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Today this video will show you how to format an external hard drive on Windows and Mac.

How to format an external hard drive on Windows?

1. Plug in the external hard drive into the system and open Windows Explorer by clicking on the computer section in the side bar, you will see your external hard drive get attached to your system.
2. Right click on the hard drive icon, and choose "Format" option.
3. Opt any file system that you want to use for the operating systems. And give your drive a name under Volume label, and make sure the Quick Format box is checked.
4. Click on the start button to initiate the formatting process. After a while, the formatting process will be completed.

How to format an external hard drive on Mac?

1. Plug in the external hard drive into Mac and open the “Finder”
2. go to “Applications/Utilities” and double-click on “Disk Utility”
3. Select the external hard drive in the left hand sidebar and click on the “erase” tab.
4. Give your drive a name and select the file system you want from the Format drop-down.
5. Click erase button, the external hard drive will be formatted.

It’s easy to format an external hard drive. But don’t forget to back up your important data in the drive into a safe place before formatting.

Timestamps:
Most popular file systems 02:07
Format external hard drive on Windows10 04:33
Format external hard drive on Mac 05:27

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