In last article we went through the importance or need of formatting a hard drive. Here, in this post we will go through the process involved in formatting hard disk.
The partition manager is a multipurpose, easy-to-use tool to operate on hard drives and external drives. Among other things, the partition manager can delete, format, create, hide and reveal partitions in hard drives.
How to erase Mac volume and format a hard drive?
This application can be used for both disks and volumes. It is important to note that the term 'disk' refers to a hard drive whereas a 'volume' is used for a formatted section of a disk. A disk must have a minimum of one volume. We can use partition manager to create multiple volumes on a disk.
It's very important to note the relationship between a disk and volumes existing in it. A volume can be formatted easily without affecting the rest of the disk, but once a disk is formatted, every volume on it, is formatted.
The interface of stellar partition manager is divided into three main sections:
1. A toolbar at the top
2. A vertical section on the left to show disks and volumes
3. Workspace on the right to perform the task on selected disk or volume.
The partition manager is a multipurpose, easy-to-use tool to operate on hard drives and external drives. Among other things, the partition manager can delete, format, create, hide and reveal partitions in hard drives.
How to erase Mac volume and format a hard drive?
This application can be used for both disks and volumes. It is important to note that the term 'disk' refers to a hard drive whereas a 'volume' is used for a formatted section of a disk. A disk must have a minimum of one volume. We can use partition manager to create multiple volumes on a disk.
It's very important to note the relationship between a disk and volumes existing in it. A volume can be formatted easily without affecting the rest of the disk, but once a disk is formatted, every volume on it, is formatted.
The interface of stellar partition manager is divided into three main sections:
1. A toolbar at the top
2. A vertical section on the left to show disks and volumes
3. Workspace on the right to perform the task on selected disk or volume.
We need to erase a Mac volume to free up hard drive space. There are many applications like Adobe Photoshop which need more contiguous disk space than other applications. Erasing a volume is a faster way of creating free space. There are so many Mac users who create small volumes to save their projects and then erase them before starting the next project.
Erase a Volume?
1. Select the volume to erase from the disks listed in the left side of window.
2. Click the "Delete" tab
3. Click continue
Erase a Volume?
1. Select the volume to erase from the disks listed in the left side of window.
2. Click the "Delete" tab
3. Click continue
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