
Note: See this article from Apple Support to learn how to reformat a storage drive on macOS. On macOS 10.13 High Sierra and later, the Apple File System (APFS) format is recommended.On macOS 10.12 Sierra (and earlier versions of OS X), the standard HFS+ / Mac OS Extended (Journaled) format is recommended.Make sure to only use hard drives that are not formatted case-sensitive for installing and using NI products on Mac computers.įor best results, your external drive should be formatted the same as your operating system's native format. The description shows if the selected hard drive's format is Case-sensitive:.Choose the hard drive volume that you want to verify from the list on the left hand side of the window.


On Mac systems, hard drives can be formatted in a variety of ways. Select Disk Utility from the main menu and click on the Continue button.
