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User Manual page 19
4.2.2. Mac Users
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you will be sharing the drive between Macs
and Windows operating environ ments, you will want to leave the
drive formatted in FAT 32.
Mac OS 10.x Users: You have the option of formatting the drive in
one of four formats: Mac OS Standard (HFS), Mac OS Extended
(HFS+), MS­DOS File System and UNIX File System (UFS).
HFS - Mac OS Standard: Mac OS Standard refers to the file sys­
tem used by Mac OS 8.0 and earlier. This is no longer a modern
file system specification, and Mac OS Extended is more efficient.
Only use this file system if you are creating a volume smaller than
32MB, using a Mac with a 680X0 processor, or you are creating a
file structure that will be need to be used by Macs using Mac OS
8.0 or earlier.
HFS+ - Mac OS Extended: Mac OS Extended refers to the file
system used by Mac OS 8.1 and later. HFS+ represents an optimi­
zation of the older HFS file system by using hard disk space more
efficiently. Building off of HFS, they increased the number of blocks
from 65,536 to 4.29 billion. With HFS+, you are no longer limited
by block size.
MS-DOS File System: This is the Microsoft file system, more typi­
cally known as FAT 32. This is the file system to use if you are going
to be using your LaCie drive between Macs and Windows operating
systems.
UNIX File System: This is the file system based on UNIX, and is
preferable for users developing UNIX­based applications within Mac
OS 10.x. Unless you have a specific reason to use the UNIX File Sys­
tem, you should instead format your drive using Mac OS Extended
(HFS+), because it provides Mac users with a more familiar operat­
ing experience.