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3. Click
Partition
if you want to
partition your drive into multiple
volumes, or click
Erase
reformat the drive as one volume.
Partitioning is not required; if you
select Partition, continue to the
next step. For Erase, you're
done!
4. Choose the number of
partitions from the Volume
Scheme pop-up menu. Click
each partition and enter a name,
select a format, and enter a
size for each partition. (You can
also drag the partitions to change
the size.) Select the Mac OS
Extended format for each
partition unless you have a
specific need to select any other
available Volume Format option.
5. Click
Partition,
and then click
Partition
again. Your drive
appears on your desktop with the
volume label(s) you entered in the
steps above. If you elected to
Quick Start Guide
partition the drive to create two
or more volumes, each volume
to
will have a drive icon and label.
Sharing data between
Windows and Macintosh
systems
Seagate does not recommend that
you use your external hard drive to
share data between Windows and
Macintosh operating systems.
This is primarily due to all of the
variables in OS types and versions,
formats and partitions, interfaces,
and third-party connectivity
software packages. If you absolutely
must use your external hard drive
to share data between Windows
and Macintosh systems, initialize
your drive (before you use it!) for a
Macintosh OS, as described above,
and then purchase and install—on
your Windows system—available
third-party software that allows
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