Understanding how to FORMAT your NEW External Hard Drive for your MAC - A look at Apple Disk Utility

Did you just buy a new external hard drive? If you did, you should watch this! Formatting any hard drive is always important to do before you start using it. Most external hard drives are formatted for windows when you buy them, but for you Mac users, it's extremely important to format before your first use! In this video I discuss how to format external drives into the most common file formats depending on your particular use. We look at multiple formats including: APFS, Mac OS Extended, MS-DOS (FAT) and ExFat.

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