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25 Responses to “Mac Tutorial – Formatting External Hard Drive”

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1. Comment by urkingod — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   I got an error …
   I got an error message says “Volume Erase Failed” “Volume Erase Failed with the error, Could not unmount disk”. What do I do now?

   I have Mac OSX, and trying to format USB Kingston Flash Memory drive.

2. Comment by josanphoto — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   Thanks!!!!! simple …
   Thanks!!!!! simple and to the point. ps I like your screensaver

3. Comment by tim23parker — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   i cant find “disk …
   i cant find “disk utility” on my mac any where. plz help. it is a “iBook g4″ if that makes a difference?

4. Comment by mellemoine — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   This was very …
   This was very helpful. Thank god I didn’t need to download any software or go back to the store to get it working!

5. Comment by GraceS35 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   Awesome, just …
   Awesome, just AWESOME! YOU ROCK! THANK YOU!

6. Comment by ralphy123456789 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   Thank you for that, …
   Thank you for that, very clear!

7. Comment by DGcustoms37 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   TOP NOTCH WORK
   TOP NOTCH WORK

8. Comment by fototata — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   what is the volume …
   what is the volume format that i need to choose in order to use my external HD with mac and windows? thanks for this video, very helpful!

9. Comment by woodbenwood — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

   Yes, thanks! I am …
   Yes, thanks! I am typically afraid to Google Search for help tips, but this was clear, concise, and just the answer I was looking for!

10. Comment by naughtyelanorgirl — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    thank man. … it …
    thank man. … it was so easy after watching this.

11. Comment by peanutheed — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    Good stuff loon. …
    Good stuff loon. Perfect explanation step by step. Thank you

12. Comment by wallds27 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    Nicely Done!
    Nicely Done!

13. Comment by Answering123 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    perfect thanks!!! …
    perfect thanks!!! Simple and Useful!

14. Comment by somaliblock — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    thxx alot man very …
    thxx alot man very helpful

15. Comment by miniGMgoit — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    Thanks
    Thanks

16. Comment by Afrocentress79 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    Very helpful & …
    Very helpful & informative video and easy to follow!

17. Comment by maledettocolui — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    thanks !
    thanks !

18. Comment by aiclid614 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    thanx very help …
    thanx very help full

19. Comment by Justrhythm8 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    nice 1
    nice 1

20. Comment by bluejester28 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    @neek247 Also, I …
    @neek247 Also, I plugged the hd through a usb port hub and the drive started clicking. Does that mean I screwed up the drive?

21. Comment by bluejester28 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    @neek247 I got an …
    @neek247 I got an error message when doing this. What’s the security option you used to do this?

22. Comment by theshag — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    perfect! thanks
    perfect! thanks

23. Comment by DrAnReB70 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    Thanks
    Thanks

24. Comment by boucher89 — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    extremely helpful
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    extremely helpful
    thank you

25. Comment by cdahl — March 30, 2010 at 9:47 am  

    Thanks.
    Thanks.