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Select the non-indented entry, you will see Media in the nameĬlick the button labelled Erase in the menu which will bring up this window.

Click View in the upper left and select Show All Devices.To open Disk Utility - Open Finder > Applications > Utilities > Disk Utility Note: If you would prefer a video tutorial of these steps instead, please click the thumbnail below. IMPORTANT: Reformatting the drive will erase all data on the drive, so you should copy any data you want off the drive prior to formatting. If you need to go between macOS and Windows then format your drive ExFAT on macOS

Mac OS Extended (Journaled) does not work natively with Windows.

Starting with Big Sur, Mac OS Extended (Journaled) is no longer the default when using Time Machine.

It is important to keep the following in mind when formatting Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Not sure what version you are using? Click here to determine your version of macOS I would also recommend windows users always reformat and repartition any external (or internal) drives and not just start using them.IMPORTANT: This article applies to the following macOS versions: If you do a get info and you don't see read and write for yourself and for the staff group that indicates a problem with permissions and you want to change it and apply to enclosed items (in the little ellipsis icon). Also the permissions on the main level (do a get info on the drive itself) are sometimes set wrong for drives straight from the factory which you fix automatically by reformatting and changing the partition map but you can manually fix. Especially if it is a SSD as you can go to APFS filesystem which is much more efficient and you can change the partitition map to GUID which is a much better choice than what they use on most of these drives which is typically Master Boot Record or Apple Partition map, an outdated partition layout that you should no longer use). If it came preformatted it is still a very good idea to format it anyway before using it.