Format Usb For Mac And Pc

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Mar 12, 2018  Want to format a hard drive for Mac and PC compatibility? You have to set it up correctly before getting starting. Mac OS Journaled is the formatting option for Mac and NTFS or MS-Doc is the. I’m showing this to verify that the USB drive has been reformatted to the file system I wanted. I saved several files to the disk, and open Disk Utility again. And yes it’s now with the exFAT file system. Part 2: Formatting USB on a Windows PC. Please note: I’m here to use a Windows 10 based HP laptop to format my Lexar drive.

In Disk Utility on your Mac, you can format an external disk for a Windows computer.

WARNING: Formatting a disk or volume erases all the files on it. Save any files you need to another volume before formatting.

  1. In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, choose View > Show All Devices.

  2. In the sidebar, select the disk you want to format to use with Windows computers.

  3. Click the Erase button .

  4. Click the Scheme pop-up menu, then choose Master Boot Record.

  5. Click the Format pop-up menu, then choose one of the following:

    • MS-DOS (FAT): Choose this format if the size of the disk is 32 GB or less.

    • ExFAT: Choose this format if the size of the disk is over 32 GB.

  6. Enter a name for the volume.

    The maximum length for the volume name is 11 characters.

  7. Click Erase, then click Done.

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You can also partition a disk using the Master Boot Record partition layout, which is compatible with Windows.

Format Usb Flash Drive For Mac And Pc

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Macs and PCs use different file systems, which can make it tricky to put data from your Mac on a flash or hard drive and give it to a Windows user. Tricky, but not impossible. Here’s how:

Format Usb Drive For Mac And Pc Scheme

  • Insert the flash drive or hard drive you want to format for Windows compatibility. Go to the Applications folder on your Mac’s hard drive, then go to the Utilities folder, and launch Disk Utility.
  • Select the drive you want to format. Warning: the following steps will delete any info you currently have on the drive.
  • Click the Erase button.
  • Click the Format menu, then choose either MS-DOS (FAT) or ExFAT.Choose the former if the size of the disk is 32 GB or less. Choose the latter if the size of the disk is over 32 GB.
  • Enter a name for the volume (no more than 11 characters).
  • Click Erase, then click Done.