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Check that the correct drive to be formatted is displayed here. Select a filesystem for the format. See the table
below for more information on the available filesystems. To set the name (volume label) for the drive, enter the
desired name in "Drive name". Click Format.
NTFS (Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista, Windows
XP)
NTFS (Windows 8.1, 8, 7, Vista)
This option is only available when a 3
TB or larger drive is connected.
FAT32 (Windows 8.1, 8, 7,
Vista,Windows XP, Mac OS)
Erase Drive
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Click Yes.
The format may take several minutes to finish. Wait until the screen below is displayed.
NTFS (MBR) works with Windows 10, Windows 8.1,Windows 8,
Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Windows XP.Sector sizeModels
with 3 TB or more: 4096 bytesModels with 2 TB or less: 512
bytesPartition style: MBRFile system: NTFS
Windows NTFS (GPT) partitions can be formatted with partitions
larger than 2 TB. Older Windows computers (such as Windows XP)
can't read these partitions.Sector size: 512 bytesPartition style:
GPTFile system: NTFS
Drives formatted with the FAT32 file system are compatible with
most operating systems. Note that this file system does not
support files that are 4 GB or larger in size.Sector size:Models
with 3 TB or more: 4096 bytesModels with 2 TB or less: 512
bytesPartition style: MBRFile system: FAT32
This changes the drive to an unformatted state.Sector size: 512
bytesPartition style: NoneFile system: None
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