

How to Format a Drive for Mac & Windows PC Compatibility

Let’s quickly review how to format any drive for Mac and Windows PC compatibility with read and write support. Remember, formatting a drive erases all data contained on it so back up important files before proceeding. It only takes a few minutes to start and it’s extremely easy, and we’ll walk you through the entire process of formatting drives for Mac and PC compatibility in a few simple steps. Though this excellent cross-platform compatible ability is unknown to many users, it’s not a complex process, and if you frequently use both a Mac and Windows PC you will find this particularly useful because any data, media, or files stored on the the drive will always be accessible from any operating system.
