Wd 10 tb elements mac os extended journaled windows#
Step 1: Go to Computer (or My Computer on Windows XP). Reformat External hard drive to FAT32 or exFAT on Windows Step 4: Complete related information, including name, format (MS-DOS refers to FAT32, exFAT), scheme, and then click the Erase button.Ģ. Step 3: Click the Erase on the top of the window. Step 2: Select the external hard drive on the left part of the window. Reformat External hard drive to FAT32 or exFAT on Mac Be sure to copy any and all files from the external hard drive as all the data on the drive will be erased.ġ. Note: We are about to format our storage device. Thus, unless we only store individual files less than 4 GB, FAT32 is not recommended. While exFAT has no limitation on partition size or file sizes. FAT32 doesn’t support files larger than 4GB, drive partition larger than 32GB on Windows, or drive partition larger than 2TB on macOS. Solution: Reformat WD external hard drive to FAT32 or exFATįAT32 and exFAT are compatible with both macOS and Windows. Thus, our WD external hard drive is read– only on a Mac.
Because of technical reasons and compatibility issues, macOS only supports to read from NTFS drive but doesn’t support to write to NTFS drive.
In all other cases: Use MS-DOS (FAT), aka FAT32.Į.g.: the WD external hard drive has been formatted to NTFS, which is the default file system for Windows. If you need to transfer files larger than 4 GB between Macs and PCs: Use exFAT. If you absolutely, positively will only be working with Macs and no other system, ever: Use Mac OS Extended (Journaled).
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