Formatting a drive so you can install and boot macOS requires the GUID partition map. Unfortunately, Disk Utility in macOS High Sierra doesn’t make that option easy to find. Read on to see where it’s hiding.
Plug the SSD into the enclosure, and then into the Mac, and it should appear on the desktop as an ‘Untitled’ drive. Format the SSD Drive using disk utility. After your SDD drive is plugged in you’ll need to use Disk Utility to format it – Mac OS Extended (Journaled): 4. Copy everything onto the new boot drive. Default SSD Format. The Samsung SSD comes with ExFat format by default. This is enough to work the SSD as a backup drive for Mac. ExFat is also compatible with Windows too and the SSD will work for both Windows and Mac out the box. ExFat is an upgraded version for the FAT32 file system, that limits the maximum file size to 4GB.
We’ll use an external drive for this example. Start by connecting the drive to your Mac. Once it’s mounted, launch Disk Utility. The app is hiding in the Utilities folder inside the Applications folder.
Disk Utility hides the GUID format option by defaultClick the View widget in the upper left corner of the Disk Utility window and choose Show All Devices. Now you should see your drive device descriptions with the drive name nested underneath. Select the drive description just above the drive name for the device you want to format.
Disk Utility’s View option shows devices, not just volumesNow click the Erase tab. Set the format to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) and the Scheme to GUID Partition Map. If you selected the drive name instead of its description you won’t see the Scheme option.
Disk Utility showing GUID option for drive formatClick Erase to wipe all the data that’s currently on the drive and reformat it for your macOS install. The drive will be formatted HFS+, but installing macOS High Sierra or Mojave will change the format to APFS, assuming you’re installing on an SSD.
Sandisk produces several different types of removable storage devices, including flash drives and memory cards. Flash drivers offer convenient portable storage, while memory cards are frequently used for peripheral devices, such as digital cameras. Although it is recommended to format memory cards using the host device, you can format Sandisk memory cards or flash drivers using your Mac computer.
Step 1
Insert the Sandisk memory card into your card reader and plug the reader into an available USB port. If formatting a USB flash drive, insert the flash drive into an available USB port. The card or flash drive is automatically recognized.
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Click the Sandisk card or flash drive in the left-hand panel. If you cannot identify the drive by name, look at the listed capacity to help isolate the appropriate drive.
Click the 'Erase' tab and select 'MS-DOS file system' under 'Volume Format.' Click 'Erase' to format the Sandisk device.
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