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How to CREATE VOLUMES and PARTITIONS on an External Hard Drive using Disk Utility on a MAC

Learn with Joel Feld 88,063 2 years ago
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This video is about creating volumes and partitions on your Mac and understanding the differences between the two options. It’s always important to format any external hard drive or flash drive and these options give you further ability to organize and separate your files. 00:00 | Welcome Back! 01:56 | How to open Disk Utility on a Mac 04:12 | What is a Partition and why would I need it? 08:49 | Re-partition an existing partition 12:36 | How to create a volume on an external hard drive 13:42 | How to erase an external hard drive and start over 17:17 | Understanding Quota and Reserve Size Settings for Volumes 21:18 | How to delete a Volume or Partition 22:07 | Customize icon of external hard drives 23:45 | How to Eject your external drives Understanding how to FORMAT your NEW External Hard Drive for your MAC - A look at Apple Disk Utility https://youtu.be/caYfZWyN4CQ How to CUSTOMIZE your FOLDERS and EXTERNAL HARD DRIVES on your MAC! - Why? Because you can! 😀 👨🏻‍💻 https://youtu.be/aU5C4aMq1mQ File system formats available in Disk Utility on Mac https://support.apple.com/lt-lt/guide/disk-utility/dsku19ed921c/mac If you have a video suggestion, let's chat! https://www.youtube.com/c/Learnwithjoel/community –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– CHECK OUT MY FAVORITE TECH GIZMOS AND GADGETS: https://www.amazon.com/shop/joelfeld We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. As an Amazon Influencer I earn from qualifying purchases from some of the links above. SOCIAL MEDIA: Website: https://joelfeld.com #joelfeld #learnwithjoel #volume #partition #apfs #format

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