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<blockquote data-quote="tootallUK" data-source="post: 346934" data-attributes="member: 10667"><p>I have a Maxtor One-Touch 250GB external drive, which was originally used with PCs running XP.</p><p></p><p>It is formatted for MS DOS (FAT32) and shows it has a total capacity of 152GB, of which 2.7GB is used by files currently stored there.</p><p></p><p>My question is simple. Is this the best file format for a drive connected to an iBook running Tiger?</p><p></p><p>If not, how should I re-format the drive to give me something closer to the 250GB that should be available?</p><p></p><p>Are there tools in OS X which can do it for me? Or can someone walk me through the process in words of one syllable?</p><p></p><p>I would be very grateful.</p><p></p><p>Thanks a lot...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tootallUK, post: 346934, member: 10667"] I have a Maxtor One-Touch 250GB external drive, which was originally used with PCs running XP. It is formatted for MS DOS (FAT32) and shows it has a total capacity of 152GB, of which 2.7GB is used by files currently stored there. My question is simple. Is this the best file format for a drive connected to an iBook running Tiger? If not, how should I re-format the drive to give me something closer to the 250GB that should be available? Are there tools in OS X which can do it for me? Or can someone walk me through the process in words of one syllable? I would be very grateful. Thanks a lot... [/QUOTE]
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