I just bought a brand new 4TB Seagate external HDD with the notion that I would hook it up to the back of my Time Capsule. I will want this drive accessible for both Mac and PC. According to this page my only real option then is FAT32. Here's my problem. When I open Disk Utility and select my drive, and then the Erase tab, no option will work for erasing the disk. I get an error. If I select the volume (indented under the drive) and the Erase tab, I don't get FAT32 as an option. I have the 'Mac OS Extended' and 'exFAT' as my only options. I can format the drive successfully using either of these two. However, the Time Capsule only recognises it has been formatted as 'Mac OS Extended' as expected. Can anyone tell me how I can use Disk Utility to format the drive as FAT32 format?
- The overwhelming majority of USB flash drives you buy are going to come in one of two formats: FAT32 or NTFS. The first format, FAT32, is fully compatible with Mac OS X, though with some drawbacks.
- Using command line or terminal easily we can format Hard disk or flash drive. To view all drive information# diskutil list 2. To view Node along with device info# diskutil info.
Format Usb Fat32 On Mac
Click “Disk Utility” to open it, and click on the name of the flash drive in the sidebar. Click on the “Erase” tab at the top of the window. Select the format for your flash drive. In the drop-down list next to “Format”, select the format that you want to use for the flash drive. You can also set a name for your drive.
Format Flash Drive Mac Fat32 Terminal Drive
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014), OS X Yosemite (10.10.1)
Posted on Jan 14, 2015 2:52 PM