Ok, then if your goal is to use this drive just for storing files, then you will want to use the macOS Disk Utility to both completely erase the drive, and then, repartition it with a single APFS Partition/Container.
The key is to erase the device itself, not an existing volume or container. That ensures you remove all prior partition maps, containers, hidden volumes, and leftovers. That is, you will be erasing both existing partitions currently on this drive.
Here’s the straightforward method:
- Open Disk Utility
- Show the physical devices (important) By default macOS hides the actual disks. In the menu bar: View → Show All Devices. You should now see a hierarchy like: External Drive (physical device), Container diskX, Container disk Y, & Volume(s)
- Select the top-level physical disk. Click the entry that represents: The manufacturer name or size (e.g., “Samsung T7 Media”, “WD Elements Media”). NOT the APFS container, nor any volume underneath.
- Click Erase, and then, use these settings: Name: anything you want (can rename later), Format: APFS, & Scheme: GUID Partition Map. Then click Erase.
The Result?
This will:
- Completely wipe the drive's existing partitions (the current photo/video storage partition & the Time Machine partition)
- Create one partition (the total size of the drive: ~2TB)
- Create one APFS container inside that partition.
- Create one APFS volume inside it
Ref: Erase and reformat a storage device in Disk Utility on Mac - Apple Support
