SimpleTech gtw-usb10 Quick Setup Guide

SimpleDrive Mini is formatted as a NTFS volume at the factory—allowing you to format 

the drive and access its files using standard Windows and Mac OS tools. However, 

Mac OS cannot write to NTFS formatted disks.
To enable full read/write access to SimpleDrive Mini from both Windows and Macintosh 

computers, reformat the drive using the FAT file system format. For instructions on 

formatting disk drives, refer to the documentation provided with your computer’s 

operating system.

Mac users get better performance 

when SimpleDrive Mini is formatted as 

a Mac OS Extended volume. To format 

the drive in Mac OS X, do the following:

Open Disk Utility and select your 

SimpleDrive Mini.

From the Volume Format list, 

choose Mac OS Extended 

(Journaled).

Click the Erase button.

After formatting SimpleDrive Mini for Mac OS, you can customize the Finder window for 

quick access to the files and folders on the drive.