Acomdata m-hdxxxupe5-72 User Manual
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Formatting a hard disk erases all data stored on the disk! Before you re-format
or partition your Drive, be sure to save a copy of any files you wish to keep to
another storage device.
You can only re-format the HD partition. the CD partition cannot be altered or
deleted.
About Formatting and File Systems
Before a hard disk can be used to store data it must contain one
or more partitions, and each partition must be formatted with
a given file system. ("Formatting" is also commonly referred to as
"Initializing" on the Mac OS.)
A file system defines the disk’s directory structure for keeping
A file system defines the disk’s directory structure for keeping
track of and accessing files. It also governs other features, such
as the way files are named, the maximum allowable size of a file
or volume, and the disk's allocation unit size (the smallest unit of
data storage on a disk).
The HD partition of your AcomData Drive was formatted at the
The HD partition of your AcomData Drive was formatted at the
factory with the FAT32 file system. This makes the Drive compat-
ible with both Mac and PC, and ready to use right out of the
Re-Formatting the HD Partition