In the Spotlight Search or in the Finder type in Disk Utility (for directions on using Spotlight Search or Finder, please see this page) and double click on it to open the application.
Plug your drive into the computer’s USB/Thunderbolt port.Ģ. IMPORTANT NOTE: FORMATTING DRIVES ERASES ALL DATA ON THEMġ. Please note that some drives come pre-formatted for Mac or Windows, but you should know how to format drives as certain formats will work best in certain situations and workflows.
The following instructions are for formatting new external hard drives or thumb drives.
