Is it possible to erase an external hard drive?

[a-m-k]

I have a question about an external hard drive that I used with my old MBP. Considering the fact that it has things from the snow lion OSX, which eventually included errors. I don't think I actually need anything on it anymore because I used senuti to retrieve my iPod songs.

Can I erase the external hard drive and reset it to factory settings? I don't want to put the errors accidentally.

Thank you.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Yes, you can with Disk Utility.
Maybe this can help you how to do it:

How to format a new HDD to install Mac OS X onto (or make a bootable copy onto)​

Btw, it is either Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion or OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion.

 

[GGJstudios]

I have a question about an external hard drive that I used with my old MBP. Considering the fact that it has things from the snow lion OSX, which eventually included errors. I don't think I actually need anything on it anymore because I used senuti to retrieve my iPod songs.

Can I erase the external hard drive and reset it to factory settings? I don't want to put the errors accidentally.

Thank you.

Sure, you can use Disk Utility to reformat the drive, wiping it clean.

 

[bgiaach]

I have a question about an external hard drive that I used with my old MBP. Considering the fact that it has things from the snow lion OSX, which eventually included errors. I don't think I actually need anything on it anymore because I used senuti to retrieve my iPod songs.

Can I erase the external hard drive and reset it to factory settings? I don't want to put the errors accidentally.

Thank you.

Just plug it into your computer, open Finder>Applications>Utilities>Disk Utility

On the left side of the application find the external disk you want to erase, select it and then click the erase button.

 

[a-m-k]

Thank you, you three! So when I "plug" it in for the first time, it won't start to automatically do anything? Unless I "tell" it to?

 

[GGJstudios]

Thank you, you three! So when I "plug" it in for the first time, it won't start to automatically do anything? Unless I "tell" it to?

Correct.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

Thank you, you two. So when I "plug" it in for the first time, it won't start to automatically do anything? Unless I "tell" it to?

It will not start anything besides Mac OS X asking you, if you want to use the HDD for Time Machine, to which you answer what you want.

 

[a-m-k]

It will not start anything besides Mac OS X asking you, if you want to use the HDD for Time Machine, to which you answer what you want.

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Thank you.