Most Mac computers can run Windows 10 in a dual boot environment with the help of a utility called Boot Camp. This means that when the Mac starts up or reboots, you can choose between booting into Mac OS or booting into Windows on the same computer. Format a drive using Disk Utility on a Mac Launch Disk Utility (Applications Utilities). Select your external hard drive or USB flash drive from the list on the left. Click on the Erase tab. Select the format – Mac OS Extended (HFS+), MS-DOS (FAT32), or exFAT – then name the drive. Find out how to format an External drive or USB disk making the drive work with both Windows PC and Mac can read and write. You will learn the easiest way to format drive on Mac and Windows as exFAT.
Hard Drive Format For Windows And Mac
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In Disk Utility on your Mac, you can format an external disk for a Windows computer.
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WARNING: Formatting a disk or volume erases all the files on it. Save any files you need to another volume before formatting.
- In the Disk Utility app on your Mac, choose View > Show All Devices.
- In the sidebar, select the disk you want to format to use with Windows computers.
- Click the Erase button .
- Click the Scheme pop-up menu, then choose Master Boot Record.
- Click the Format pop-up menu, then choose one of the following:
- MS-DOS (FAT): Choose this format if the size of the disk is 32 GB or less.
- ExFAT: Choose this format if the size of the disk is over 32 GB.
- Enter a name for the volume.The maximum length for the volume name is 11 characters.
- Click Erase, then click Done.
Format For Windows And Mac
You can also partition a disk using the Master Boot Record partition layout, which is compatible with Windows.
Mac And Windows Compatible Format
See alsoFile system formats available in Disk Utility on MacPartition schemes available in Disk Utility on Mac