Reformat Lacie Rugged Drive
For instructions on how to format a drive please click on the link of your computer s operating system.
Reformat lacie rugged drive. Go to disk management. Click the erase tab. Select the lacie hard drive in the left column. Use spfdisk special fdisk and see if the lacie shows up in the list of hard disks attached.
Right click this pc and choose manage. Rugged lac301009 rugged lac301370 2 year limited warranty. So if you are formatting a drive that has already been used be sure to copy any files you will ever want to see again onto a computer or backup drive. This will be the name displayed when the drive mounts.
For format select os x extended journaled. While that s plenty of space for a casual user s collection of photos videos and documents some users may want more space for large hd video files games and photos. Click erase and confirm your selection in the pop up window. Right click the target hard drive partition and choose format.
Most external hard drives offer at least 500gbs worth of storage. Guide how to format a hard drive partition in disk management. Set the volume label file system and click ok to start formatting the drive. Formatting erases all data on the drive.
Under partition layout select 1 partition. This capacity is commonly found in la cie s portable mobile and rugged designs. The majority of lacie external hard drives can be found in the 1 to 10. In the disk utility window select the partition tab.
Solid state drives. Choose a format from the drop down window. Get support now speak with a lacie expert by phone or email. In the sidebar to the left select the lacie d2 drive that shows the capacity.
This will be the name displayed when the drive mounts. For format select os x extended journaled. Rugged lac301174 rugged lac301290 2 year limited warranty. Boot to it and go into partition tools.
Under partition layout select 1 partition. Enter a name for the drive. Enter a name for the volume. Enter a name for the drive.