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Disk Partition/Formatting
WARNING!!
Before you partition your hard disk, please be aware that this will destroy all your existing data on the drive, make
sure you have backup your computer! This step is usually required the first time you install a new hard drive, or if you
change the type of particular format or want to erase all data on your drive.
Partition under Mac OS
Mac OS 9.2 and earlier does not support creating partitions on an external drive. To do that, you would
need to purchase additional 3rd party software. Initializing is no problem on all Operating Systems.
Mac OS X (Tiger or Panther):
The Disk Utility is used to format and create partitions on your external disk.
1. Select “Disk Utilities” in the utilities folder
2. Choose your external drive and format it according to your requirement
Disk Partition/Formatting