If you only plan on using the hard drive with your Mac, and are running macOS 10.13 or later, the best option is "APFS" — as long as the external hard drive is an SSD.

To format a hard drive before you start using it in Windows, use the Disk Management utility; on a Mac, use Disk Utility.

My Mac is now silent. After installing a solid state drive (SSD) with no moving parts, the drone of my iMac’s hard drive and fans has given way to such an absence of sound that I only hear the ...

You might need to format an external hard drive before you can use it with your computer. We have some tips to help the process go smoothly.

To format the hard drive in a Mac laptop or a Mac desktop computer, you use software called Disk Utility. This software ships with all Mac computers, so it’s ready to use for the formatting process.

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To format the hard drive in a Mac laptop or a Mac desktop computer, you use software called Disk Utility. This software ships with all Mac computers, so it’s ready to use for the formatting process.