Apricorn Aegis Padlock SSD - USB 3.0 Solid State Drive - Manual (Page 16)

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Aegis Padlock Setup for Mac OS
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Your Aegis Padlock is preformatted in NTFS for Windows. To reformat the drive to a
Mac compatible format please read the below.
Once the drive is unlocked, open Disk Utility from Applications/Utilities/Disk Utilities.
To format the Aegis Padlock:
1. Select the Aegis Padlock from the list of drives and volumes. Each drive in the
list will display its capacity, manufacturer, and product name, such as 232.9
Apricorn Padlock.
2. Click the ‘Erase’ tab.
3. Enter a name for the drive. The default name is Untitled. The drive’s name will
eventually appear on the desktop.
4. Select a volume format to use. The Volume Format dropdown menu lists the
available drive formats that the Mac supports. The recommended format type is
‘Mac OS Extended (Journaled).’
5. Click the ‘Erase’ button. Disk Utility will unmount the volume from the desktop,
erase it, and then remount it on the desktop.