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how to format an external drive used to back-up my Mac?

how to format an external drive used to back-up my Mac?


Posted on Dec 29, 2020 7:34 AM

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Posted on Dec 29, 2020 8:18 AM

Find Disk Utility in Applications > Utilities. Then see this:


Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support

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how to format an external drive used to back-up my Mac?

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