposes. [/QUOTE]
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