Once the process begins, ALL THE DATA ON THE DRIVE WILL BE LOST! Open Disk Utility. In the top menu bar, go to View, and choose Show All Devices. Click the eject button next to the drive volume (My Passport, etc) Select the drive (WD My Passport _____ Media, etc) Click the Erase button.
Thanks for these instructions; they are useful but I'm still stuck with the final steps, i.e. I see that there are several format options as follows: MacOS Extended (Journaled) MacOS Extended (Journaled Encrypted) MacOS Extended (Case Sensitive Journaled) MacOS Extended (Case Sensitive Journaled Encrypted) Then there is also the Scheme to choose from: GUID Partition Map Master Boot Record Apple Partition Map And finally there are some security options: Fastest vs. Most Secure Any help anyone out there can provide would be appreciated. Thanks for these instructions; they are useful but I'm still stuck with the final steps, i.e. I see that there are several format options as follows: MacOS Extended (Journaled) MacOS Extended (Journaled Encrypted) MacOS Extended (Case Sensitive Journaled) MacOS Extended (Case Sensitive Journaled Encrypted) Then there is also the Scheme to choose from: GUID Partition Map Master Boot Record Apple Partition Map And finally there are some security options: Fastest vs. Most Secure Any help anyone out there can provide would be appreciated. Apple Footer.
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