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kretzy
May 14, 2006, 08:12 PM
I'm sure it's out there somewhere but I'm going to ask anyway because I'm feeling incredibly lazy. :o

I just got my LaCie 250GB External HD and I know I have to reformat because it comes formatted for Windows. Could someone please tell me which option to select. I have no idea what any of them mean.

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Also, is there anything else I need to do with it?

Thanks! :)


yankeefan24
May 14, 2006, 08:15 PM
My LaCie 250GB from Apple came formatted for Macs in Mac (Journaled).
alexstein
May 14, 2006, 08:19 PM
If you are just going to use it for your Mac. You can format it in Mac OS Extended (Journaled)
kretzy
May 14, 2006, 08:20 PM
Cool, thanks guys! ;)

So I don't have to worry about any of that case-sensative stuff?
alexstein
May 14, 2006, 08:29 PM
No, just ignore it.
kretzy
May 14, 2006, 08:37 PM
No, just ignore it.
Excellent! Thanks again. ;)
yankeefan24
May 14, 2006, 08:38 PM
What exactly does case-sensative mean anyways? Is that File Vault?
adk
May 14, 2006, 09:07 PM
What exactly does case-sensative mean anyways? Is that File Vault?


I'm pretty sure it means that a file named photo.jpg will be considered different from PHOTO.jpg

I'm not 100% sure though.
trainguy77
May 14, 2006, 09:42 PM
I'm pretty sure it means that a file named photo.jpg will be considered different from PHOTO.jpg

I'm not 100% sure though.
You are correct.