Formatting a portable SSD for use only with a MAC
Can I format a portable SSD for use only with a MAC to file system APFS if the (brand new) SSD is has a File System of ExFat (as per info on the drive)
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
Can I format a portable SSD for use only with a MAC to file system APFS if the (brand new) SSD is has a File System of ExFat (as per info on the drive)
MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
chocmintcookie wrote:
Can I format a portable SSD for use only with a MAC to file system APFS if the (brand new) SSD is has a File System of ExFat (as per info on the drive)
Use Disk Utility to format the drive at the device level.
Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
chocmintcookie wrote:
Can I format a portable SSD for use only with a MAC to file system APFS if the (brand new) SSD is has a File System of ExFat (as per info on the drive)
Use Disk Utility to format the drive at the device level.
Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
Yes.
I should add, that's assuming it's not one of the fake high capacity SSDs sold by Amazon and others.
Thank you
You're welcome.
Formatting a portable SSD for use only with a MAC