User Manual
p.20 p.21
Using Your Drive on Mac
®
Using Your Drive on Mac
®
2. Select the FireWire or USB icon – not the G-Technology
drive icon – by clicking it in the left-side column.
3. Click on the Partition button in the main window.
4. Select the number of partitions you would like from the Volume Scheme menu.
Below, we have selected ‘2 Partitions’ to create two partitions.
5. Click on the rst partition in the Volume Scheme area. Your partition will be highlighted
by a blue bounding box.
• In the Name eld, type a name for the partition.
• From the Format menu, choose your desired disk format. If you will use your drive
primarily on Mac OS, it is recommended to use Mac OS Extended or Mac OS Extended
(Journaled). For info about formats, go here.
• In the Size eld, type in a size for the partition. Alternately, you can drag the bar in
between each partition to quickly change the size.
6. Repeat this process for each partition you have created.
7. Click the Apply button in the lower right corner of the window. A dialog box will appear
asking if you want to partition the G-Technology drive.
WARNING: THIS NEXT STEP WILL ERASE ALL DATA ON YOUR DRIVE.