How To Set Up An External Hard Drive For Use With Mac OS X

How to set up an external hard drive for use with OS X

1. Select the drive device in the list of devices, which is the item above any storage volumes on the drive, and which may show the manufacturer name, media size, and so on.
2. Choose the "Partition" tab that appears.
3. Select "1 Partition" from the drop-down menu (or more, if you have specific need for more than one volume).

1. How do I make my external hard drive compatible with Mac?
2. How do I create a bootable external hard drive for Mac OS X?
3. Are all external hard drives compatible with Mac?

How do I make my external hard drive compatible with Mac?

How to Format an External Drive in OS X

1. Connect the drive to the Mac.
2. Open Disk Utility. ...
3. Select the drive you want to format.
4. Click Erase.
5. Give the drive a descriptive name and leave the default settings: OS X Extended format and GUID partition map. ...
6. Click Erase and OS X will format the drive.

How do I create a bootable external hard drive for Mac OS X?

Make a bootable installer drive: The quick way

1. Connect your drive to your Mac. It's OK if it's not formatted as a Mac drive. The app will reformat it.
2. Launch Install Disk Creator.
3. In the main window, you'll see a pop-up menu under “Select the volume to become the installer.” Click on the menu and select your drive.

Are all external hard drives compatible with Mac?

Will hard drives formatted for PC work on a Mac? Generally, yes—for the most part, a hard drive is a hard drive, and any hard drive you buy for a Windows PC should work fine on a Mac as well. ... Otherwise, any hard drive with a USB connection should have no trouble working on a Mac.