Format Thumb Drive on Mac

Hi Dexter

If you only use it with Macs you can format it easily to Mac OS Extended. But if you use it with PCs keep it FAT. Because FAT is readable by both OS X and Windows but Mac OS X extended is not.

-Eddie

Hi Dear

Try this, this may help you out. First launch Disk utility which you may find in Applications.
Now connect the drive you wish to Format. Click the drive on left side list is Disk utility, Click the drop down menu alongside “Format” and select MS-DOS(FAT). Click Erase at last to Format the drive for mac.

Barry

Hi Dexter

If you want to format the drive for compatibility of both MAC and Windows You can use FAT32 format which has both read/write capability on win/Mac.

Micheal

Dexter

If you are facing problem in this then you can try these solutions
i) if you are transferring files from MAC to windows use HFS+ (one way file transfer)
ii) for windows to MAC use NTFS
iii) for both ways moving use FAT32 or ex Fat.

Micheal