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"APFS" for macOS 10.13 or later - see article about APFS.

"Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" for macOS 10.12.

"OS X Extended (Journaled)" for OS X 10.7 to OS X 10.11.

#Erasing and setting up external drive for mac for mac os x#

"Mac OS Extended (Journaled)" for Mac OS X 10.3 to Mac OS X 10.6.

NOTE: with macOS 10.13 or later Disk Utility only shows volumes by default and the Sidebar can be hidden - go to View menu > Show Sidebar and View menu > Show All Devices to see everything. NOTE: with OS X 10.11 or later you can only erase a volume.

On the left select the volume or device (with one partition) that you want to erase.

NOTE: Remember to de-authorise/deactivate any software/services on the drive if it was used as a system disk. To Erase A Volume or Device with One Partition NOTE: This process will erase your selected volume / storage device and wipe all data from it. To Securely Erase A Volume or Device with One Partition.To Erase A Volume or Device with One Partition.NOTE: Special information on using Advanced Format Technology (AFT) drives. NOTE: Special information on using drives that are larger than 2TB. Individual volumes can have different names and usually mount on the desktop with their own icon (if this is turned on in Finder > Preferences > General > "Hard Disks" and "External Disks" ticked) A "device" is the whole storage device that may contain one or more partitions (volumes). NOTE: USB boot drives or USB external installation devices only work on Intel Macs. NOTE: If you are setting up an SD card or USB stick/flash drive as a boot drive or external installation device follow the instructions under "To Partition A Device" below. Go to Macintosh HD > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility.If you are not formatting an internal hard disk or SSD, connect or insert your storage device now.Disconnect all external devices except for monitor, keyboard, mouse and required storage volumes.If you are not booting from a Mac OS X installation disc or external installation device, to be safe:.

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NOTE: If you know of any other Macintosh software that requires activation please contact us. OnOne Software Perfect Photo Suite and other products.Mathworks MATLAB and Simulink Student Version.

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Microsoft Windows and other products/services.

Adobe Creative Suite/Creative Cloud and other products/services.

Authorised/Activated Software and/or Services NOTE: This process will erase your selected volume / storage device and wipe all data from it.

Instructions for Formatting / Partitioning / (Securely) Erasing A Hard Disk Or Volume Formatting / Partitioning / (Securely) Erasing A Hard Disk Or Volume NOTE: These processes can be used for multiple types of storage hardware including hard disks, Sold State Drives (SSDs), SD cards or USB sticks/flash drives. Formatting / Partitioning / (Securely) Erasing A Hard Disk Or Volume Article ID = 37Īrticle Title = Formatting / Partitioning / (Securely) Erasing A Hard Disk Or Volume