Windows How To Format Partition For Os X

If you dual-boot your Hackintosh, you've probably noticed that Windows can't read hard drive partitions used by Mac OS X. Mac OS X uses the HFS+ hard drive format, which Read past the break for a tutorial on how to access your Hackintosh's Mac OS X hard drive partition from Windows. I need to figure out how to delete/format/remove the system-managed and protected drive that Windows 7 installs. When I installed Windows 7 it made 2 partitions: The actual storage partition and another partition which I can't get rid of due to some unknown reason.

Partitioning your hard drive can be a frustrating and daunting task. Rufus like tool for mac mac. However, once you understand how the process works, it’s a lot less scary.

So why would you want to partition a drive? Back when I was in college, like many other students, I had a MacBook Pro for ease of use and its minimalist aesthetic. I didn’t think about the fact that some applications that I needed for school were not compatible on Mac. That is when I thought about partitioning my drive so that I could run Windows on Mac. In addition, I had an external hard drive that I also wanted to be able to use with both OS X and Windows.

In this article, I’ll walk you through the steps for partitioning internal and external hard drives on a Mac. Before you start, you should make sure to backup your entire Mac computer using Time Machine. Even if you don’t mess anything up, the chances are good that the OS will screw up and break your system. Partition External Drive If you have a large external hard drive, you can easily partition it so that the entire drive gets utilized. I was using a 1.5 TB external drive with my Mac, but never really used more than 1/4 of the space. Instead, here’s how I ended up partitioning my drive, which ended up making it much more useful: • 33%: Mac (Extra Storage) – 500GB • 33%: Mac (Time Machine Backup) – 500GB • 33%: Windows (Extra Storage and Backup can go on same partition) – 500GB As you can see, each partition can have its own file format. If you have an even larger drive, you can create even more partitions for other operating systems like Linux, etc.

To partition the drive, go to Spotlight at the top of your MacBook Screen (Notification Bar) and type in Disk Utility. On the left hand side, navigate to the tab that says EXTERNAL. Yours will look a little bit different than mine. Under the External heading on the left hand side, you should have one hard drive instead of 3 (I have already partitioned mine). Navigate to that external hard drive and partition it according to your needs. NOTE: If your external hard drive is not formatted for the Mac operating system, you may first need to Initialize it and then Erase it.

It’s very easy: • Under the external tab on the left side, select the drive you want to use. • Then select the Erase option at the top • Once there, give it a name and format it to Mac OS Extended (Journaled) • For the Scheme, you can pick from GUID, MBR or Apple. If you’re only using the drive for storage, then it doesn’t really matter which one you pick. However, if you plan to boot from the drive, you should pick MBR for Windows and Linux and GUID for OS X. If you plan to use the drive for Boot Camp, you should also pick GUID.

Note that you can also click on Security Options and choose from different levels of security. By default, OS X will use the fastest method, which not does securely erase the drive. If you move the slider to Most Secure, it will meet the DOD standard for erasing data by overwriting the data 7 times.

This will prevent anyone or any software from recovering any previously written data from the drive. OS X may ask you if you want to use the drive for Time Machine backups, but you should choose Decide Later unless you want to use the entire drive for the backups. Now you’re ready to partition the external drive! Go to the top where it has the options: First Aid, Partition, Erase, Restore, Mount, etc. Select Partition and create the partitions based on your specific needs. In my case, I chose a size of 500 GB, which is one-third of the drive. Select how you would like to partition the drive (refer back to my percentages, as that’s what I have used in the screenshots here), select Apply and then click Partition.