Macworld

How to format a drive for Mac, and which format to use

USB flash drives (a.k.a. “thumb” drives) may seem passé in a world where AirDrop and cloud storage solve the file-transfer problem. But they’re still quite useful for handing over files to another ...
wccftech

How To Convert APFS USB Drive To exFAT In Disk Utility [Proper Fix]

Is the exFAT format option not showing up in Disk Utility on your Mac? Seeing APFS options only? Don’t panic, we have an actual fix for this. Disk Utility only showing APFS (Apple File System) and now ...
CNET

So you’re setting up an external hard drive. Formatting facts for Windows and Mac

Formatting an external drive forces you to make some important decisions that will affect how and where you can use the drive, including whether it’ll work on a PC, Mac or both. Manufacturers often ...
Macworld

Apple File System FAQ: How APFS works with older Macs, encryption, external drives, and other questions

With the release of macOS High Sierra and its upgrade for SSD-based startup volumes to Apple File System (APFS), Macworld readers had many questions about how this new filesystem—more efficient and ...
Pocket-lint

Upgrading to MacOS High Sierra? Don't forget to convert your external drives to APFS too

I've been a tech journalist for almost 25 years and started Pocket-lint in 2003. Over the years I've questioned or interviewed leading tech industry figures from Steve Jobs, Steve Ballmer, Mark ...