How do I format a USB flash drive for a Mac, for a Windows PC, and for both?
You can do a basic reformat of your flash drive using the program Disk Utility for Macs, or by right-clicking on the disk icon for PCs. For more advanced disk functions use a Disk Utilities Station, located near the Arnhold Hall 8th floor reception desk. At a Windows PC Station At a Mac Utility Station For Mac & PC using a Windows PC 1. Insert your drive and double Click on My Computer to view all available disks and drives. 2. Right click on your drive and use the drop down menu to navigate to Format 3. A formatting menu will appear. Your settings for ‘Capacity’, ‘File System’ and ‘Allocation Unit Size’ will automatically be detected. 1. Insert your drive and launch Disk Utility. Disk Utility is found under Apple menu > Utilities > Disk Utilities 2. Select your disk from the list of disks and volumes on the left. 3. Click the Erase tab. If you would like to use the disk exclusively on Mac, under Volume Format choose Mac OS Extended. 4. If you would like to use the disk for cross-platf
You can do a basic reformat of your flash drive using the program Disk Utility for Macs, or by right-clicking on the disk icon for PC’s. For more advanced disk functions use a Disk Utilities Station, located near the Arnhold Hall 8th floor reception desk. At a Windows PC Station At a Mac Utility Station For Mac & PC using a Windows PC 1. Insert your drive and double Click on My Computer to view all available disks and drives. 2. Right click on your drive and use the drop down menu to navigate to Format 3. A formatting menu will appear. Your settings for ‘Capacity’, ‘File System’ and ‘Allocation Unit Size’ will automatically be detected. 1. Insert your drive and launch Disk Utility. Disk Utility is found under Apple menu > Utilities > Disk Utilities 2. Select your disk from the list of disks and volumes on the left. 3. Click the ‘Erase’ tab. If you would like to use the disk exclusively on Mac, under ‘Volume Format’ choose ‘Mac OS Extended.’ 4. If you would like to use the disk for cros
