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3. Make sure the external drive is highlighted in the left hand pane and select the Erase
tab.
4. Select your preferred Volume Format type from the drop-down menu. If you are using
the drive with both Macs and PCs you should use MS-DOS File System. You can give
the drive a name in the Name box.
5. Click the Erase button. A confirmation window will appear,
click Erase again.
When the erase process is complete, the drive icon
(as outlined) will appear on the desktop:
Dismounting the drive
To safely remove the drive with your Mac powered on, you should drag the drive icon to the
trash. You can then unplug the housing’s power and data cables if you want to disconnect
the drive.
NOTE!
To avoid losing data or damaging the drive, you should never turn off or unplug the
external drive housing without dismounting the drive first!