This CNET TV video gives you step-by-step instructions on how to set up your external hard drive so it can be used on a Windows machine and on your Mac. Joe is a seasoned Mac veteran with years of ...

To format a hard drive before you start using it in Windows, use the Disk Management utility; on a Mac, use Disk Utility.

If you have to use a flash drive on both Macs and Windows PCs, make sure both systems can read it. Here's how to format the drive correctly. While there is a lot of interoperability between Apple's ...

Apple's computers are available with a generous amount of hard drive space, from 256 GB all the way to 8 TB on high-end models. While that may be plenty of space for most users, video editing, ...

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Looking to reset your computer to its factory settings? Apple has made it a little easier since macOS Monterey, but you have options no matter your Mac or OS version. As how-to editor, Jason unpacks ...

If you're a keen photographer, you probably have a lot of memory cards that need to be wiped. Here's how to format SD and microSD cards safely within macOS. One of the problems with having a camera ...

There are many file formats that Windows 11/10 can read, and exFat is one of them. So, if you wonder if Windows 11/10 can read exFAT, the answer is Yes! But why does it matter? The point is that ...

For those of us who rarely transfer files physically across devices, file-format capability may be a distant memory. It used to occupy a lot of attention. But it still crops up whenever you’re trying ...

Sometimes you need to reset your Mac to make things right. Maybe it’s running a bit too slow for your taste, or you're dealing with a intrusive glitch with the software. Of course, the process of ...