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1. Thankyou
2. How do I format on a mac? (never done it on mac before)
3. Once formatted, will I be able to use the HD on my PC as well?
2. How do I format on a mac? (never done it on mac before)
3. Once formatted, will I be able to use the HD on my PC as well?
ni.ma68
Jun 11, 2009 at 10:41 AM
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Jun 11, 2009 at 10:41 AM
The drive is formatted for Windows using NTFS. OS X can read from an
NTFS volume but can not write to it.
Re-format the drive if you want to write files to it.
NTFS volume but can not write to it.
Re-format the drive if you want to write files to it.
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Jul 21, 2010 at 02:46 AM
Follow these Steps:
1) Open Finder
2) Click Applications
3) Press, u on Keyboard. If Utilities is Highlighted Click it, if its not highlighted Find it and then
click it.
4) Click "Disk Utility.app"
Disk Utility.app is the App to use for Creating, Restoring, Raiding, Erasing & Partitioning either your internal HDD or External HDD
Aug 30, 2010 at 01:32 PM
when I try to erase, it says
Disk Erase failed with the error:
Could not unmount disk
Please help
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