Path: csiph.com!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder3.hal-mli.net!newsfeed.hal-mli.net!feeder1.hal-mli.net!nntp.club.cc.cmu.edu!micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!bloom-beacon.mit.edu!panix!not-for-mail From: briang@panix.com (Brian Gordon) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Subject: Re: What app formats a hard disk? Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 19:58:38 +0000 (UTC) Organization: Public Access Networks Corp. Lines: 28 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: panix1.panix.com X-Trace: reader1.panix.com 1394395118 9846 166.84.1.1 (9 Mar 2014 19:58:38 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@panix.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2014 19:58:38 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test76 (Apr 2, 2001) Xref: csiph.com comp.sys.mac.apps:21417 In article , Alan Browne wrote: >On 2014.03.09, 15:12 , Brian Gordon wrote: >> A few years ago I bought an external disk for backups. It came formatted for >> a PC, and gave me great pain until I reformatted it as a Mac f/s disk, after >> which all went well. >> >> That disk is dying, and I have ordered another one. I'm pretty sure I will >> have to format that, too -- but I can't find a utility that does it :-( I'm >> pretty sure I used Disk Doctor, DiskTool Pro, or DiskWarrier before, but none >> of them seem to have that option now. Neither man or apropos seem to offer >> help either. >> >> What do I need? > >Disk Utility from your Applications folder. (Spotlight "Disk utility" >will find and run it.) Select the disk, erase, and select the format. > [...] So "format" is a byproduct of "erase." Not seeing the word "format as a command option had thrown me. Thanks to all who took the time to make the suggestion. -- +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ | Brian Gordon -->briang@panix.com<-- brian dot gordon at cox dot net | + brianggordon@hotmail.com Bass: Lexington "Main Street Harmonizers" chorus + -------------------------------------------------------------------------------