Click Erase and confirm your selection in the pop-up window.Choose a format from the drop-down window.Select the LaCie hard drive in the left column.
#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO HARDDRIVE INSTALL#
I bought the computer used, and do not have the original install disk (should have been Snow Leopard). Im currently running 10.8.5 Mountain Lion. All connected storage devices, partitions or disk images are displayed in the left column. Im getting ready to sell my MacBook Pro (Early 2011) and want to erase the hard drive and do a fresh install of Yosemite.
Note: Refer to your operating system's documentation for more information on formatting and partitioning storage devices. The steps below help you format and partition a storage device. FAT32 is not recommended for modern operating systems and computers. …the storage device is connected to older Windows and Mac computers. …the storage device is shared between Mac and Windows computers. …the storage device is connected to Macs. …the storage device is connected to Windows PCs. However, FAT32 is a legacy file system designed for low capacity hard drives and it is not recommended for modern hard drives or operating systems. A FAT32 partition can reach up to 32GB when formatted on a Windows PC. exFAT is not a journaled file system which means it can be more susceptible to data corruption when errors occur or the drive is not disconnected properly from the computer.įAT32: compatible with Mac and Windows. Windows cannot natively read or write to HFS+ (journaled) hard drives.ĮxFAT: generally compatible with Mac and Windows.
#HOW TO REFORMAT MACBOOK PRO HARDDRIVE MAC OS#
Mac OS Extended (HFS+): the native hard drive file system for Mac. Mac OS can read NTFS volumes but cannot natively write to them.
NTFS: since it is the native file system for Windows, volumes created in NTFS are read and write with computers running Windows. Want to reformat your storage device after successfully formatting the hard drive with LaCie Setup Assistant.Aborted LaCie Setup Assistant while it was formatting.LaCie Setup Assistant helps you to quickly format the storage device according to your needs. You can use LaCie Setup Assistant to format your LaCie hard drive when it is first connected to a computer (Mac or Windows).