But for a Mac user, none of these file systems are suitable.įirst, open Disk Utility. Strictly speaking, it is already formatted - for use with Windows (then it would be NTFS) or for the widest possible compatibility ( Fat32). Unzip your drive and connect it to your Mac. Now let's take a look at the available file system options and choose the best one. But which one?įree of charge from Apple makes it easy to format a drive, assign a volume to it, or even split it across multiple drives. Immediately after that, your task is to format it on the 'correct' filesystem.
The easiest way to increase your Mac's storage is to buy an external USB drive (HDD or SSD) for it.
