Partition external drive for mac and bootcamp windows

#Partition external drive for mac and bootcamp windows mac os#
#Partition external drive for mac and bootcamp windows Pc#

Apple Partition Map:В Choose this option for compatibility with old PowerPC-based Mac computers.вЂќ.Master Boot Record:В Choose this option for compatibility with all Microsoft Windows-based computers.Some newer Microsoft Windows-based computers can also use this scheme. GUID Partition Map:В Choose this option for all Intel-based and Apple silicon Mac computers.вЂњDisk utility supports the following schemes. If you click on the link вЂњchoose a partition schemeвЂќ, the linked page says:

#Partition external drive for mac and bootcamp windows mac os#

despite the fact the instructions are for formatting an external drive for use between Mac OS and Windows. Run the Setup app inside the Boot Camp folder. In the File Explorer sidebar, select the USB flash drive, it will probably have a D or E drive letter assigned to it. Click on the Windows Start button and select File Explorer. the instructions just say вЂњchoose a partition schemeвЂќ. Make sure the USB flash drive is connected to your Mac. The default seems to be set at GUID Partition Map, but Apple isnвЂ™t clear if that or the other choice, Master Boot Record is the one I need to choose. you have to chose one when you are formatting the disk. The question is what вЂњPartition SchemeвЂќ do I use?. this is so I can share large collections of files between my Windows based computers and my MacBook. Sorry, I left out the word вЂњexternalвЂќ (hard drive) when I wrote that. Thank you in advance for any information you may have on this topic.

#Partition external drive for mac and bootcamp windows Pc#

I havenвЂ™t formatted a Hard Drive for PC compatibility in a while, but I think it usually was Master Boot Record, but I definitely donвЂ™t recall mention of a 2TB limit.ДЄt the moment, the drive I am formatting is 2TB, so it probably wonвЂ™t be an issue, but IвЂ™m asking this in advance as I wish to use a larger capacity drive in the near future. I decided to look that up and again itвЂ™s not really clear, since some either just repeat what Apple has written or they go into the pros and cons of Master Boot Record vs GUID Partition Map.Д«ut two sources say basically that Master Boot Record is the choice for MS-DOS (FAT) or ExFAT, and Drives cannot exceed 2TBвЂќ In AppleвЂ™s вЂњDisk Utility User GuideвЂќ, the Section вЂњPartition schemes available in Disk Utility on MacвЂќ is rather ambiguous as to whether вЂњMaster Boot RecordвЂќ or вЂњGUID Partition MapвЂќ is the appropriate choice for formatting a Hard Drive for use between a Mac and a PC, since the wording makes it seem that both can be used by Mac and вЂњSome newer Microsoft Windows-based computersвЂќ