I have a mac and an external hard drive that needs to be reformated (I heard it takes a long time but that's ok) How would I go about reformatting the hard drive?
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see, formattting an internal harddisk and external one is the same thing, just make the external one as the master, by some jumpher settings,
520208
id recommend kepping it and buying an external hard drive like myself...its easy and portable depending on what model u get!
82646
I would suggest you right click on my computer and go to manage and then that will bring up a console and you go to disk management and you should be able to see what it says about your external drive ie if its un allocated or w/e. Post back with that info, btw did this hard drive work correctly in your other computer before it broke down or did it break down because the hard drive broke down or what ?
430253
Reformat and reload.\n\nCoach
568490
Reformatting the drive will get rid of all the garbage in your system.  You have the remnants of files that have been deleted, a pile of junk in your Windows temp file plus a load of other junk floting around.\n\nRather than formatting your drive, download Window Washer from Limewire,com - this will clean all the sheit off the drive and make the maximum amount space available to you.
176630
Put in the Windows CD (assuming you have windows) and there should be an option to reformat, then let her go! (This is for  Windows XP)
299178
format the hard drive, clean install windows
41373
Here is the link for support and the drivers needed for both Mac and PC. with the Lacie 160 GB external hard drives\n\nhttp://www.lacie.com/support/drivers/
359814
Well u should take it to a technician, and only if they will guarantee in writing not to lose your files.  Formatting will definately lose your files.  And, also, u have to delete windows from the old drive too.
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If it's what I'm thinking, you can't see the drive in Disk Management.  Read this post on my technology blog and follow the DiskPart instructions.\n\nhttp://technologyexpert.blogspot.com/2005/11/adding-external-hard-drive-hard-way.html
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I don't know how big your HD is, but this is how I do it.\n\nFirst... I save everything I want to keep EXTERNALLY.\n\nThen I re-partition the hard drive, using one partition for the OS (C:), one partition for the Applications, one partition for Data. (NOTE: Use "save as" rather than "save" to put data in folders on data partition.)\n\nThen I reload the OS and everything else I need, in the appropriate partitions. (Use "custom" load to change the prtition where you load Appplications)\n\nThen I make "backups" regularly, stored EXTERNALLY.  That way I can simply reload the OS when needed, and then use the "backup" program to "restore from backup", overwriting the OS or other applications and/or files as needed, (like after a crash!!)\n\nOn systems that permit it, a "Recovery" or "Restore" disc set, or restore point, should be made IMMEDIATELY after loading is complete, so you can have a "base" point to start from.  \nI also make a "manual" restore point before loading any new application or making any critical system changes, just in case of problems.
464540
Yes, this is very easy. Get your external HD kit and it should have instructions for you. It will guide you through he process.
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Make sure your hard drive is formatted with the FAT-32 system.  Check the file name.  If it begins with a period, it will be hidden.\n\nAlso, check to see what type of extension the image has.  Mac OS X is tought to ignore some file types, mainly for it's HFS formatting.  I can't think of any case in which this would happen, but it's worth a shot.  Open Terminal and type:\n\ndefaults write com.apple.finder AppleShowAllFiles TRUE\nkillall Finder\n\nThat will show all of the hidden files.  If your image appears here, you may have to go back to your PC and resave them to a standard format\n\nJust retype the stuff in the Terminal, except put FALSE instead of TRUE
149134
yes, the harddrive for pc's and macs are the same, you just have to format them properly for the machine.
288301
if it is new   try formating it by right clicking on the f drive and clicking format
280608
External hard drives typically connect via USB or Firewire, so just make sure your computer has the appropriate port to connect through.  There is no software needed (unless it's some crazy cheap poor excuse for a hard drive); They'll usually just show up as a new drive letter in your Control Panel as soon as you plug it in.  The data transfer rate and speed are irrelevant as far as compatibility goes, but obviously the faster it is, the more convenient it is for you (and probably the higher the price will be).
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Your best bet is to boot from floppy or CD and just repartition/reformat the hard drive.