How to Format USB Drive Using Mac


It is difficult to format a USB drive using Mac systems because most of the drives are developed to work according to the Windows operating system which FAT32. But don’t bother if you have a drive which is MacOS Extended or APFS format, you can select to reformat the USB Drive. So check out the methods given below to format a FAT32 Drive using Mac.

Before formatting the USB drive, ensure that you have copied all the content from your USB to another device because formatted data from USB cannot be retrieved.  The formatting process of a USB drive depends upon version Mac operating system, and hence it could vary a little bit.
So let's see which file format should be used to reformat a USB Drive.
1.       It is crucial to format a thumb drive using Mac OS External format while having a MacOS older than High Sierra. It is necessary because the reformatted disk in APFS file will not load in the Mac system.
2.       While formatting the flash drive, APFS format is an option you must choose as it is a reliable and fast option.
3.       While planning to utilize the USB drive for Time Machine backups, the use the macOS Extended. Since APFS does not support Time Machine backup, it will give the option to reformat. But any APFS formatted drive could be restored to macOS Extended Time Machine Drive.
Format A USB Drive Using Mac
1.       Connect USB Drive to the Mac system. You must note that the new Mac holders will need an adaptor to convert USC-C to USB-A.
2.       Click and open a fresh new Finder Window.
3.       Select the drive from the Finder.
4.       Now, go to Applications and click Utilities.
5.       Double click on Disk Utility to select it.
6.       Go to the sidebar and navigate to the USB drive.
7.       Select the USB drive and click Erase from the top of the window.
8.       Type the specific name for the formatted drive in the drop-down window.
9.       Now select the type of format you want to perform.
10.   If you want to delete the critical data securely, then click the Security tab.
11.   Click the slider to move it right.
12.   Click Ok and proceed to click Erase.
13.   That is it. It is the complete process to format a USB drive on Mac.
Formatting a USB Drive to Fat32 Using Mac
It is necessary to format a drive to Fat32 because the USB is readable in both Mac and Widows.
1.       Insert the USB Drive into your Mac system.
2.       Open the Applications and go to Utilities.
3.       Now, click to launch the Disk Utility.
4.       Select USB drive from the sidebar of the Disk Utility.
5.       Click the Erase button from the toolbar at the top of the window.
6.       Now give a name to the formatted disk.
7.       Proceed to select MS-DOS (FAT32) or ExFat from the menu.
8.       Click the Erase button, and your drive will be formatted to the selected option- FAT32 or ExFat.
These are the steps mentioned to reformat your USB Drive using Mac. As mentioned already, you need to check your drive once if there is any critical data or not. If yes then create its backup first and then proceed to format the drive.
Edward Lewis is a creative person who has been writing blogs and articles about cyber security. He writes about the latest updates regarding mcafee.com/activate and how it can improve the work  experience of users. His articles have been published in many popular e-magazines, blogs and websites.


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