We cover how you should format your USB drive before using it as a storage device, and which format to use - APFS, exFAT or Mac OS Extended (Journaled).

A drive formatted in this fashion can be swapped between a Mac and Windows PC. However, you might choose instead a format you can use easily with OS X, Windows, and Linux.

If you need to add an external drive to your Linux system, you might need to format it. If you want to learn how to do that process from the command line, here's your chance.

This article will walk you through how to format your USB key on a Mac, Windows, or Linux PC.

Although external hard drives are usually formatted by the manufacturer, the installed file system might not be compatible with your device. You must format the hard drive, and the tool to use will ...

If you need a USB drive that's widely compatible with different devices, you may want to format it to FAT32. Here's how to do so on Mac and PC.

If you need a USB drive that's widely compatible with different devices, you may want to format it to FAT32. Here's how to do so on Mac and PC.

To format a hard drive before you start using it in Windows, use the Disk Management utility; on a Mac, use Disk Utility.