The way I am familiar with doing this, is using the disk utility, and the erase feature. What volume format should I choose if I want it reformatted in FAT32? I want the hard drive to be compatible with a windows machine as well which is why I ask. Is this even possible to reformat to FAT32 with the disk utility? Any help is appreciated! Thanks.
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Reformatting external hard drive
- Thread starter eyebeaz
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
Another option and well worth the money is a program called MacDrive, which lets XP read OS X formatted disks. (I don't know if they have a version for Vista). I don't know how much you use each system, or how, but by using this set up you get to have Spotlight index your external for when you're using OS X. I believe with the MSDOS format this isn't possible.
good luck.
good luck.