![]() ![]() For a Solid-State Drive, choose “APFS (Apple File System).” This option might not be available if you haven’t formatted the drive before, so choose another one, then reformat it into APFS if needed.Add a name for your hard drive, then set its format:.At the top of the pop-up window, select “Erase.” Then proceed to fill in your external hard drive details.To be sure you’ve set the top level, click the right-pointing arrow on the left of the drive icon. Be sure not to select your external drive’s lower level, as this will cause formatting problems. Click on the first level of your external drive.In the pop-up on the left, your external hard drive should appear in the list under your Mac’s internal drive, under the “External” heading. ![]() Choose “Utilities” then “Disk Utility.”.From the “Finder” window, select the “Applications” folder from the left pane.Select the “General” tab, then check that the “External Drive” checkbox is checked.If it doesn’t, try opening “Finder.” Then choose “Preferences.” Once connected, a drive icon should appear on your desktop.Plug your external hard drive into your Mac. If you’re using a MacBook to format the drive, ensure it’s either fully charged or connected to a power supply to ensure it doesn’t turn off in the middle of the process.Be sure to save the files you want to keep elsewhere before starting. Also, if you use another product to access Mac-formatted disks on a PC, you can qualify your previous purchase and crossgrade from another license for $19.99.Note: This process will remove any files you currently have on the drive. To purchase a new license for $49.99 or upgrade a previous license for $29.99, users can visit the OWC Software Store. Pricing & Availability: MacDrive 11 Pro is available today. A Read-only option for forensic specialists also prevents changes to disks. ![]() MacDrive 11 Pro can be used natively or virtually with Apple’s Boot Camp utility and virtualization software like VMware Fusion or Parallels. Users can browse through Apple Time Machine backups and copy those files and folders straight to a PC. OWCĪlong with quick data access, MacDrive 11 Pro has a Disk Manager that offers complete management of partitions and can even be used to create new APFS and HFS+ Mac-supported volumes directly from Windows. Using MacDrive 11 Pro it's possible to format and partition a Mac drive. ![]()
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