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format WD SSD - what options do you choose?

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So in the disk utility there are many types of "MAC OS EXTENDED"


Which one would YOU choose when formatting your SSD ?


(ONE OR TWO SENTENCES should be more than enough).

iMac 27″, macOS 10.15

Posted on Jun 14, 2020 12:45 PM

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Posted on Jun 14, 2020 12:49 PM

Are you using the drive for external/internal storage or as a boot drive? If you are using it as a boot drive then just select APFS which is the new Apple filesystem. For storage, you can either use APFS or just Mac OS Extended (Journaled). The other options are not applicable to most users.

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format WD SSD - what options do you choose?

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