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SimpleDrive Mini is formatted as a NTFS volume at the factory—allowing you to format
the drive and access its files using standard Windows and Mac OS tools. However,
Mac OS cannot write to NTFS formatted disks.
To enable full read/write access to SimpleDrive Mini from both Windows and Macintosh
computers, reformat the drive using the FAT file system format. For instructions on
formatting disk drives, refer to the documentation provided with your computer’s
operating system.
Formatting for Mac Use Only
Mac users get better performance
when SimpleDrive Mini is formatted as
a Mac OS Extended volume. To format
the drive in Mac OS X, do the following:
1
Open
Disk Utility
and select your
SimpleDrive Mini.
2
From the
Volume Format
list,
choose
Mac OS Extended
(Journaled)
.
3
Click the
Erase
button.
After formatting SimpleDrive Mini for Mac OS, you can customize the Finder window for
quick access to the files and folders on the drive.
Formatting SimpleDrive Mini deletes all existing data on the drive.
Mac OS Extended volumes cannot
be accessed from Windows.
