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I get the following error when formatting a external hard drive. Partition failed with the error: POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed. Cannot allocate memory

I get the following error when formatting a external hard drive.

Partition failed with the error:

POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed. Cannot allocate memory

I have a Macbook pro 13" A1278. I purchased it around december 2010. I have a HHD 3.5" drive desktop select II 1.5TB. I purchased it around Febuary/March 2011 to use with my Macbook pro. I formatted it and moved all my files to there, I got it so my macbook's hard drive wouldn't brake and I lose everything on my macbook.

Is there any fixes?

MacBook Pro, Mac OS X (10.6.8), HHD external drive

Posted on Apr 13, 2012 5:56 PM

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I get the following error when formatting a external hard drive. Partition failed with the error: POSIX reports: The operation couldn’t be completed. Cannot allocate memory

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