How to Quick Format a Drive or Removable Media in Mac OS 9
There's a quick and simple method for formatting a drive or removable media, such as a floppy disk or USB flash drive, in Mac OS 9.
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Instructions
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Quick Format
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Make sure to copy anything you need before formatting, which erases everything on whatever media you format.
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Single-click the disk's icon on your desktop to format.
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Pull down the "Special" menu from the top of the screen and select "Erase Disk..."
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Enter whatever name you want in the "Name:" field in the window that pops up. If the disk is a hard drive, select "Mac OS Extended" from the "Format:" pulldown. If the disk is not a hard drive (such as a Zip Disk or other removable media), select "Mac OS Standard" for the format.
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Press "Erase." The drive will be formatted and ready to use.
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Tips & Warnings
You can find more advanced articles on formatting right here on eHow.
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Comments
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tbonez
Jul 30, 2008
Trying to following these directions to reformat a USB Flash drive, but in step 4 there is no pulldown menu to choose a format. The only choice is DOS. I am running Mac OS 9.2. Suggestions?
