Then you can follow the steps as below to format USB drive for Mac and Windows on a Windows PC. Download MiniTool Partition Wizard Free Edition by clicking the following button. Install and launch it to get its main interface. Right-click the drive you want to format and select Format Partition from the left.
Learn how to format your USB flash drive or USB external drive so you can use it on both Mac OS X and Windows computers. Now you can share files between a Ma.

WARNING: Formatting will erase all data on the device. Back up all your data before proceeding.

Fortunately, there is a file system (actually two, I’ll explain) that you can format your flash drive to be fully compatible with Mac and PC. In other words, you can access the drive and transfer data without any hassles. That file system is — exFAT. Disk Utility is the software on your Mac that will format your external hard drive for Mac and PC. You can find Disk Utility by clicking on the Application folder. Application Folder in Dock Then click on the Utilities folder inside the Application folder.

Instructions below are for 10.11.x (El Capitan) and 10.12.x (Sierra)

1. Double-click on Macintosh HD - or in the Finder menu clickFile > New Finder Window
2. Click the Applications folder - if using a Finder Window Applicationswill be in the left side menu.
3. Click the Utilities folder.
4. Double-click Disk Utility.
5. On the left side of the window are the drives connected to the computer. Select the capacity of the drive respective to the one containing the device you wish to format then click the Erase tab.
Example: If the drive is called 'NO NAME', directly above that, you should see the drive capacity of 'XXXX'. Select this capacity.
6. Verify Volume Format is set to MS-DOS file system or exFAT, Scheme is set to “Master Boot Record” (Do NOT select GUID Partition Map) then click Erase.

Instructions below are for 10.13.x (High Sierra)

1. Open Disk Utility. Please See Answer 20985: How to access Disk Utility macOS
2. In the top menu bar, go to View, and choose Show All Devices

3. Select the upper level of the drive you would like to format and click the Erase button

4. Choose how you would like to format the drive

Enter a Name for your drive
Choose exFAT or MS-DOS (FAT) for the format
Choose Master Boot Record for the Scheme
Click Erase

5. When finished, the drive will be formatted and repartitioned successfully. Click the Done button

Chrome for mac 10.5.8 download. NOTE: exFAT is used on SDXC card (64GB and higher).

NOTE: exFAT can be used on flash drives or memory cards to transfer files larger than 4GB.

Formatting Flash Drive On Mac

NOTE: MacOS 10.6.2 or higher is required for exFAT file system. Some older operating systems must have a patch installed before they can use the exFAT file system.

How To Format Flash Drive

NOTE: If the above steps do NOT resolve the problem or if the lock switch is missing or broken, please back up your data and request a replacement using our online web form.

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