HughMalcolm Author

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Formatting Hard drives

How do I format an external USB Hard drive for Windows and Mac?

MacBook Pro 15″, OS X 10.11

Posted on Feb 12, 2021 9:29 PM

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Feb 12, 2021 10:33 PM in response to HughMalcolm

Hi,

Formatting the drive in ExFAT can read/write by Mac and Windows system.

File system formats available in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Atbalsts

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