How to format external hard disk for Mac and Windows

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You can format your external hard disk for Mac and Window. To format hard disk that usable for Mac and Windows, you need to select “MS DOS File System” for formating your hard disk.

To format your hard disk for Mac and Windows on Mac follow the steps below:-

  • Go to Finder -> Application -> Utilities
  • Double click for Disk Utility
  • Select the external Hard Disk you wish to format at the left column
  • Click on the Erase tab
  • At the “Volume Format” select “MS-DOS File System”
  • If you confirm to format your hard disk for mac and windows, Click on “Erase” button.
  • Pop up window will ask to verify the erase procedure. Click the erase button again in the window to start the erase process.
    * All the data in the external hard disk will be permanently removed after this steps.
  • Once the erase process finish, your external hard disk may be able to use in Mac and Windows.

P/S: This tutorial is also suitable for format thumb drive to be used on Mac and Window.

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65 Responses to “How to format external hard disk for Mac and Windows”

  1. L says:

    Thank you so much for your info.

  2. harris says:

    yes i am having same problem with binoy, under volume format: MS-DOS (FAT) and click erase, window show usb icon only, can not see the external hard disk, please suggest , thank you.

  3. binoy says:

    sir, i formatted my 500 gb hardisk in mac MS Dos.now it is working on mac only . window it is showing usb icon only .plse give me a solution.

  4. Justin says:

    Works perfectly. Thank you!

  5. Hope says:

    Finally some real instructions!

    Thank you so much!!!

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