FAQs
DISCONNECTING THE DRIVE
Be sure to follow your computer’s recommended
method for ejecting or unmounting the drive.
FORMATTING - MAC USERS
The drive is preformatted HFS+ and ready to go.
If you want to use the drive between Mac and PC
we recommend formatting the drive exFAT.
FORMATTING - PC USERS
You will need to reformat the drive before saving
any data. We recommend formatting NTFS for
the best performance. If you want to use the drive
between PC and Mac we recommend formatting
the drive exFAT.
FORMATTING – ADVANCED USERS
Advanced formatting information, such as how
to partition, can be found on our website.
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WINDOWS USERS - PLEASE READ
Driver must be installed
before the device
can function properly. Download at:
www.MonsterDigital.com/ThunderboltDriver
You will need to reformat the drive
before saving
any data. We recommend formatting NTFS for
the best performance. If you want to use the
drive between PC and Mac we recommend
formatting the drive exFAT.
If you’re running Windows
®
on a Mac
®
you don’t need to download the driver.
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