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The one single thing, arguably one of the most important bits has been skipped altogether from this guide…. Majority if not all flash drives come not only with Windows dominant file systems, but also MBR formatted, vs the Mac where the operating system is always installed to a GPT partitioned disk. Format for Mac compatibility as described, I use it with every disk. You do not need to mess with schemes, this is not Windows. This is Mac. In this case you are formatting the drive to be Mac compatible.
This is not about Windows. I have a 1TB Toshiba external hard drive, I have been using on my iMac and have been able to read an write on it. Why is it working on my iMac and not on my macbook pro? It seems that the hard drive is formatted for Windows but it does work read and write on my iMac. Do I need to format this external drive to be able to use in more than one Apple computer?
I have an Iomega Ext. The storage is half full with over MB of storage left.
Already have an account? Make sure the hard drive has the correct external power adapter and that the light on the front of the drive is turning on and is not orange or red. It may have been formatted incorrectly, it may be corrupted, it may have a faulty or inadequate cable, or there could be something else. The drives are identified in the first column of the management screen. Consider replacing the drive. Your password. Expand out Portable Devices , right-click on any items that are grayed out and choose Uninstall.
Am I able to continue with the formatting without erasing the current files that are already on it? I have a new maxone external drive, and it is not recognized in the left-hand panel of the Disk Utility. It is connected by USB cable, plugged directly into mu iMac. It Fails and says: Disk Erase Failed. I get similar errors constantly when using USB hubs on Mac with external drives, but when plugged directly into Mac the hard drives work.
Having the identical problem connected directly to USB on the back of iMac. How do you tell if it is locked? The Disk Utility has changed, you might want to update the screen shots to reflect the new version, the Partition tab is noticeably different.
Same here! This is the exact message. It came straight from the box:. Erasing a partition deltes all the data on that partition, but does not affect other partitions on the same disk. Same here. Click Done to continue. Is it okay to keep it and reformat it for mac or am I much better off returning it and buying another one specifically for mac? Yes just format the drive for the Mac as described in this article on formatting an external hard drive to Mac OS X compatibility.
The comment at the end is confusing see the last phase in quotes below …Is that just an advertisement?
I want to follow the 7 step instructions to format a backup drive for my Can I follow the 7 steps and achieve that? Yes, you can format an external hard drive for Time Machine this way. And no this is not the Dell site. I have an external drive and tried going to disk utilities…. Erase…Mac OS extended journaled …. Erase I get an error that it is unable to format. Any suggestions?
I have an external hard drive that used to work with my mac. Now it is reasonable only on a mac but I can read and write in a windows pc. How can i make it read and write for both mac and windows. I have external HD and want to use it with my mac. But I have several pictures on this HD. I want to be able to add folders and continue to put several of my pictures and files on it. WHat do I need to do? Oh my gosh.
Thank you. I have contacted customer service. I have reinstalled NTSF whatever. I was going to mail it back this morning. I just did what you said and it is now backing up. Keeping my fingers crossed but SO relieved! Can check this off my list and move on. Help — new mac user. If I want to read files, videos etc on a mac, that I loaded onto my hard drive through a pc, how can this be done? As the article mentioned, this is one of the common formats in external hard drives.
Just be aware that the Mac-only formats are typically not readable […].
I am not very technologically literate, so please be patient with me! Here is the situation: I have an Iomega GB external hard drive that I used. On a PC, the process is less straightforward than what you'd see on a Mac, but Iomega Mac Companion Hard Drive - Enviro shot II with Mac.
What if that USB drive has U3 software on it. While the proportion of MB to 1TB is 0. Say a mouse is about 10cm long while the sun 1,,km in diameter, and the proportion of a mouse to the sun is 0. Name required. Mail will not be published required. All Rights Reserved.
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