External Drive Compatible w MBA M2 (2022)?

Is there an external drive compatible with the 2022 MacBook Air with the M2 processor? I cannot find reference to it. Thanks.

MacBook Air, macOS 12.5

Posted on Aug 10, 2022 11:56 AM

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2 replies

Aug 11, 2022 6:53 AM in response to decote

just about any manufacturer's external drives will work with a Mac. just don't use any pre-installed software from the manufacturer that supposedly makes a drive "Mac ready". also don't install any such software on the drive yourself. wth any external drive, you will want to use Disk Utility to erase and format the drive before putting it into service.

please see these apple support pages:

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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

Aug 11, 2022 6:23 AM in response to decote

Any USB or Thunderbolt 3 drive will work.

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