I have some original files and Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro projects saved in both exFAT Sandisk SSD drives and G-Drive.
My Logic library currently runs in the G-Drive.
I would like to re-format these drives into APFS.
Is it relatively safe to temporarily move all of the contents out of the exFAT drives, and keep them in an APFS SSD, reformat the exFATs, and then move them back without issues or data loss?
MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 14.2
There should not have any problem doing this. Just make sure you have good backups of the data you want to keep.
One thing to be aware of, however, is that if you change the name(s) of the drives you may have to reconnect your libraries in Logic Pro & Final Cut. So, advice is to make sure your reformatted drives have the same names as they originally had.
Although I'm a bit surprised that you could have Final Cut projects on an ExFAT drive in the first place.
There should not have any problem doing this. Just make sure you have good backups of the data you want to keep.
One thing to be aware of, however, is that if you change the name(s) of the drives you may have to reconnect your libraries in Logic Pro & Final Cut. So, advice is to make sure your reformatted drives have the same names as they originally had.
Although I'm a bit surprised that you could have Final Cut projects on an ExFAT drive in the first place.
Jot down the exact name of each drive before you reformat. When you format the drive you will be able to name/rename it.
Even after formatting, you can always rename a drive by carefully clicking its name in the Finder or on your Desktop and renaming it the same way you would rename any folder or file.
Thank you. How do I make sure that the names are not changed? Is there going to be an option shown for this during the process, and if so, should I simply not change anything?
Converting exFAT SSD into APFS
