I have an older (mid-2014) macbook pro and want to format my 2014 Toshiba ext. hard drive to my mac. I originally used it with a PC, but need to use it for extra storage for my mac. I've deleted all files. How do I do a switch to using it with my mac which has Mac OS Sierra ?
MacBook Pro 15″, macOS 10.12
Hi,
Connect it to your Mac > open Disk Utility > select the Toshiba name > click on Erase > name it > choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) > choose GUID > click on Erase and wait for it to finish.
Hi,
Connect it to your Mac > open Disk Utility > select the Toshiba name > click on Erase > name it > choose Mac OS Extended (Journaled) > choose GUID > click on Erase and wait for it to finish.
My MAC is a mid 2014 machine with the Sierra OS, and I've gotten instructions from others that gave directions that didn't fit what I was seeing. I'll give this a try tomorrow (I've been up since before five this morning and it's after ten--I'm an old broad and the brain is going into shutdown!) Thank you for this. Will print it out and give it a shot in the A.M.
You're welcome. You should have no problem with this, but if you have questions, just post back.
This worked perfectly. I had already erased the drive via the disk utility so just needed the information on how to format it. Thank you so much for your quick reply. It's much appreciated.
Kate
Formatting Toshiba external hard drive for my older macbook pro
