On the left side of the window are the drives connected to the computer. Click the Applications folder - if using a Finder Window Applications will be in the left side menu.ĥ.
Double-click on Macintosh HD - or in the Finder menu click File > New Finder WindowĢ. Instructions below are for 10.11.x (El Capitan) and 10.12.x (Sierra)ġ.
USB drives can be formatted on your Mac using the Disk Utility application. Most external hard drives and USB drives are compatible for use on Mac computers as long as you format the devices for use with Mac OS X. When you're ready click ' Erase ' button. Here you can set the USB name and the file format (Mac OS Extended (Journal)). Open it and you will see something like this: To reformat your USB, select it and then click the Erase Tab. The file system is indeed readable and the stored data is accessible on a Mac computer due to the Mac feature. So you format the flash memory stick to make it compatible with the Mac computer. WARNING: Formatting will erase all data on the device.
