Hibernating, Suspending Or Logging Off From The Os; Datashur Ssd Setup For Mac Os - iStorage Datashure SSD User Manual

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18. Hibernating, Suspending or Logging off from the OS

Be sure to save and close all the files and log off the datAshur SSD before hibernating, suspending, or logging off from the
Windows operating system.
To log off the datAshur SSD, double-click Safely Remove Hardware on the Windows desktop and remove the datAshur SSD
from your computer.
Attention: To ensure the data integrity of your datAshur SSD, be sure to lock or log off your
datAshur SSD if you are:
• Away from your computer
• Using the switching user function by sharing a computer with others

19. datAshur SSD setup for Mac OS

Your datAshur SSD is pre formatted in NTFS for Windows. To reformat the datAshur SSD to a Mac compatible format
please perform the following:
1. Unlock the datAshur SSD with either a User or Admin PIN, open Disk Utility from Applications/Utilities/Disk Utilities.
2. To format the datAshur SSD, select the datAshur SSD from the list of keys and volumes. Each key in the list will display
its capacity, manufacturer, and product name, such as 232.9 iStorage datAshur SSD.
3. Click the Erase tab.
4. Enter a name for the datAshur SSD. The default name is Untitled. The datAshur SSD's name will eventually appear on
the desktop.
5. Select a volume format to use. The Volume Format dropdown menu lists the available drive formats that the Mac
supports. The recommended format type is Mac OS Extended (Journaled) for Mac only. Please choose EX-FAT to
use on Macs and Windows.
6. Click the Erase button. Disk Utility will unmount the volume from the desktop, erase it, and then remount it on the
desktop.
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