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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)

Posted on Mar 31, 2023 5:58 PM

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Posted on Mar 31, 2023 6:01 PM

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


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Mar 31, 2023 6:01 PM in response to chocmintcookie

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


Formatting a portable SSD for use only with a MAC

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