#What format usb stick for mac and pc mac os#
#What format usb stick for mac and pc upgrade#
#What format usb stick for mac and pc software#

I have been a mac user for 2 years now and swear by them but this is probably one of the dumbest things I have seen yet. Do I need to format it or will it be reformatted when we create partition for Bootable Master Record If I do need to format it, should I do it on PC or Mac Right now it is in Fat 32.

#What format usb stick for mac and pc software#

It contains some incription software that came with the USB. This is the first convoluted thing on mac that I have come across as compared to windows. To create bootable USB drive, I have a USB stick already formatted in Fat32. I too, got the 'couldn't unmount disk' message so I went to the drive on the left, right clicked and clicked 'unmount disk' then went ahead and erased it.

I went to utilities like the previous posters said and simply clicked 'erase.' No need to partition, don't understand why you would need to do all of that to do a simple format. On a PC, you simply right click and select 'format.' The reason I wanted to do this on the mac is because I have an 8gb usb flash drive that for some strange reason, when I deleted all the files it still showed only 1.5 gb available making it impossible to put any more than 1.5 gigs of new data on it.

#What format usb stick for mac and pc mac os#

Steps 4-6 are optional but should be used on a drive that has never been formatted before, if the format type is not Mac OS Extended, if the partition scheme has been changed, or if a different operating system (not OS X) has been installed on the drive. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.Д¦. In other words, you can use USB with one of the file systems to. Fortunately, there are two file systems supported by Mac and PC. If you have a USB drive and plan to use it on Mac and PC, then you need to find a file system supported by both Mac and PC, otherwise it will not be recognized. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.ДҐ. By default, Mac use HFS+, while PC usually use NTFS. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.Д¤.

Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. If you are on an earlier operating system like Windows 7, XP, etc.

#What format usb stick for mac and pc upgrade#

Slot ASUS USB-BT500 into your PC for an instant upgrade to the latest Bluetooth 5. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. If you only use a Mac computer, you can format your thumb drive so it can work on Windows systems. USB-BT500 enables wireless connectivity with a wide range of devices and enjoy up to 2X-faster transmit speeds and 4X-greater range. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.ДЈ. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'s ID and size) from the left side list. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.Дў.