monterey disk utility missing options

Bakpedal-313 wrote:

Recently upgraded from High Sierra to Monterey, and I just noticed Monterey's Disk Utility has fewer1. Format options than High Sierra had, when trying to erase a "WD My Passport 2626" 1TB external HDD.

For this external drive, the only Format options available are...

Mac OS Extended (Journaled)

2. Mac OS Extended (Case-sensitive, Journaled)

3. MS-DOS (FAT)

4. ExFAT

Is this something unique to mechanical hard drives? If so, which option is best if I only plan to use it with a MacBook Pro?

Fyi, my SSD boot drive is APFS formatted in a MacBook Pro 13-inch, Early 2015.

Thanks in advance!

Disk Utility User Guide for Mac - Apple Support

Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac