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Drive Preparation1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.2. After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.'
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S ID and size) from the left side list. Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.3.
Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to GUID then click on the OK button. Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed.4. Select the volume you just created (this is the sub-entry under the drive entry) from the left side list. Click on the Erase tab in the DU main window.5.
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Set the format type to Mac OS Extended (Journaled.) Click on the Security button, check the button for Zero Data and click on OK to return to the Erase window.6. Click on the Erase button. The format process can take up to several hours depending upon the drive size.Steps 4-6 are optional but should be used on a drive that has never been formatted before, if the format type is not Mac OS Extended, if the partition scheme has been changed, or if a different operating system (not OS X) has been installed on the drive. There is only one universal format, FAT32 or MSDOS. If the flash drive is formatted as such already then you need do nothing to use it on a Mac. If it's formatted NTFS, then:Drive Preparation1. Open Disk Utility in your Utilities folder.2.
After DU loads select your hard drive (this is the entry with the mfgr.' S ID and size) from the left side list.
Click on the Partition tab in the DU main window.3. Under the Volume Scheme heading set the number of partitions from the drop down menu to one. Click on the Options button, set the partition scheme to MBR then click on the OK button. Set the format type to MSDOS. Click on the Partition button and wait until the process has completed. Dadlewis wrote:This is a simple 4GB usb formated on a MS PC and I just want to reformat it in universial format.It's likley already formatted FAT32 by default and will work on a Mac or PC just fine.Since it's only 4GB you can't put larger than 4GB sized files on it, so there is no need to format it exFAT on a PC or OS X Extended Journaled on a Mac for larger than 4GB sized files.Just use it like it is FAT32/MSDOS and if it's NTFS, then use Disk Utility to format it: Partition 1, Option: MBR, Format: MSDOS. I too had the same problem.
On a PC, you simply right click and select 'format.' The reason I wanted to do this on the mac is because I have an 8gb usb flash drive that for some strange reason, when I deleted all the files it still showed only 1.5 gb available making it impossible to put any more than 1.5 gigs of new data on it.I went to utilities like the previous posters said and simply clicked 'erase.' No need to partition, don't understand why you would need to do all of that to do a simple format. I too, got the 'couldn't unmount disk' message so I went to the drive on the left, right clicked and clicked 'unmount disk' then went ahead and erased it. Now it's good as new.This is the first convoluted thing on mac that I have come across as compared to windows. I have been a mac user for 2 years now and swear by them but this is probably one of the dumbest things I have seen yet.
At least now I know how to erase. Way too complicated but everything else on a mac is way better than windows.I hope this helps. Apple Footer.This site contains user submitted content, comments and opinions and is for informational purposes only. Apple may provide or recommend responses as a possible solution based on the information provided; every potential issue may involve several factors not detailed in the conversations captured in an electronic forum and Apple can therefore provide no guarantee as to the efficacy of any proposed solutions on the community forums. Apple disclaims any and all liability for the acts, omissions and conduct of any third parties in connection with or related to your use of the site. All postings and use of the content on this site are subject to the.
Editor | Alan Dexter |
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Categories | Computer magazine |
Frequency | Every four weeks, 13 per year |
Circulation | 6,249 (2012)[1] 8,009 (2011)[2] 9,318 (2010)[3] 11,914 (2009)[4] 18,003 (2008)[5] |
First issue | October 1991 |
Final issue | 2015 |
Company | Future plc |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Website | www.pcformat.co.uk |
ISSN | 0963-5521 |
PC Format was a computer magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future plc, and licensed to other publishers in countries around the world. In publication between 1991 and 2015, it was part of Future plc's Format series of magazines that include articles about games, entertainment and how to get the most out of the platform. Despite the occasional mention of alternatives, PC Format takes the term 'PC' to mean a Microsoft Windows-based computer.
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Aimed at a reader with an age of around 30, PCF is far more irreverent and opinionated than its competition, edging it towards being a lifestyle magazine as well as a computing one. In its earlier days, it promoted itself as a PC entertainment magazine - meaning it was not aimed at the business market, and it was not aimed at solely games. This included content such as video editing, animation, web design, and others - many of which were not very common on the PC at the time.
PC Format has included a cover disk or cover CD, as many other computer magazines. Initially these were in 5¼' and 3½' inch floppy disk formats; this standard progressed to CD-ROM and DVD-ROM as technology advanced. Now however, the CD version does not exist, and only the DVD version remains. You cannot buy the magazine on its own without a disc.
PC Format has prided itself on being unbiased with its reviews, and has frequently given low scores to blockbuster, but poor quality, games. It uses the full range of 0-100% for its game reviews, rather than having 50% for a bad game and 100% for a great game. The magazine rarely awards anything between 30% and 50%, only showing radical scores for games since mediocre games are difficult to review. Scores over 90% are very rarely granted. If a game scores above 90% it receives a PCF Gold award. Before the magazine was redesigned in January 2007, the magazine also awarded 80% plus scores with a high score or top gear award.
Immediately prior to PC Format's launch, the Format series encompassed three platforms - Commodore Format, ST Format and Amiga Format. The magazines in the 'Format' series today are MacFormat (launched 1993), Linux Format (launched 2000), and PC Format.
PCFormat's website is part of the TechRadar.com network of sites, Future plc's technology portal.
Content[edit]
The main content of the magazine includes previews and reviews of the latest games, software and hardware reviews, computing news, a wide range of tutorials and a technical help section. It also includes left-field and investigative features on wider computing culture. Since the redesign, the magazine has focused more on games (PLAY) and performance hardware (WIRED), instead of the greater range previously explored. There is now also a much greater emphasis on Overclocking and Modding articles, keeping in line with the new performance hardware and gaming focus.
The magazine has gradually shifted its focus away from games, concentrating more on hardware. As of the September 2010 issue, typically no more than four games are reviewed each month.
Format as of January 2007[edit]
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- DOWNLOAD: Technology and PC news, previously included monthly Guerrilla Testing for solving often irrelevant computing issues. (For example: What are the best gloves to wear whilst fitting a graphics card?)
- UPLOAD: Readers' letters and monthly competition.
- PLAY: Games previews and reviews. Includes features such as in-depth guides, recommended games and a 'Replay' review.
- WIRED: Hardware reviews, includes a main in-depth supertest comparison with benchmarks, a smaller 'roundup' group test and technology previews. As of 2008, PC modding features; overclocking tips, 'I Am The Mod', Quick Fix tutorials and custom hardware guide found in the now defunct 'HOTWIRED' section are found here.
- FEATURES: Not an individual section of the magazine, but every issue comes with in-depth game or hardware articles that are featured in either PLAY or WIRED.
- REGULAR ITEMS:
- Welcome
- Disc Pages
- Ask Luis: Readers' computing questions are answered by Technology writer Luis Villazon. Includes 'Luis and Ned' cartoon strip.
- Jim's Black Hole: Science News (previously Jackass Science)
- Next Month preview
The PC Format Team[edit]
- Editor: Alan Dexter. Past editors include Adam Ifans, Bob Wade, Mark Higham, Dan Slingsby, Adam Oxford, Dan Hutchinson, James Binns and Richard Longhurst.
- Art Editor: Paul Blachford
- Deputy Editor: Dave James
- Operations Editor: Chris Thornett
- Reviews Editor: Matt Hanson
- New Media Editor: Jeremy Ford
- Technology Writers: Jeremy Laird, Luis Villazon,
- Regular contributors: Simon Crisp, Phil Iwaniuk, Neil Mohr, Henry Winchester
References[edit]
- ^'Standard Certificate of Circulation - PC Format'(PDF). ABC. 2013-02-14.
- ^'Standard Certificate of Circulation - PC Format'(PDF). ABC. 2012-06-26. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- ^'Standard Certificate of Circulation - PC Format'(PDF). ABC. 2011-03-25. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-04-09. Retrieved 2011-03-25.
- ^'Standard Certificate of Circulation - PC Format'(PDF). ABC. 2010-02-11. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
- ^'Standard Certificate of Circulation - PC Format'(PDF). ABC. 2009-02-12. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2011-09-29. Retrieved 2009-03-18.
External links[edit]
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