Reformatting External HD

[kretzy]

I'm sure it's out there somewhere but I'm going to ask anyway because I'm feeling incredibly lazy.

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.



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

Thanks!

 

[yankeefan24]

My LaCie 250GB from Apple came formatted for Macs in Mac (Journaled).

 

[alexstein]

If you are just going to use it for your Mac. You can format it in Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

 

[kretzy]

Cool, thanks guys!

So I don't have to worry about any of that case-sensative stuff?

 

[alexstein]

No, just ignore it.

 

[kretzy]

No, just ignore it.

Excellent! Thanks again.

 

[yankeefan24]

What exactly does case-sensative mean anyways? Is that File Vault?

 

[adk]

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]

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.