What's the best option for erasing a drive? [Archive]

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chriskzoo

Aug 27, 2005, 07:49 PM

I have an HDD I want to use as a backup, but I'm not sure which option is best for formatting it. It is an XP drive and I get these options on erasing it:

Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
Mac OS Entended
Mac OS Entended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)
Mac OS Entended (Case-sensitive)
MS DOS File System
Unix File system

So which is the best? I'm looking for speed and stability so I'm thinking the Unix File System, but I really have no idea.

dubbz

Aug 27, 2005, 07:51 PM

Unless you have some truly special needs just go with Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

chriskzoo

Aug 27, 2005, 07:52 PM

Install Mac OS 9 Disk Driver, or no?

I'm using Tiger, so I assume not.

chriskzoo

Aug 27, 2005, 07:57 PM

NM, I went ahead and included the driver in case I would have to access it on an OS 9 machine.

faintember

Aug 28, 2005, 01:52 AM

NM, I went ahead and included the driver in case I would have to access it on an OS 9 machine.
Installing the OS 9 drivers is no big deal. They are basically stored on an area of the HD that you can't get to anyway, and they take up no more space than just doing a traditional formatting.